Evolution of Educational Technology

More than 20% of Women Work for a Wage (3)

Feb 11, 1900

Women in Business

First Elementary School Founded by John Dewey (4)

Feb 11, 1900

The 1900's

Jim Crow Laws Create Further Segregations (5)

Feb 12, 1900

About Jim Crow Laws and Sports

Carrie Nation Demolishes 25 Saloons (5)

Jun 1, 1900

American History Timeline

Strand 1: Toffler's Wave Theory

Period: Dec 18, 1900 to Dec 18, 2011

Strand 2: Technology

Period: Dec 18, 1900 to Dec 19, 2011

Key advances and innovations for each decade

Strand 3: Work

Period: Dec 18, 1900 to Dec 18, 2011

Business and corporate philosophies by decade

Strand 4: Education

Period: Dec 18, 1900 to Dec 18, 2011

Important Theories of Instruction and Learning by Decade

Strand 5: Society and Culture

Period: Dec 18, 1900 to Dec 18, 2011

Events that determined the thinking of Each Decade

Strand 6: War

Period: Dec 19, 1900 to Dec 19, 2011

Major Military Developments and Wars For Each Decade

Huge Growth in Oil Industry (3)

Feb 12, 1901

The Oil Industry

Ivan Pavlov Awarded Nobel Prize for his Studies (4)

Feb 11, 1904

Ivan Pavlov

Benjamin Holt invents the Tractor (2)

Nov 24, 1904

The first Tractor\

Maria Montessori Expresses her Theories and Pedagogy (4)

Feb 11, 1907

Maria Montessori

US Troops Leave Cuba (6)

Jan 28, 1908

American History Timeline

The first Model T was produced by Henry Ford (2)

Aug 12, 1908

Model T

Large growth in Labor Unions (3)

Feb 12, 1910

The 1910's

All States Passed Minimum Age Requirements for Workers (3)

Feb 12, 1910

The 1910's

First Girl Scout Meeting Held in Savannah, GA (5)

Mar 12, 1912

History of Girl Scouts

Garret Morgan invents the first gas mask (2)

Feb 11, 1914

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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (6)

Jun 1, 1914

World War I

Outbreak of World War I (6)

Aug 12, 1914

World War I

John Dewey "Democracy and Education" (4)

Feb 12, 1916

John Dewey

Tanks First Used (2)

Feb 12, 1916

Invention of the Tank

Leaving School Age Raised from 12 to 14 (4)

Feb 12, 1918

Schools 100 Year Ago

19th Ammendment Passed (5)

Jun 4, 1919

19th Ammendment

General John Thompson patents the Tommy Gun (2)

Feb 11, 1920

History of the Tommy Gun

Jean Piaget's Cognitive Theories Developed (4)

Feb 11, 1920

Jean Piaget

Edward Thorndike's CAVD became the foundation of IQ tests (4)

Feb 11, 1920

Edward Thorndike

Prohibition (5)

Feb 12, 1920

Prohibition

Dow Jones High 100, Low 67 (3)

Feb 13, 1920

American Cultural History

KDKA Receives the first radio license, and begins broadcasting election results a week later (2)

Oct 27, 1920

History of Radio Communications

Hitler Becomes Leader of Nazi Party (6)

Feb 12, 1921

Nazi Party

Election of Herbert Hoover (5)

Feb 12, 1929

History of Herbert Hoover

The Stock Market Crash (3)

Oct 1, 1929

The Great Depression

Clarence Birdseye patents a process for flash-freezing meat and vegetables (2)

Feb 11, 1930

Clarence Birdseye Retail Frozen Foods

New Teacher Paid $40/month for 5 Month School Year (4)

Feb 11, 1930

American Cultural History

First Jet Engine Patented (2)

Feb 12, 1930

History of the Jet Engine

The first Dick & Jane books were published (4)

Feb 11, 1931

American Cultrual History

Family Income Reduced from $2300 to $1500

Feb 12, 1932

The 1930's

Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt (5)

Feb 12, 1933

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Social Security Act Ensures Income for the Elderly (3)

Aug 14, 1935

Social Security Act of 1935

Jesse Owens Wins 4 Olympic Gold Medals (5)

Feb 12, 1936

Jesse Owens

World War II Starts (6)

Sep 1, 1939

World War II

The Average Schooling Ranged from 7.7-8.7 Years (4)

Feb 12, 1940

Rural Education During the 1940's

Konrad Zuse invents the Z3 (2)

Feb 11, 1941

Konrad Zuse

Bombing of Pearl Harbor (6)

Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor

2 Million Women Working in Industrial Jobs

Feb 12, 1942

Women's Rights (3)

Race Riots in Harlem Kill 40 and Injur 700 (5)

Jun 21, 1943

American History Timeline

GI Bill Allows More Men To Receive a College Education (3)

Feb 12, 1944

GI Bill's History

The First Atomic Bomb Detonated (2)

Jul 16, 1945

Atomic Bomb

End of World War II (6)

Sep 2, 1945

World War II

Edward Dale's Cone of Experience (4)

Feb 11, 1946

Cone of Experience

Beginning of the Baby Boom (5)

Feb 12, 1946

Baby Boom

CAI used in Education (4)

Feb 11, 1950

Computer Assisted Instruction

Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement (5)

Feb 12, 1950

Civil Rights Movement

Labor Force Male/Female is 5/2 (3)

Feb 13, 1950

American Cultural History

Korean War Begins (6)

Jun 25, 1950

Korean War

Industrial Age (1)

Dec 19, 1950

Toffler's second wave- This wave began with the Industrial Revolution around 1750 and continued on into the 1950's. This wave followed the Agricultural Age which started around 1700.

Charles Ginsburg Invents the first braodcast quality video tape recorder (2)

Feb 11, 1952

Charles Ginsburg

Transistor Radios are first produced commercially (2)

Feb 11, 1952

History of the Radio

B.F. Skinner's First Teaching Machine (4)

Nov 11, 1953

B.F. Skinner Foundation

Beginning of the Vietnam War (6)

Feb 12, 1954

Vietnam War

Rosa Parks Refuses To Give Up Her Seat (5)

Dec 1, 1955

Rosa Parks

Federal Highway Act (3)

Feb 12, 1956

Highway Act

Minimum Wage $1 (3)

Feb 13, 1960

American Cultural History

John F. Kennedy Uses Affirmative Action for the first Time (3)

Feb 12, 1961

History of Affirmative Action

First Neutron Device is Successfully Tested (6)

Feb 13, 1962

Neutron Bomb

Martin Luther King, Jr. Delivers his I Have a Dream Speech (5)

Aug 28, 1963

ABC News on MLK

Marshall McLuhan Publishes Understanding Media (4)

Feb 11, 1964

The Marshall McLuhan Center

Development of Individually Prescribed Instruction (4)

Feb 11, 1964

Instructional Design & Learning Theory

Compact Disc invented by James Russell (2)

Feb 11, 1965

James T. Russell

Voting Rights Act Passed (5)

Aug 5, 1965

Copy of the Voting Rights Act

Texas Instruments invents the first handheld calculator (2_

Feb 11, 1967

First Handheld Calculator

Election of Richard Nixon (6)

Feb 12, 1969

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/richardnixon

Kent State Massacre (5)

May 4, 1970

Kent State Massacre

Ban on Television Advertisement of Cigarettes (3)

Jan 2, 1971

American History Timeline

US Supreme Court Upholds the Right of NY Times and Washington Post to Publish Papers about Vietnam (6)

Jun 30, 1971

American History Timeline

Ray Tomlinson Credited with Inventing Email (2)

Feb 11, 1972

History of Email

Nixon Withdrawals Troops from Vietnam (6)

Feb 12, 1973

Vietnam War

The Cell Phone was invented (2)

Apr 1, 1973

Invention of the Cell Phone

Economy is in Worst Recession in 40 Years (3)

Feb 13, 1974

American Cultural History

Apple II Computer Introduced to Schools (4)

Feb 11, 1975

Major Developments in Instructional Technology

Information Age (1)

Dec 19, 1975

Toffler's third wave- This wave took place from 1950-1975.

The Journal "Cognitive Science" founded (4)

Jan 1, 1977

Cognitive Science

Release of Star Wars (5)

May 25, 1977

Star Wars

52 American Hostages Released in Tehran Following Inauguration of Ronald Reagan (6)

Jan 20, 1981

American History Timeline

First Release of Space Shuttle From Cape Canaveral (3)

Apr 12, 1981

American History Timeline

Beginnng of Awareness of AIDS in US (5)

Jun 1, 1981

History of AIDS

Highest Unemployment Rate Since 1940 Recorded at 10.4% (3)

Nov 5, 1982

American History Timeline

Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Dedicated in DC (6)

Nov 13, 1982

American History Timeline

Computers Used for Instruction in over 40% of Elementary Schools and 75% of Secondary Schools (4)

Feb 11, 1983

Major Developments in Instructional Technology

Last All Male Ivy-League School Begins accepting Women (4)

Feb 12, 1983

The 1980's

The Apple Macintosh Invented (2)

Feb 11, 1984

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Microsoft Launches Windows (2)

Nov 20, 1985

About Microsoft's Founder, Bill Gates

"Just Say No" Campaign Takes Off (5)

Feb 13, 1988

The Reagan Foundation

IDEA Act Enacted (4)

Feb 11, 1990

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Minimum Wage $5.15/hour (3)

Feb 13, 1990

American Cultural History

Hussein Invades Kuwait (6)

Aug 2, 1990

Desert Storm

Operation Desert Storm Begins with Air Strikes on Kuwait (6)

Jan 17, 1991

American History Timeline

World Wide Web Invented (2)

Feb 11, 1991

Tim Berners-Lee Inventor of World Wide Web

Women Represent 45% of the Workforce (3)

Feb 11, 1991

Women in Business

First Interactive Whiteboard (4)

Feb 11, 1991

SMART Tech

JAVA Programming Language Released (2)

Feb 11, 1995

About JAVA

Oklahoma City Bombing (5)

Apr 19, 1995

Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum

Shooting at Columbine High School (5)

Apr 20, 1999

Columbine

Tony Fadell Invents iPod (2)

Feb 11, 2001

iPod

Terrorist Attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon (5)

Sep 11, 2001

George W. Bush and his Presidency

Anthrax Attacks By Mail (6)

Sep 18, 2001

American History Timeline

US Army Commences First Attack in War on Terrorism (6)

Oct 7, 2001

American History Timeline

Enron Scandal (3)

Nov 29, 2001

The Enron Scandal

No Child Left Behind Act Signed into Law (4)

Jan 8, 2002

No Child Left Behind

55% of American Homes Have a Web-Connected Computer (4)

Feb 12, 2003

US Census

War in Iraq (6)

Mar 20, 2003

War In Iraq

Facebook becomes the most used social media site (2)

Feb 11, 2008

History of Social Networking

Election of Barack Obama (5)

Feb 12, 2009

Barack Obama

United States Unemployment 9.3% (3)

Feb 13, 2009

US Unemployment Rates

Communication Age (1)

Dec 19, 2011

Projected fourth wave- The communication age began around 1750 with the early beginnings of email communication and is still continuing.