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SC Educational Television Created
SCETV is a public broadcasting system. It was created to help educate students and the public through telelvision. -
Sesame Street First Broadcast
Sesame Street is a children's television program that uses curriculum objectives to teach children through programming focusing on their interest. -
Scantron Introduced
Testing aid that was the precursor to standardized testing of today. A test could be graded quicker and recorded by a machine. -
SCETV joins Public Broadcasting Service
When SCETV joins Public Broadcasting it becomes linked with resources from the Federal government. -
Plato Computers in
One of the first computers to be in schools. It allows for computer based instruction. -
CD-ROM invented
CD-ROMs allows for storage of data and information. This data can then be shared with students easier. -
Standalone Computers in some classrooms
IBM PC’s, no hard drives, rudimentary software applications executed from floppy disk drives. -
The Early Childhood Professional Development Network (part of SCETV) is launched
This delivers live seminars that were broadcast to Head Start teachers in rural areas. These teachers were able to get instruction locally when before travel hindered it. The Head Start program reached many students that needed extra instruction to get ready to go to public school. -
Laptops in classrooms
Laptops were placed in some classrooms with no wireless network. -
Technology Professional Development for teachers started
The district recognized the need for professional development in the area of technology for teachers. Classes were small and designed for interaction with the technology. -
First State Technology Plan Implemented
The South Carolina Department of Education created the first technology plan for SC. It addressed the needs of poorer districts and their lack of technology funding. -
SC Assistive Technology Program Created
This is a program that focuses on getting students with disabilities the technology they need to succeed in school. -
Interactive Whiteboard Created
This new kind of chalkboard was interactive. Teachers could present lessons on these boards. Students were also able to interact with the boards and take part in the lesson. -
1 Two 1 in 4th grade class
This was the pilot for 1 Two 1. Each student in the 4th grade class has a computer. Our district has a practice of trying new ideas on a small test population before releasing it to a larger group. It was very successful and led to the implementation of 1 Two 1 in the district. -
Interactive Whiteboards in some classrooms
This was the first rollout of whiteboards (Smartboards) in the classrooms. They were small and attached over regular whiteboards with projectors on carts. -
Desc.info created by ETV
This is a web resource that takes all of the state's distance learning courses and puts them together for learners that need to get their GED, take a college course, home school their teenager or re-certify a credential. -
Realizing the Dream Technology Plan Released
Governor Inez Tennenbaum and one hundred educators created this plan to make sure students of the state would have access to technology that would help them prepare for the future. -
Interactive Whiteboards in every classroom.
This was a larger scale rollout than before. Whiteboards of varying sizes were placed in all homerooms and support classrooms. -
District Technology Plan Created
A technology plan was created to help support the infrastructure and focus efforts toward integration. -
iPAC created
iPAC (personalized, authentic, and collaborative learning) is formed to support the research and development by small teams of teachers for identifying methods of reaching higher levels of technology integration. This was the first of two phases. Funding was provided by the Federal Government in the form of a grant. -
Apple iPAds released
IPads are another form of a personal device, Students could use them at school and home. The devices are lightweight and mobile. -
Catawba Trail opened 1 Two 1 in 3rd -5th grades
This was the first elementary school to have students in grades 3rd -5th with laptops. Also there were some access to computers and iPads in the lower grades. -
K-12 Education Reform Initiative- Governor Haley
Governor Nikki Haley made education and technology the focus for her re-election run. The plan calls for spreading out technology funds to all districts not just the wealthy ones.
