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First Public School
On April 23, 1635, the first public school in what would become the United States was established in Boston, Massachusetts. Known as the Boston Latin School (National Geographic Society, 2013) -
The Modern Pencil
The modern pencil made writing easier and more efficient, especially in the classroom (Popova, 2018). -
The Chalkboard
Chalkboards were once key to teaching in front a class, even to this day chalkboards are still found in most classrooms (History of the Classroom Blackboard, 2017). -
Steroscope
Stereoscopes were three dimensional devices, which were popular in home parlors, were sold to schools featuring educational sets containing hundreds of images. -
The Magic Lantern
The Magic Lantern projected images printed on glass plates and showed them in darkened rooms to students. -
Radio
The radio broadcasted educational lessons in many schools and districts in the classroom. -
The Filmstrip Projector
Filmstrips were used to show educational films in classrooms and were used in classrooms until the 1980's.
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Televison
The television took the classroom by storm by airing educational lessons ( Stephens). -
The Overhead Projector
The Overhead Projector projected the image of writing on clear film and is still used in classrooms till this day.
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The Scantron System
The Scantron system of testing, introduced by Michael Sokolski, which allowed educators to grade tests more efficiently (Cortez & Meghan, 2016). -
Microsoft Excel
Excel is widely used to organize data sets, conduct numerial analyses, and create graphs (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.200) -
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Powerpoints allows teachers to present lessons by slideshows in the classroom. -
WebQuest
WebQuest is an inquiry-based learning activity that directs learners in using information from the web (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.201). -
Kidspiration
Software that allows students to demonstrate their understanding of a concept and teach students to clarify, organize, and prioritize their thoughts (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.197) -
iMovie
iMovie allows the student to shift from the role of passive observer to active creator of digital media (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.196). -
Audacity
Audacity is a recording application software that allows students to create their own podcasts (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.204) -
Keynote
Teachers now use Keynote to link. websites, videos, or other slides as part of the presentation (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.187) -
Youtube
Youtube enables students to post video logs, or vlogs, where they can create video journals (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.197). -
iClicker
iClickers allow teachers to be able to quickly poll students and also allows student to anonymously respond to questions. -
DreamBox
The Dreambox tutorial allows teachers to individualize students' instruction in mathematics (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.193). -
Glogster
Students can use Glogster to create their own interactive presentations (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.196) -
Prezi
Prezi uses one large canvas to display the whole presentation, and users can zoom in and out on certain parts of the presentation (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.193) -
iPad
The iPad is a touch screen tablet computer developed by Apple. 81% of U.S teachers think tablets can help enhance classroom learning(Rowe,2013) -
Kahoot!
Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform with multiple-choice quizzes and games (Singer, 2017)