Educational Technology Timeline By coachfee Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Mar 10, 2014 1960s to Present Aug 1, 1964 Classroom Chalkboards/Typewriters for Teachers Maine South first opened in 1964. Jan 1, 1972 Hand-held calculators created Jan 1, 1982 ARPANET computers send and receive messages Jan 1, 1985 State Goals for Learning Jan 1, 1985 CD-ROM Drive created Jan 1, 1985 Hand-held Graphing Calculator created Jan 1, 1997 Illinois Learning Standards created Jan 1, 1997 Youth Connection Charter School is founded Aug 1, 1997 1st Computer Based Grading - Grade Machine Jan 1, 1999 ICE Founded Jan 1, 1999 K12 Chicago Virtual Charter School and Illinois Virtual School founded Aug 1, 2007 1:1 Laptops for Teachers Jan 1, 2010 Illinois adopts Common Core Jan 1, 2010 iPad created Aug 1, 2013 1:1 Chromebooks for Students
