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30,000 BCE
Cave Drawings
In 30,000 B.C.E, people were beginning to draw in caves -
1450
Gutenberg Printing Press
In 1450, The Gutenberg Printing Press was made and it revolutionized how things were taught. -
First Public School
The first public school in the American colonies opens -
Free Public School for Poor
Pennsylvania state constitution allows for free public education for poor families but wealthy families were still expect to pay. -
The Chalkboard made way in the classroom
The Chalkboard was introduced into classrooms. People were skeptical. -
German-English Teaching in Ohio
Ohio becomes first state to have a bilingual education law. This allowed German-English teaching instructions. -
Spencerian Penmanship
Platt Rogers Spencer develops the first widely used handwriting teaching system in schools called Spencerian penmanship. -
First public community college
Joliet Junior College, in Joliet, Illinois, opens. It is the first public community college in the U.S. -
Filmstrip projector
Filmstrip projector provided a whole new way of teaching -
Ruby Bridges First African American to attend Willian Frantz Elementary School
First grader Ruby Bridges is the first African American to attend William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. -
The Teacher of the Deaf Act
The Teacher of the Deaf Act is enacted. -
Billingual Education Act
Congress passes the Bilingual Education Act to help incorporate native-language in classrooms. -
Apple Computers Introduced into Schools
Apple computers are brought into the school setting -
No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act is signed into law by George W. Bush -
Prezi in classroom
Prezi is an online animated presentation tool that students can use to make projects. -
Twitter in classrooms
Twitter is now being used in classrooms to have students tweet with pen pals across the globe -
Mind Maps
Mind Maps help students put together story concepts -
Graphing Calculators
Graphing calculators are used in the classroom for graphing math equations -
Ipads
Ipads in classrooms help students to have a 1:1 benefit that helps with different style of teaching -
Teachers Strike
Teachers across the U.S. are going on strike to get more benefits and pay -
Youtube in the classroom
Youtube is used in the classroom today for students to find information and build knowledge from other resources -
cellphones in the classroom
Kids are now allowed more to use their phones in the classroom for educational purposes -
Kahoot it in the classroom
Classrooms are now starting to use kahoot it (online quizzing portal for a classroom) in the classroom for quizzing purposes. -
student walkout for gun control
students are walking out of class to make a stand for gun control -
Virtual projection for classrooms
In the future, there could be technology in the classrooms such as projection computers
