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Commercial Dial-Up Comes Online
Summary: The World, the first commercial Internet dial-up access provider comes online.
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The First Search Engine
Summary: The first search engine Archie, written by Alan Emtage, Bill Heelan, and Mike Parker at McGill University in Montreal, Canada was released on September 10, 1990.
Source: https://www.computerhope.com/history/1990.htm -
IMDB is Launched
Summary: The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) was launched on October 17, 1990 becoming a major source of information eventually.
Source: https://www.computerhope.com/history/1990.htm -
Microsoft Office Released
Summary: On November 19th, 1990, Microsoft released the first version of Microsoft Office. This was the first time MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Powerpoint were released as a bundle. This was a pre-Windows version of MS Office, so all of the input was completed using a keyboard.
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Hypertext Developed, Beginnings of Internet
Summary: In 1990, Tim Berners-Lee, working with Robert Cailliau at CERN, proposed a 'hypertext' system, which is the first start of the Internet as we know it today. Later, Tim Berners-Lee successfully set up the first web server at info.cern.ch on December 25, 1990.
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The World Wide Web is Launched
Summary: The World Wide Web was launched to the public on August 6, 1991. Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist at the CERN European Partial Physics Laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland. NSF opens the Internet to commercial use
Source: https://www.computerhope.com/history/1991.htm -
Windows 3.1 is Introduced
Summary: It sold more than one million copies in the first two months of its release
Source: https://www.computerhope.com/history/1992.htm -
NSF Opens Internet
Summary: In 1993, the National Science Foundation opened the Internet to commercial uses. This led to an explosion of web-based commerce and communications.
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Carnegie Mellon pilots Practical Algebra Tutor System (PAT)
Summary: Carnegie Mellon tested their intelligent tutoring model at 3 Pittsburgh schools. PAT is computer-based and allows students to solve problems in different ways and uses “model tracing”: to track a student’s progress.
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The First Webcam is Developed
Summary: The first webcam connected to the Internet in November 1993. It was initially used to monitor a coffeepot at the University of Cambridge.
Source: https://www.computerhope.com/history/1993.htm -
Web Source Code Released
Summary: On April 30, 1993, CERN released the Web source code and made it public domain. The effect had an immediate effect as the Web experiences massive growth.
Source: https://www.computerhope.com/history/1993.htm -
First Live Stream
Summary: The first live streaming was done by the band Severe Tire Damage on June 24, 1993. The event was seen live in Australia and other locations over the Internet.
Source: https://www.computerhope.com/history/1993.htm -
Google Founded
Summary: Internet search giant Google was founded on September 4th, 1993. Google began as an Internet search and now has developed the Google Suite of applications that compete with MS Office, has acquired YouTube, and introduced Google Classroom as a free LMS.
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The First Online Learning School
Summary: CALCampus is the first online school with its own administration, instruction, and materials. It broadens its access by working with other networks like GEnie, AOL, Compuserve, Delphi, and AppleLink.
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The Webquest is Introduced
Summary: Bernie Dodge and Tom March wanted to effectively integrate the Internet into classroom instruction because they felt it would scaffold the learning process of research-based theories into learning practices. For example, students collaboratively working on an itinerary for a road trip across the U.S.
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JavaScript is Released
Summary: On December 4, 1995, Sun Microsystems announced JavaScript and released it in Netscape 2.0B3. In the same year, they also introduced Java. -
Constructivist Theory is Expanded
Summary: Curriculum presented in a spiral manner in which students make “discoveries” based on prior knowledge. Through Socratic learning, there is an active dialogue between teacher and student in which the teacher transforms student information into academic language.
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Rapid Prototyping Developed
Summary: “Dorsey, Goodrum, and Schwen develop another system of instructional design with the introduction of Rapid Prototyping. Rapid prototyping involved learners and/or subject matter experts (SMEs) interacting with prototypes and instructional designers in a continuous review/revision cycle.”
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Blackboard Online Learning Launched
Summary: Blackboard LLC. was founded in 1997 by Michael Chasen and Matthew Pittinsky and began as a consulting firm contracting to the non-profit IMS Global Learning Consortium developing a prototype for online learning and thinking through online learning standardization.
Source: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ661998&site=ehost-live -
Ask.com Comes Online
Summary: The domain ask.com came online on October 19, 1998.
Source: https://www.computerhope.com/history/1990.htm -
Elaboration Theory
Summary: The Elaboration Theory by Charles Reigeluth theorizes that instruction should be given from the easiest and built up to more complex for the best learning.
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The First Wiki is Introduced
Summary: The first Wiki was introduced with WikiWikiWeb on March 25, 1999.
Source: https://www.computerhope.com/history/1999.htm
