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The hornbook was used in the classroom as a technology device that taught basics such as vowels and consonants as well as the alphabet.
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This school was opened to prepare boys to read bible.
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Although the device was used in homes and theaters, magic lanterns were deployed in the classroom to enhance learning and student engagement.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony was the first to require towns of at least 50 households to hire a teacher to educate the town’s children.
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An evening school for working children is established in New Amsterdam (now New York City.)
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Quaker school for black students established in Philadelphia.
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The Sisters of the Order of Saint Ursula founded the first North American school for girls in French New Orleans.
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Had a profound impact on teaching
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During the 1800s students used slates which were small blackboards that were written on using a piece of chalk
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Boston started the first public school in the United States.
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Boston’s English High School opens with 102 students.The school is the first tuition-free public high school.
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Ohio becomes the first state to adopt a bilingual education law, allowing for German-English instruction at parents’ requests.
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The name later changes to National Education Association (NEA).
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Women enter the University of Michigan for the first time since its founding at Ann Arbor in 1817.
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The board of education in St. Louis, MI established the first public school kindergarten. It started with 42 students.
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The typewriter was limited to capital letters however, other competitors began to use both uppercase and lowercase letters in the latter part of the 1800s.
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A school for Native-American children opens in Carlisle, PA with 147 students.
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The classroom structure began to evolve from a one-room orientation to the graded classrooms we know today.
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School attendance becomes required in every U.S. state.
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The projector displayed still images from a film strip accompanied by an audio recording
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Advanced classrooms even more
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This is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager.
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Pennsylvania is the first state to establish a driving course for students at a State College High School.
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Made using other technology easier.
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Used by teachers to print classroom materials and school office staff used them to print out various documents used for daily operations within the school.
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The National School Lunch Act of 1946 was approved, creating the
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The School of Performing Arts is the first public high school to specialize in music, dance, theater, and broadcasting.
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Was commonly used to make scientific calculations
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New and exciting method of instruction
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules schools segregated by race are unequal and therefore unconstitutional.
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Now known as "white out" and was used with the typewriter.
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It is designed to train teachers to educate students who are hard of hearing or deaf.
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Congress passes the Elementary and Secondary Education School
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Helped make testing go faster.
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Required states to provide free education for all children with disabilities.
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Apple began donating the apple 1 computer to schools.
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Caused a push to integrate technology into our nation's classrooms.
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Radios sparked a new wave of learning; on-air classes began popping up for any student within listening range.
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Myspace was introduced along with Facebook and twitter. Many schools restrict the use of the platforms, but some are open.
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The plan called for a "revolutionary transformation of education rather than evolutionary tinkering."
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Started to be introduced into the classroom
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These devices are cheaper than laptops, but still give students a 1:1 ratio.