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  • Pencil

    Pencil
    The pencil plays a unique role as an enabler of learning, communication, creative expression, economic development and more.

  • Language Learning Lab

    Language Learning Lab
    Designed to assist learners in the acquisition and maintenance of learning a foreign language, and an interactive space for language exploration.

  • The Pocket Calculator

    The Pocket Calculator
    In the classroom, calculators have given many students the ability to learn about and put complex formulas and concepts into practice more easily.

  • Overhead Projector

    Overhead Projector
    Facilitates interactive environment for educators. A projector that projects onto a screen or surface the image on a transparency placed over the projector's light source, with the image redirected by an overhead mirror. It's easy to use, low cost and saves time.

  • Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) via Scantron

    Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) via Scantron
    The scanning of paper to detect the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined position in document forms such as surveys and tests.The recognition is done using a scanner. Scantron removed the need for grading multiple-choice exams. The Scantron machines were free to use but the company made money by charging for their proprietary grading forms.
    The testing format also provides a benefit, as they make standardized assessments like the ACT, SAT, and MCAT possible.

  • The Personal Computer

    The Personal Computer
    The invention of the personal computer, or PC, happened in the 1970s and revolutionized the entire world.

  • High density Floppy Disk

    High density Floppy Disk
    People were able to load operating systems and other software programs into their personal computers.

  • The World Wide Web

    The World Wide Web
    The World Wide Web (WWW) is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by URLs, interlinked by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet. The World Wide Web was invented by English scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.

  • WebCT

    WebCT
    An online virtual learning environment system used in college campuses and other institutions for e-learning. WebCT is significant in that it was the world's first widely successful course management system for higher education. This course tool can be used to create entire on-line courses, or to simply publish materials that supplement existing courses.

  • Audience-response devices

    Audience-response devices
    The iClicker allowed instructors to poll students through any presentation application and get results back in real time.