Timetoast chapter 7

By stephaniekarpisek

  • First Public School

    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
    The modern pencil made writing easier and more efficient, especially in the classroom (Popova, 2018).

  • The Chalkboard

    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

    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
    The Magic Lantern projected images printed on glass plates and showed them in darkened rooms to students.

  • Radio

    Radio
    The radio broadcasted educational lessons in many schools and districts in the classroom.

  • The Filmstrip Projector

    The Filmstrip Projector
    Filmstrips were used to show educational films in classrooms and were used in classrooms until the 1980's.
    (Akanegbu, Anuli, 2013)

  • Televison

    The television took the classroom by storm by airing educational lessons ( Stephens).

  • The Overhead Projector

    The Overhead Projector
    The Overhead Projector projected the image of writing on clear film and is still used in classrooms till this day.
    (Akanegbu, Anuli, 2013)

  • The Scantron System

    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

    Microsoft Excel
    Excel is widely used to organize data sets, conduct numerial analyses, and create graphs (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.200)

  • Microsoft Powerpoint

    Microsoft Powerpoint
    Microsoft Powerpoints allows teachers to present lessons by slideshows in the classroom.

  • WebQuest

    WebQuest
    WebQuest is an inquiry-based learning activity that directs learners in using information from the web (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.201).

  • Kidspiration

    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
    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
    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
    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

    DreamBox
    The Dreambox tutorial allows teachers to individualize students' instruction in mathematics (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.193).

  • Glogster

    Glogster
    Students can use Glogster to create their own interactive presentations (Ryan, Cooper, & Bolick, pg.196)

  • Prezi

    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)