Educational technology

Where Policies and Technologies Meet: EdTec in the Past 20 Years

By arthayer

  • SMART Board IWB Implemented

    SMART Board IWB Implemented
    SMART Technologies From the early 90s, the idea of allowing students to interact with items on screens has been a beneficial endeavor toward the integration of student learning and technological advances.

  • eRate implementation

    eRate implementation
    FCC eRATE Page The E-Rate program is a funding program that allows discounts for schools who meet the CIPA requirements.

  • 95% of public schools have Internet access in the United States

    95% of public schools have Internet access in the United States
    Internet quickly progresses through school systems; the importance of this technology was easily recognized.

  • CIPA enacted by Congress

    CIPA enacted by Congress
    CIPA and eRATE Information This student is really excited about learning! And thanks to CIPA, he can safely and fearlessly search the internet for his project.

  • NCLB

    NCLB
    NCLB ActNo Child Left Behind This legislation is a revamp of ESEA.

  • OpenCourseWare

    OpenCourseWare
    MIT's OpenCourseWare site OpenCourseWare is the precursor to functions like Blackboard, Moodle, and other educational connection services online. OCW provides lecture notes, video links, and other information for students.

  • NWEA adopted by Idaho

    NWEA adopted by Idaho
    NWEA and the Growth Research Database As one of the first to take standardized testing online, Idaho's adoption of the NWEA system was a large advancement toward online testing.

  • NWEA partners with more than 1200 school districts

    NWEA partners with more than 1200 school districts
    To help standardize the tests of students, NWEA became a widespread method of testing students using an online method.

  • The Becta Harnessing Technology Schools Survey indicated that 98% of secondary and 100% of primary schools had IWBs in Britain

    The Becta Harnessing Technology Schools Survey indicated that 98% of secondary and 100% of primary schools had IWBs in Britain
    Technology's rapid movement through schools is illustrated by the incorporation of the IWBs.

  • Indiana Technology Plan

    Indiana Technology Plan
    This plan shows the technology policies that were laid out in 2007 to contend with the ever-changing technology in classrooms.

  • 150 collegiate institutions had operational OpenCourseWare programs

    150 collegiate institutions had operational OpenCourseWare programs
    These services gave students the ability to interact with their classes and teachers in a way that wasn't as difficult as mail and phone calls.

  • Race to the Top

    Race to the Top
    Obama Announces RTTT Performance based standards for teachers and principals.

  • National Education Technology Plan

    National Education Technology Plan
    Technology Plan Main Page “By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.”
    —President Barack Obama, Address to Congress