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Boston Latin School was the first public school and oldest existing school in the United States which was located in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Harvard, the first college, was established to train ministers.
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Massachusetts Bay School was established to teach children religion and laws.
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The Old Deluder Satan Act stated that each town of at least 50 families hire a schoolmaster that would teach the town's children to read and write. All towns of at least 100 families should have a Latin grammar schoolmaster.
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The New England Primer was the first "textbook" designed for the colonies.
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The New England Primer was the first reading primer designed for American colonies. It is considered the first textbook.
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Hornbooks were wooden paddles with printed lessons. They could be used for studying.
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In New Orleans, Louisiana, a school for girls was created. The school was called Catholic Ursuline Academy.
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Ursuline Academy in New Orleans is the oldest operating school for girls and the oldest Catholic school in the United States.
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Benigna von Zinzendorf created the first all-girls boarding school in America, with help from her father. The school was originally known as the Bethlehem Female Seminary, then later changed its name.
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The American Academy was an educational institution Benjamin Franklin helped established to teach both a classical and modern curriculum.
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Private high schools also known as "prep schools" were introduced in the New England colonies. Phillips Andover Academy being the first.
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Thomas Jefferson proposed a two-track educational system. This provided different tracks for "the laboring" and "the learning".
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At Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, the first women instructors were Elizabeth Callister Peale and Sarah Callister.
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Noah Webster created a Grammatical Institute of the English Language, it consisted of three volumes: a spelling book, a grammar book, and a reader.
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James Pillans invented the blackboard in 1801. Also known as the chalkboard.
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South Carolina opened some free "common schools" that taught reading, writing, and arithmetic to white people.
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The school slate was invented and used as a personal learning tool.
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The first American public high schools for girls were opened in New York and Boston.
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Mississippi College became the first coeducational college in the United States to grant a degree to a woman.
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Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to earn a medical degree. She earned this degree at Geneva Medical College in New York.
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Lucy Sessions earned a literary degree from Oberlin College. She was the first black woman in the United States to receive a college degree.
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University of Iowa was the first coeducational public or state university in the United States.
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Rebecca Crumpler was the first African-American woman to graduate from a U.S college with a medical degree.
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Lucy Hobbs Taylor was the first American woman to earn a dental degree.
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Christopher Sholes invented the modern typewriter.
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The Dewey Decimal System was created by Melvil Dewey.
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Mass-produced pencils and paper began to become more available, they eventually replaced the School Slate, making it easier to write.
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Every state required students to complete elementary school.
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By this time, all states had laws to provide funds for transporting children to and from school.
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First used by the U.S military in World War II, overhead projectors began to spread to schools for use in the classroom.
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The Vacuum-Tube Computer was the first computer.
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The first handheld calculator was invented.
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Before the No Child Left Behind Act, a Nation at Risk report required for all high school students to be able to understand and use computers. (pg. 190)
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Whiteboards started making their way into classrooms, slowly replacing the classic chalkboard.
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Florida's Project CHILD helps teachers include technology in their teaching. Project CHILD combines traditional and constructivist views of instruction. (pg. 209)
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The SMART Board, which is an interactive white board, was introduced by SMART technologies.
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Virtual Schools, or online schools, are provided for students that are trying to overcome constraints. (pg. 205, I also researched when the first virtual school was created.)
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Introduced by George W. Bush, the No Child Left Behind Act is a law that provides money for extra educational assistance for poor children in return for improvements in their academic progress.
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Tablet sales increased 340% between 2011 and 2012. These tablet sales being used for classroom purposes, to the K-12 market. (pg.213)
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The U.S Census Bureau reported there are differences across racial lines when it comes to the use of technology. (pg.217)
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The report states that Asian households are most likely to use internet at home (82%), followed by white households (76%), then Hispanic households (58%), and lastly black households (57%). (pg. 217)
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85% of adults stated they used the internet. 7% of adults said they do not use the internet because of a disability or no internet access. (pg.217)
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Today, 78% of youth and over 90% of American adults are cell phone users. (pg. 188)
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As a society, we have gone from spending 2.7 hours a week online to 18 hours a week. (pg.188)
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80% of 0 to 5 year olds use the Internet at least once a week. Two-thirds of 8-year-olds access the Internet daily.
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95% of teenagers have access to the Internet and three out of every four teens uses a mobile device to access the Internet. (pg. 188)
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Puppet Pals is a story-writing app, it allows students to select a setting and characters and then create and record a story that can be saved and played back to them. (pg. 195)
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Pixton is a comic maker app, it allows students to upload comics they create and other people can read them online. (pg. 195)
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Spreadsheet applications such as Excel and Google Sheets can be used in classrooms and help students organize data sets, conduct numerical analyses, and create graphs. (pg. 200)
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Applications like Skype or Mixxer allows students that are learning different languages to connect with each other. (pg. 205)
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Computer labs are ideal for technology education. This allows students to use the computer at the same while learning about different applications or how to use the computer. (pg. 211)
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Laptops are used in classrooms, they are usually stored on a cart. Laptops provide a flexible use of technology by the students. (pg. 213)
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98% of homes have access to broadband internet but only 69% use the internet. (pg. 217)
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Mindmaps are used to show a student's understanding of a concept or lesson. Applications that provide mindmaps are Inspiration or Kidspiration. (pg. 197)
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Prezi and Powerpoint are applications that students combine text, graphics, audio and video to communicate ideas. (pg. 196)
