Technology In Education

By John Renschler

  • Internet In Schools

    The first appearence of Internet in public schools around the United States.

  • Telecommunications Act

    The Telecommunications act allows schoos to purchase internet services at a discounted price.

  • Computer labs appear

    A computer lab takes the place of a retired teacher's classroom. Students take time as a class to go to the computer lab to learn technology skills. Students start online testing and use online computer software for assessment.

  • P3

    Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to Use Technology provides developmental training for teachers to get prepared with advanced technology so students can reach academic standards with higher level technology.

  • Teachers get personal desktop computer

    Teachers get their own desktop computer that connects to the Internet and can submit attendence and grades paperless via online.

  • No Child Left Behind

    President Bush signs No Child Left Behind act into law. All schools that recieve federal funding will be administered state standardized testing.

  • President Bush announces No Child Left Behind Act

    President Bush Announces No Child Left Behind Act

  • Education Through Technology program

    The EETT program enhances students achievment through the use of technology. Goals include students becoming technology litterate by the 8th grade, teachers get technology development, and implementing innovative research based intructional methods. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/edtech/index.html

  • Higher Education Act

    Preparing Teachers for Digital Age Learners awards $2 million grants for teachers to use technology in the classroom.

  • AARA

    President Obama redirects $100 billion dollars to education.

  • ATTAIN

    Introduced to replace the EETT program by building on it's successes and focuses more on technologies for educational improvement.

  • New Tech opens in 13 schools

    Scottsburn High School opens New Tech where students can be active learners with technology.

  • E-Rate

    E-Rate gets replaces Telecommunications act ans gets upgraded to ensure schools have money for internet connection. 94% of schools were connected to the internet with E-Rate making this a huge factor in tehnology integration.

  • Classrooms get their own set of Macs

    Students use school's macs to collaborate and learn with technology.

  • ConnectEd

    President Obama announces the ConnectEd initiative which transitions digital learning across the country. He plans that 99% of schools will have upgraded connectivity, access to learning devices, supported teachers, and digital learning resouces withing the next 5 years. ConnectEd Initiative

  • Classroooms get own set of iPads

    Students at Lexington Elementary use iPads instead of macs to collaborate and learn with technology.

  • Obama annouces ConnectEd partnerships

    Adobe, Apple, and Prezi invest thousands of dollars toward the ConnectEd initiative. Obama annouces partnerships Adobe, Apple, and Prezi all invest thousands of dollars into the ConnectEd initiative.

  • Indiana drops Common Core

    Indiana become the first state to drop Common Core standards.

  • One to one

    Lexinton Elementary plans to move to a one to one school.

  • Desktops will be extict from schools

    Teachers will no longer use desktops for business and assessment. Students will use laptops and personal technologies to learn and take test. Desktops in the computer lab will be taken out and the room will be another classroom for the 4th grade.