Technology Timeline

  • Chalkboard

    The Chalkboard was invented and used in classrooms
  • 20th century

    Filmstrip projector, overhead projector, motion picture, educational television
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    WebQuest

    Social Studies teachers using WebQuest with students
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    Productivity Tools

    Cloud Servers, Social Media Sites, GPS
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    Cognitive Tools

    Spreadsheets or Wiki's
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    Processors

    Using word processors over paper and pen writing
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    Digital Storytelling

    creating or taking images and pairing them with narratives and reading them in their own voice
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    Drill-and-Practice

    Drill and Practice helps increase fluency
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    Mind Maps

    Teachers use mind maps to show an understanding of a story or topic
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    Calculators and Graphing Calculators

    Calculators introduced in the 1970's and then Graphing Calculators came later
  • Microcomputers

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    Computer Labs

    Where students had the accessibility to computers at the school
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    Ubiquitous Computing

    Each student has access to a mobile computing device
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    Tablets

    Used in all levels of learning.
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    Simulations

    Using simulations to represent an activity or environment
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    Virtual Field Trip

    these are used to expand knowledge on places that you cannot organize a field trip to go too.
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    Tutorials

    These are used a lot in Math for students to get instructions on a topic
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    Virtual Schooling

    Where this has been around for a while, it seems this past year it has really been in effect more than others.
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    Podcasts

    These are helpful for ESL learners or for teachers to integrate into their lessons if they find an appropriate podcast
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    Blogs and Vlogs

    A way for students to journal or video journal for things such as youtube.