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Schools adopt the teacher/manager model
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First Computer Developed- technology for war effort
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Little technology used in schools- TV
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National Defense Education Act brings some new money and some new technology into schools
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Transistor-based computers in use; the cold war continues with public support for the development of technology needed for space exploration
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act brings new money into schools for technology. mainframes and minicomputers are put into place in some schools, but most are used for administration or for school counseling
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Programs designed to bring money for technology into schools ar e canceled; host computers are not widely adopted in schools because they are seen as appropriate for use with the teacher/manager model of learning
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Some Apple 1 PCs are donated to schools; some schools have adopted mainframes and minicomputers and refuse to consider PCs
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Apple II computer finds widespread acceptance in education because PCs better fit the teacher /manager model of instructional delivery
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Apple Macintosh computer is developed; computer-based tutorials and learning games are developed by commercial software manufacturers- relatively few computers in classrooms
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25 % of high schools use PCs for college and career guidance
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Laptops are developed
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Multimedia PCs are developed; schools are using videodiscs; object-oriented multimedia authoring tools are in wide use; Simulations, educational databases and other types of CAI programs are being delivered on CD-ROM disks, many with animation and sound
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Most US classrooms now have at least one PC available for instructional delivery, but not all teachers have access to a computer for instructional preparation.
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The Internet and the world wide web began to catch on as businesses, schools, and individuals create web pages
