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Hand Held Calculator
Code named ANITA (A New Inspiration to Accounting). This device made calculating easier and quicker. -
E-mail
A means of communication via the internet. Email addresses include: yahoo. hotmail and gmail. Assignments are given and received. Parents, teachers and students communicated via emails. -
Scantron
Scantron Corporation invented the machine to grade multiple choice exams. This method made grading easier and quicker. The educator only needed to provide the answer sheet. -
CD-ROM Drive
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Hand Held Graphing Calculator
Calculator became more advanced to produce graphs. -
Online College
The University of Phoenix was the first to launch online education. This made obtaining of foreign degrees possible. -
World Wide Web
Dial up connection was released in 1991 and made available to the public in 1993. The internet was now available from the telephone line connection -
Google
A search engine where information is readily available. A library of information is available to both the teacher and student. -
Interactive Whiteboards
Also called an electronic whiteboard. Movies, presentations, graphics and text can now be used on a whiteboard. -
Flash Drives
A portable method of storing and retrieving data. -
Moodle
A learning platform that helps educators create effective online learning. -
Mobile Devices
Smart phones entered the market enabling multiple functionalities including: talk, text, social media and research -
I-pad
Portable and has the functionality of a laptop / tablet. -
Online education
Due to the covid pandemic schools across the globe embraced online education