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Patrick Supps
Predicts the future of education, Writes "Computer Tecnology and the Future of Education" Computer Assisted Instruction Suppes. -
Microsoft Founded
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Micro-soft which went global in 1983. BIO. 2014. Bill Gates Biography. A&E Television Networks, LLC. -
Apple computers founded
First Apple computer founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. -
Internet founded
Tim Berners-Lee founded the World wide web. british scientist -
FLVS
Creation of the Florida Virtual Schools approved. Provided online learning for 150,000 students. Disruption to traditional education. Pearcy, Mark. (2014). Student, teacher, professor: Three perspectives on online learning. The History Teacher, 47(2), 169-185. -
Creative Commons
Larry Lessig, Stamford law professor, creator,
Nonprofit organization. Licensing allowing access to online materials and also the remixing of materials. -
NACOL launched
The North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL), a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing K-12 online education, is "launched as a formal corporate entity." American Educational History. A Hypertest Timeline.2014 -
You Tube
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Web 2.0
Dr. Michael Wesch Kansas Sate University, creator Bonk, pg 220 -
Chumby first appeared
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BYOD - INTEL CO
INTEL coins the term BYOD when company observed empoyees bringing in their own device and connecting to network N -
Year of the MOOCs
Massive Open Online Learning. New Times declare 2012 "Year of the MOOCs" Siemans, G. Massivie Open Online Courses: "Innovation in Education?" -
Cloud computing
Cloud based applications gain popularity in storage of data allowing for access anywhere and anytime. Horizon Reports 2012 -
Mobile Devices emerging technology
Tablets, Smartphones enhance online learning allowing for anywhere anytime ability to learn Horizon Reports, 2013