Computers in Education By belinbevdenise 1951 Television is the only form of technology in schools. 1958 National Defense Education Act provides funds for new technology, mainly for vocational education. 1963 Vocational Education Act funds money for technology. BASIC is used to train programmers in colleges. 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides funding for mainframes and minicomputers, used mainly for counseling and administration. 1970 Mainframes and minicomputers are used minimally for instruction. 1971 Software companies begin to create instructional programs for mainframe and minicomputers. 1975 Apple I PCs are donated to some schools. 1981 Drill and practice programs are developed for educational use. 1983 Apple II computers are widely accepted in education. 1990 Multimedia PCs are created. CD-ROM containing educational programs are being used. 1996 Schools get wired for internet access.