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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Elementary & Secondary Education Act 1965The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 was passed as a part of President Johnson’s “War on Poverty”. It is considered one of the most extensive federal bills passed for education. The purpose was to ensure that schools that receive financial aid under Title I have comparable services as the schools that do not receive funding from Title I. It has been reauthorized multiple times. Its recently reauthorization is now know as No Child Left Behind, signed in 2002. -
LCD Projectors
Although the first LCD projector was built in 1984, the inventor, Gene Dolgoff, found that he had to make several changes. It was in 1988 when the first LCS projector company took off. This technology revolutionized image presentations. No longer were students going to learn with just chalkboards or old overhead projectors. -
SMARTboards
SMARTboard-The Interactive WhiteboardWith the combination a projector, a computer, and a sensitive touch screen, a whiteboard becomes interactive. Interactive white boards are meant to help the teacher deliver more dynamic lessons. Since the students are more engaged with the active lessons, students’ learning improves more than traditional lecturing. -
Making it Happen
Making it HappenSchools are falling behind in technology when compared to the business world. During an annual Conference on Education Technology in 1995, educators, policy makers, industry representatives, and technology experts were allowed to share models and strategies for successfully implementing technologies, develop a future plan and provide input in the Department for the National Long-Range Technology Plan. -
E-Rate
FCC's E-RateE-Rate is one of the many programs under the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and it is a part of the Universal Service Fund (USF). President Clinton signed the Act on February 8, 1996. The purpose was to help schools and libraries get affordable access to services and technologies. Two parts that create the Act; the first is the schools and libraries document how much money they need, and the second part is how much they actually receive. -
WiFi
With the invention of wireless Internet came a much easier way to have students and teachers connect to the Internet. Since most schools are using more up-to-date technologies, like laptops and iPads or other tablets, wireless Internet allows for these devices to connect to the Internet and have the mobility that they are designed for, instead of being limited by an Ethernet cord. -
CIPA
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)Due to concerns that children have access to harmful and obscene content through the Internet, Congress enacted the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), in 2000. Schools and libraries that received discounted services and technologies through E-Rate, had to block or filter pictures that were inappropriate for minors. Once CIPA was enacted, libraries and schools had to prove that they were following the requirements of CIPA before they could receive the funding from E-Rate. -
Indiana Plan for Digital-Age Learning
With the U.S. falling behind in the preparation for engineers, scientists, and college students, Indiana created a plan to strive for success by focusing on Digital-Age learning and 21st Century skills. Indiana’s 2007 Tech Plan is far more specific than the previous plan, and it includes 5 strategies that will help with Digital-Age learning and 21st century skills. -
iPads
Since their release date in early April of 2010, iPads have been filing their way into the classroom more and more. Several schools now have iPads or are working to fund the iPads for the classroom. The iPads use the school’s wireless Internet and are a get technology tool for the classroom. There are hundreds of thousands of apps to choose from, some of which really engage the user’s learning, like interactive textbooks through iBooks or iTunes U. -
Transforming American Education Learning Powered by Technology
The Federal Government’s plan to strive for a better America. With goals of having a higher percentage of individuals who hold a two or four year degree, and closing the achievement gap so that way all students who graduate from high school are prepared to succeed in college and their careers, the Obama administration plans to foster to the key of America’s economic growth and prosperity, education.
