Educational Technology Timeline By Brenda Lecklider Jan 1, 1960 Overhead projector by Appeldorn Period: Jan 16, 1960 to Jan 16, 1962 Appeldorn creates overhead in early 1960's Jan 1, 1967 TI calculators created Jan 16, 1967 Aetna drivotrainer education Sep 1, 1972 Grant for ITV hardware Jan 1, 1975 VHS and VCR introduced Sep 1, 1978 Apple supplies computers Sep 1, 1978 6-channel closed circuit TV used Sep 1, 1994 SchoolNet provides hardware Jan 1, 1996 Introduction of DVD Jan 1, 1998 ISTE sets NETS standards Sep 4, 1998 Use of Google search engine Jan 15, 2002 Internet goes to college Sep 1, 2003 TV/VCR, overheads donated Jan 1, 2004 TI84 calculators donated Aug 30, 2004 Linux adopted Sep 1, 2004 Ed Tech standards developed Aug 1, 2005 WiFi installed for school Sep 1, 2006 Khan Academy founded Sep 1, 2011 BOTS Robotics offered Sep 1, 2014 Students do "hour of code" Sep 30, 2014 Grant for student Chromebook District uses $8.3 million to purchase Chromebook for every student. Jan 1, 2015 Blended classroom initiative Nov 1, 2015 Flat screens installed
