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Chalkboard
Was the first writing tool in classrooms. A large one for the teachers and smaller slates for the students. -
One-Room School House
It was the most common school system of the second half of the 19th century. In most rural and small towns all of the students met in a single room -
Pencils
Pencils were used in classrooms. Students were able to record answers and take notes to be successful in class. -
Radio
Radios were introduced into the classroom as learning devices. -
Overhead
The overhead projector was intended for Military use, however it quickly spread to classroom use to maximize the teaching and learning of students -
Silent films
Silent films used in teaching lessons, mostly science or mathematics, because problems or formulas could be paused to teach the students. Only 3% of schools had sound -
Television
The television was introduced to the classroom. It is now one of the most popular learning device found in schools. -
Headphones
Once used in classrooms it became a popular choice in schools to listen to tapes. It was less of a distraction to the rest of the classroom. -
Photocopier
It allowed for quick production of mass papers. Which made it easier for teachers to share information with their students. -
BASIC
Developed at Dartmouth College, BASIC was developed. It was meant to teach students simple programming languages that was easy for students to learn. -
Texas Instruments
Texas instruments developed the first handheld calculator. This made math calculations simpler and quicker. -
Scanton
Helped to automatically grade tests with multiple choice answers. It cut down grading time for teachers to 24 to 48 hours. -
Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail was introduced by Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation. It was a series of educational computer games. -
Apple Macintosh
Apple introduced the Apple Macintosh. The ratio of computers in schools was 1 to 92 students. Apple computers became a staple in the classrooms for educational purposes -
Laptops
Laptops were developed and revamped. In 1988 they were introduced into the classroom as teaching tools for students. -
CD-ROM
The CD-ROM was introduced as a new type of storage for computer files and data. -
Smart Boards
The interactive board quickly took over the classroom as it engaged the students and teachers with their learning at their own fingertips. -
Internet
99% of schools had access to the internet. It completely changed the way students researched and found information. -
I-Pads
1,500,000 million iPads are provided by schools for educational purposes within the classrooms. -
Mobile Technology
90% of students under the age of 18 have access to mobile technology. Mainly cell phones although some classrooms have tablets and other mobile learning devices.
