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Purpose was to loan portable museum exhibits, films, photographs, charts, stereographic slides and other materials for classroom use.
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Radio Division of the U.S. Department of Commerce began to license commercial and educational stations. Was not as effective as they had hoped.
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Overhead projectors originally used by the U.S. military for training purposes in WWII. Projectors quickly spread to schools and other organizations.
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Headphones developed so that students could learn through repeated drills and repetition while working at listening stations with audio tapes.
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First videotape recording demonstrated by Bing Crosby Enterprise (BCE)
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Abraham’s Braille writer went into production and was on the market, known as the Perkins Brailler. The Perkins Brailler was a more productive method of creating braille text for blind and visually impaired students.
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Federal Communications Commision (FCC) sets aside 242 television channels for educational purposes leads to rapid development of educational (now public) television stations.
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Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction (MPATI) employed planes to transmit televised lessons over a six-state area.
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Educational Television had more than 50 channels on television that aired educational programming across the country
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Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations (PLATO), which is a computer-based educational system was developed at the University of Illinois.
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First instructional program for CAI system developed at the Institute for Mathematical Studies in Social Sciences at Stanford University was in elementary mathematical logic.
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Filmstrip viewer introduced which allowed students to view filmstrips at their own pace.
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Educational television is made available to Barrow Day School
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The first regular programming of Sesame Street aired.
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Alaska Vocational Technical Education Center (AVTEC) is established in Seward, AK
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Hand-held calculator, predecessor to the TI-83, was introduced
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Scantron machines introduced for grading multiple-choice exams
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Plato computer introduced in the educational system
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Alaska Society for Technology in Education (ASTE) created. Originated as Alaska Association for Computers in Education (AACED)
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Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) standardized. Concept of world wide network of fully interconnected TCP/IP networks called the Internet was introduced
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Computers were being used for instructional purposes in 40 percent of all elementary schools and 75 percent of all secondary schools in the United States
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CD-ROM drive introduced that could store an entire encyclopedia plus video and audio. CD-RW drive paved the way for flash drives
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North Slope Higher Education Center, now Illisagvik, in Barrow established. Distance Learning programs offered to students throughout the state of Alaska.
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Every classroom gets an overhead projector and Apple computer that uses floppy disks
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Interactive whiteboard system introduced into the classroom. System used a touch-sensitive white screen, a projector, and a computer.
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Three courses are offered by Barrow teachers for village schools that don't offer the courses. Tikigaq teacher offers Art class to other village schools and students in Barrow.
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Alaska Rural Communication Services (ARCS) begins broadcasting educational programs to 235 communities across Alaska
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Office of Technology Assessment estimates the optimum ratio of computers to students as 5:1
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Tack-Tiles, a Braille system developed using the concept of LEGO-type blocks, which have raised bumps representing Braille letters. System developed by a mother. Tack-Tiles keyboard can also be used with a computer system in conjunction with IntelliTools software.
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Distance Delivery Consortium (DDC) is established by group of Southwest AK and University of AK educators to provide educational material to rural areas
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National Center for Educational Statistics reports that the average of one computer for every five students, and 97% of schools have internet connections
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all teachers across the district are issued Mac laptops for teacher usage
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Scholastic Read180 computer-based reading program launched for grades 7-12 for students needing remedial reading
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Association of Alaska School Boards advocate for consortium to coordinate the funding to get 1:1 laptops into schools. In 2006 and 2008, there were more than 100 laptop projects in over 28 school districts in Alaska
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Task force developed the Alaska State Education Technology Plan
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iClicker developed which allows teachers to quickly poll students for understanding and get results in real time.
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XO laptop developed for putting computers in the hands of children in developing countries
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All students grade 6-12th are issued Macbook laptops for school usage.
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All schools begin using wireless internet, with some classes and buildings still needing to use Ethernet connections
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Middle School Math teacher writes grant to get Smartboard for classroom
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LCD projectors put in grades 2-5 and MS/HS core subject classes
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Middle School Language Arts teacher writes a grant to get a Smartboard and dedicated iMac for his classroom
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Visual Inupiaq Language Assesment (VIVA), a computer based Inupiaq language program, started in all schools in the district
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Type2Learn computer based typing program is implemented to assist students in learning typing skills
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Achieve3000 is implemented in all village schools and Barrow for grades 7-12.
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NSBSD is awarded a grant for $492,793 to replace the obsolete videoconferencing equipment across the district.
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original Apple iPad now discontinued
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Consortium for Digital Learning (CDL) expanded to include all Alaska students and teachers
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Technology competencies are developed for teachers, administrators and librarians. Student competencies are also developed.
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now discontinued
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Video Teleconferencing systems (VTC) are set up in all village schools, Barrow HS, Barrow MS, Barrow Elementary and Central Office/Administration. VTC are used for professional development courses/trainings, as well as distance learning and virtual field trips.
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Smartboards are installed in every classroom at Tikigaq, with the exception of the PreSchool, Kindergarten, Special Ed and HS Science lab.
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Every classroom received a document camera and computer that is dedicated to the Smartboard, or LCD projector for the classes without a Smartboard.
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Students across the district begin taking courses via Distance Learning through Alaska's Learning Network (AKLN), APEX and BYU
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The standards are adopted in 1994-1995
