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Agricultural Age
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Agricultrual Age
Acording to Toffler, this age began around 8000 B.C. and continued until the year of 1750. Time only mattered when it corresponded to the seasons.
Family included extended family members. Larger families were needed to help with the harvest.
Transportation and Communication was limited. Lack of mobility kept family members together.
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Industrial Age
The Industrial Age is the second wave according to Toffler. Families begin to separate and move to cities to find work.
Society began to watch the clock.
Transportation and communication expanded. Automobiles, trains, and planes made it possible to travel long distances easier.
Education took over the role of childcare when parents began to work outside of the home. Children were separated by age. More visual resources were available. -
Industrial Age
The invention of the engine opened society to whole new way of life. The engine changed the way people traveled and worked. -
Nature of Work
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Educational Theory
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Nature of Society
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Politics
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Progressive Era
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Technology and Innovations
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Radio
Radio development came about due to two previous inventions, the telegraph and the telephone. The first radio receiver received a transmission successfully in 1902. Lee Deforest made it possible to amplify weaker signals. -
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Montessori Method
Maria Montessori becan appling her theories to instruction in the first Children's Houses. -
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Model T's Production
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Instant Coffee
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Black & Decker
Created tools to make jobs easier. This company would fall into the area of specialization of the Industrial age. -
Car Electric Ignition System
Clyde Coleman and Charles KetteringClyde Coleman and Charles Kettering created the first electric ignition system. It was first installed in a Cadillac. -
Kinetophone
Thomas Edison'sThis was Thomas Edison's attempt to connect sound to motion pictures. -
Chinese Revolution
Chinese Revolution of 1911. This revolution ended the imperial system and replaced it with the Republic of China -
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Frederic Burk (1862-1924)
Frederic Burk was one of the first to develop a system for individual instruction. -
World War I
The assignation of Sarjevo sets in motion the events that lead to the beginning of World War I. -
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Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution of 1917 played a major role in the history of the Baltic states. -
Dalton Plan
This theory was developed by Helen Parkhurst. The plan included differentiation of assignments and self-instructional practice materials. -
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Harding's Corruption
Public wanted a government that was pro-business, anti-tax, and anti-regulation, Harding was elected. He appointed corrupt anti-regulation officials. -
Kurt Lewin (1890-1947)
Lewin directed a group of experimental studies. His early work iin motivational problems gave interest to problems in social psychology. -
Mechanical Television
John Logie BairdJohn Logie Baird invented mechanical television. This invention was the precursor to the televisions we have today. -
Liquid Fueled Rockets
Robert Goddard Robert Goddard lauched the first liquid-propellant rocket. -
Hoover's Promise
Hoover believed that poverty will be banished. However, the stock market crashed the next year which lead to the Great Depression. -
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The Great Depression
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Nazis Rise to Power
Hitler and the Nazi Party compaigned across Germany. Hitler's speeches appealed to all classes. -
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Principal of Concentration
This era of industrialization created an opportunity for government intervention. The rapid growth of corporations created a need to protect small businesses and consumers. -
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Educational Films
Educational films were officially part of the policy of the War Department. -
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Electrical Jobs
The era of the 1940s saw a growth in electrical jobs. Factories were in the need of modernizing. Commercial and residential buildings needed more room. -
Modern Color Television
Peter Goldmark Peter Goldmark invents a mechanical color television based on the work of John Logie Baird. -
U.S. enters World War II
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. This leads to the U.S. to declare war on Japan which enters the U.S, into World War II. -
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First Video Tape Recorder (VTR)
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Civil Rights Movement
With the ruling in the Brown vs. Education, desegration was ruled illegal. However, this was the beginning to the long road to equality. -
Segregation
Segregation is no longer legal. Although this law ended segregation, it was not immediately enforced. -
Optic Fiber
Abraham Heel and Harold HopkinsAbraham Heel and Harold Hopkins both wrote papers on imagining bundle. -
Growth of Fast Food Resturants
The early 1950s saw the growth of the first fast food chain. This growth changed the resturant industry. -
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Informational Age
This is the third wave. Families changed drastically. More single parent homes or two paycheck families.
Technology allowed for more teamwork or collabrative projects. Work schedules are more flexible. People were able to work from home.
Cummication expanded even more. Cell phones and internet added a new dimension.
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Principal of Concentration
The 1960s was dominated by big business. This era had many trusts or monopolies. -
Organized Labor
Organized Labor began to struggle by the end of this era. Even though membership increased, it represented a smaller amount of the workforce. -
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Behaviorism
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Constructivism
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Berlin Wall Built
East German soldiers and construction workers moved to build the wall during the night. -
Cassette
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Early Computer Language
BasicBasic was created by John Kemeny and Tom Kurtza. It was created as a learning tool for their students. -
Civil Rights
Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This made it against the law to discriminate on the basis of sex or race. -
Informational Age
Computer technology has changed the face of communication. The World Wide Web has created a faster way to obtain information and communicate with others. -
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Watergate Scandal
President Nixon is linked to the theft of documents out of the Democratic National Committee offices. -
FedEx
Fred Smith moves the company to Memphis and created a superhub concept that improved efficiency. -
Reunification of Vietnam
North Vietnam military forces overcame South Vietnam. The country was unified controlled by the communists. -
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Social Development Theory (Vygotsky)
Vygostky believed social interaction is a key component to the development of cognition. -
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Information Processing Model
This model is part of the cognitive learning theory. This theory began to look at how memory played a part in learning. -
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Multiple Intelligence Theory
Gardner first published his theory in his book Frames of Mind (1983). His theory created a model to understand how to teach many aspects of the human intelligence. -
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Perestroika and Glasnost
Gorbachev created a dual program that would create restructuring and openness. This revolutionary program was the beginning to the end of the Cold War. -
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World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee Tim Berners-Lee is considered the father of the World Wide Web. -
South Africa
South Africa repeals its Apartheid Law. This law required all South Africans to be classified by race at birth. It also dictated where people could live. -
Collapse of Soviet Union
Gorbachev wanted to create a federation. There were some Soviets that did not want this to happen. These individuals launched a Coup that failed. -
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Connectivism
George Siemen created the theory of Connectivism. This theory stresses that the 21st century learner processes and applies information in a different way than any other time in history. -
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Fourth Wave: Innovation??
The foruth wave if not already begun, will begin soon. Society has changed the face of communication and travel. We have more information at our fingertips then ever before. The next wave will have to expand our creativity. -
Innovation
I believe the fourth wave will find society discovering how new technology can better our lives. This may include biotechnologies to hardware in our homes. Education will need to change in order to meet the demands of this new wave.
