1960's By Gray1234 Jan 1, 1960 The Computer-Based Education Research Laboratory is established. Jan 1, 1965 The Filmstrip Viewer is released Jan 1, 1972 PLATO IV Touch Screen Terminal created Jan 1, 1972 Scantron is developed Another way to take test. Jan 21, 1972 Texas Instruments develops the first hand-held calculator Jan 21, 1985 CD-Rom players for computers Jan 23, 1985 Texas Instruments creates the popularTI-81 Graphing Calculator Better calculators for students Jan 1, 1993 Mosaic, the first graphical browser for the World Wide Web, is developed at the University of Illinois Jan 5, 1995 State Plan for Information Technology in K-12 is created Jan 21, 1999 Interactive Whiteboard created Jan 21, 2002 Apple releases iMac in teal with a built-in microphone Jan 1, 2009 The Illinois Virtual School is created Jan 21, 2010 Ipad created Jan 4, 2011 District 228 purchases 1000 iPads Jan 1, 2012 Student created and produced sports show: Green Zone Created