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First School in America
The first school in America, Boston Latin School, was established.
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The first "free school" opens in Virginia.
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Invention of the Blackboard
James Pillans invents the modern day blackboard.
https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/classroom-resources/the-history-of-the-classroom-blackboard/ -
First Superintendent
Louisville, Kentucky becomes the first location to appoint a superintendent.
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Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman to graduate from medical school. She will later become a leader in the education of women in medicine.
https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_35.html?utm_content=29645914&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter -
Attendance Law
Massachusetts becomes the first state to put a compulsory education law on attendance. Parents could be fined or stripped of parental rights if they didn't send their kids to school.
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Boston Library
The Boston Public Library opens to the public becoing the first free municipal library.
http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html -
The Dewey Decimal System
The Dewey Decimal System is published and patented. It is the most widely used classification system in libraries.
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Transportation Laws
States all have laws allowing school funds to provide transportation for students.
http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2512/Transportation-School-Busing.html -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Under Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" this act was passed to provide federal funds towards school districts with poor students.
http://educationpost.org/the-abcs-of-esea-essa-and-no-child-left-behind/ -
E-Book Invented
The very first e-book was invented by Michael Hart, who planned on establishing an electronic library of 10,000 books.
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Microsoft 1.0
Microsoft 1.0 is announced as a new hardware product with more independence.
https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/History/The-History-of-Microsoft-1985 -
SMART Board Introduced
The very first SMART Board was produced by SMART Teachnologies in 1991.
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/what-is-the-history-of-the-smart-board -
Charter Schools
The very first charter school law was passed in Minnesota.
https://www.npr.org/2012/09/02/160409742/from-a-single-charter-school-a-movement-grows -
No Child Left Behind
George W. Bush passes the No Child Left Behind Act which authorizes many new policies for the education system.
http://educationpost.org/the-abcs-of-esea-essa-and-no-child-left-behind/ -
Virginia Tech Shooting
Virginia-Tech senior opens fire on campus becoming the largest school shooting in America's history.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/deadliest-school-shootings-u-s-history-article-1.3821513 -
Student Assessments
Results of these assessments reveal that teenagers are behind in education compared to other contries. -
Transgender Rights
The government tells school districts to allow transgender students to use the restroom that matched their identity.
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West Virginia Teacher Strike
Teachers in West Virginia walk out to protest pay and benefits.
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March For Lives
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Ubiquitous Computing
Students can have access to some type of mobile computing device.
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Spreadsheets
Spreadsheets, like Excel and Google, are used by many students to compute equations, make graphs and so much more.
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Digital Storytelling
Students can create images and pair it with a narrative recorded by themselves.
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Blogs
Blogs have become a popular tool for students to publish and read web logs.
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Mind Maps
Mind Maps are graphical representations to help students understand certain concepts. Inspiration and Kidspiration are examples of this. -
SAM Animation
SAM Animation provides creative learning spaces that allow students to create animated movies.
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Virtual Schools
Online learning has become a popular choice among students. They can do assignments online and expand on different subjects.
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Single-Computer Classrooms
More and more schools are going 1:1 so that each student has their own computer. -
Clusters
In a cluster there is 3-5 computers available for students to use at any time.
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Urban TxT
Provide technology access to those who can't always receive it. -
Audacity
Converts file formats to MP3
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Education City
Interactive games that cover math, science, and language arts
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Virtual Field Trips
You can visit an online tool to expand your learning without actually going there.
pg. 202 -
Tutorials
Applications that provide initial instruction on a topic
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3-D Printing
Used in creating geometric figures for math
pg 203-204
