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30,000 BCE
Cave drawings Video: The History of Technology in Education
Popular to start drawing in caves with sticks and e.t.c -
10,000 BCE
7-4 Foreign Language and ESL Eduction
"page 204" Years ago, foreign language teachers struggled to collect current materials in the target language. Students are now able to to view authentic materials over the internet or communicate with other students in other classrooms in a foreign country. -
1636 BCE
1636
1636 - Harvard College, the first higher education institution in what is now the United States, is established in Newtowne (now Cambridge), Massachusetts. -
1635 BCE
1635
1635 - The first "free school" in Virginia opens. However, education in the Southern colonies is more typically provided at home by parents or tutors. -
510 BCE
Pythagoras Academy Video: The History of Technology in Education
Pythagorean tuning is a system of musical tuning in which the frequency ratios of all intervals are based on the ratio 3:2. -
105 BCE
Paper made in China Video: The History of Technology in Education
The first paper was made from rags, but later plant materials were used, such as bark, hemp, and bamboo. -
1450
Gutenberg printing press
The development of hand-molded metal printing matrices, thus producing a movable type-based printing press system. -
1607
1607 – The first permanent English settlement in North America is established by the Virginia Company at Jamestown in what is now the state of Virginia. -
1620
1620 - The Mayflower arrives at Cape Cod, bringing the "Pilgrims" who establish the Plymouth Colony. Many of the Pilgrims are Puritans who had fled religious persecution in England. Their religious views come to dominate education in the New England colonies. -
1635
1635 - The first Latin Grammar School (Boston Latin School) is established. Latin Grammar Schools are designed for sons of certain social classes who are destined for leadership positions in church, state, or the courts. -
1638
1638 - The first printing press in the American Colonies is set up at Harvard College. -
1638
1638 - Hartford Public High School opens in Hartford Connecticut. It is "the second oldest secondary school in the United States." -
1640
1640 - Henry Dunster becomes President of Harvard College. He teaches all the courses himself! -
1642
1642 - The Massachusetts Bay School Law is passed. It requires that parents ensure their children know the principles of religion and the capital laws of the commonwealth. -
1647
1647 - The Massachusetts Law of 1647, also known as the Old Deluder Satan Act, is passed. It decrees that every town of at least 50 families hire a schoolmaster who would teach the town's children to read and write and that all towns of at least 100 families should have a Latin grammar school master who will prepare students to attend Harvard College. -
1690
1690 - John Locke publishes his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, which conveys his belief that the human mind is a tabula rasa, or blank slate, at birth and knowledge is derived through experience, rather than innate ideas as was believed by many at that time. Locke's views concerning the mind and learning greatly influence American education. -
1690
1690 - The first New England Primer is printed in Boston. It becomes the most widely-used schoolbook in New England. -
1692
1692 - The Plymouth Colony merges with the Massachusetts Bay Colony. About 50 miles to the north, in Salem, the infamous Salem Witch Trials take place. -
1693
1693 - John Locke's Some Thoughts Concerning Education is published, describing his views on educating upper class boys to be moral, rationally-thinking, and reflective "young gentlemen." His ideas regarding educating the masses are conveyed in On Working Schools, published in 1697, which focused on the importance of developing a work ethic. -
1693
1693 - The College of William and Mary is established in Virginia. It is the second college to open in colonial America and has the distinction of being Thomas Jefferson's college. -
The chalkboard
Schools had to encourage use of this new technology by preparing training manuals with step by step instructions help teachers integrate the device into their lessons. ( 7-1 A brief look at Education's Technological past page 186) -
Audiovisual Age Video: The History of Technology in Education
Audiovisual service providers frequently offer web streaming, video conferencing and live broadcast services. examples are radios and film strip projectors. -
Information Age Video: The History of Technology in Education
also known as the Computer Age, Digital Age, or New Media Age -
Oct 25, 1963 Textbook
authorized to major expansion and redirection of vocational education. Its goals were to enroll a larger proportion of the baby boom generation that was moving through the educational system and to improve the kinds and quality of training available to them. (assistance for the baby boomers) -
1964
1964 - The Civil Rights Act becomes law. It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin. -
1968
1968 - Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, an African American educator, becomes the first African American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. -
1968
1968 - The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is introduced for selection and classification of recruits. By 1976, the ASVAB is used by all services. A practice test is available online. -
1969
1969 - Herbert R. Kohl's book, The Open Classroom, helps to promote open education, an approach emphasizing student-centered classrooms and active, holistic learning. The conservative back-to-the-basics movement of the 1970s begins at least partially as a backlash against open education. . -
1970
1970 - The case of Diana v. California State Board results in new laws requiring that children referred for possible special education placement be tested in their primary language. -
1972
1972 - The case of Mills v. the Board of Education of Washington, D.C. extends the PARC v. Pennsylvania ruling to other students with disabilities and requires the provision of "adequate alternative educational services suited to the child's needs, which may include special education . . ." Other similar cases follow. -
1973
1973 - Marian Wright Edelman founds the Children's Defense Fund, a non-profit child advocacy organization. -
1974
1974 - Federal Judge Arthur Garrity orders busing of African American students to predominantly white schools in order to achieve racial integration of public schools in Boston, MA. White parents protest, particularly in South Boston. -
1977
1977 - Apple Computer, now Apple Inc., introduces the Apple II, one of the first successful personal computers. It and its offspring, the Apple IIe, become popular in schools as students begin to learn with computer games such as Oregon Trail and Odell Lake. -
1978
1978 - The Tribally Controlled Community College Act is signed into law on October 17 by President Jimmy Carter. It provides Federal assistance to tribally controlled community colleges. -
Microcomputers (Book)
Microcomputers became affordable in the 1980's, many software products were introduced to drill students on basic skills, and some educational visionaries predicted the end of classroom instructions and the end of the teaching profession how we know it. ( page 187) -
Smart board and interactive whiteboard Video: The History of Technology in Education
Introduced the first SMART Board interactive whiteboard in 1991, and the boards are now used in classrooms, lecture halls, group meetings and presentations across the world. -
The interactive age Video: The History of Technology in Education
Teachers began using power points, there was smart phone responses and laptops -
Sources
- American Educational History Timeline Sass, E. (2019). American Educational History Timeline. [online] Eds-resources.com.
- Ryan, K., Cooper, J. and Bolick, C. (n.d.). Those who can, teach. 14th ed. p.multiple pages from chapter 7. -Videos posted
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Languages through an app on a smartphone
According to "myschoolpage.com" With smarter smartphones and ultra-modern apps, students will have apps to learn languages on their phones. This will enable them to learn languages when on the move with the possibility to record their voices to check for correct pronunciation, correct intonation, and accent. -
Technology will be the new medium of education
According to "myschoolpage.com" the focus will be on the effective use and manipulation of computers rather than on the act of writing as we know it today. Though language will still be a very important part of education, shorter versions of the words and sentences as we know them today will be widespread and universally accepted.
