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8001 BCE
Hunting and Gathering as a way of life
Prior to the beginning of agriculture, children learned through play and exploration. This was skill-intensive and knowledge-intensive. -
8000 BCE
Beginning of Agriculture
Children became forced laborers and play was supressed, -
Rise of Industry
Children were still seen as laborers and education consisted of ridding children of their wilfulness. -
Beginning of Traditional Schooling
Schooling began to take the place of fieldwork. -
1910-1912 The Expansion of Motion Pictures into Education
Thomas Edison had the vision to decrease the use of textbooks and move more towards using video for learning. -
First "Teaching Machine"
This was the first machine that would 1) Present info 2) Have the learner respond 3) Feedback given to accuracy of response -
Apple's first comupter
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The internet arrives
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Kids Can't Wait Program
Apple had the idea to not only get computers into the hands of students but to "help teachers transform teaching and student learning."