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First public school in America was established in Boston Massachusetts.
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Harvard was the first American college, while University of Pennsylvania claims to be the first American university.
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Chalkboard is introduced and seen as the big technological advancement that will change schools forever
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First school for the deaf established in Hartford, Connecticut.
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First public high school was developed in Boston
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The beginning of modern day "reform schools"
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Edison and Dickson invent motion picture, which Edison believed would take over and change education.
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"seperate but equal", made segregations in public schools legal
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The first school fire drill was preformed to safely guide students out of the building in case of an emergency, it is still used today.
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"Books will soon be obsolete in the schools. Scholars will soon be instructed through the eye. It is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture. Our school systems will be completely changed in ten years."
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Every state required students to complete at least elementary school education.
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"Cardinal Principles" reform secondary/high school curriculum
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Adapted from Army Alpha, eventually became the modern SAT.
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G.I. Bill of Rights gives college scholarships to working class men for first time.
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This technology was mounted and the head and over time has developed and is now used to assist students with special needs.
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Ruled over Plessy v. Ferguson, was the beginning of desegregation in schools, this also benefitted special ed students as they were also integrated into the system.
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Little Rock central high school became the first desegregate school in the United States during the civil rights movement.
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The American College Testing Program is developed to help with the college entry process
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Used well into the 20th century, also believed it would end the world of education, but was more accurate.
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Enforced bible reading and prayer in public schools is declared
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GIS is invented and used in classrooms to connect to database to store and access information about the environment.
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Title IX bans sex discrimination in schools that receive federal funding
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They are used to drill students on their skills, was again predicted to end education as we know it.
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Supreme Court rules IEP must be reasonably calculated for a student to receive special education but schools do not have to provide all services necessary.
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Ronald Reagan calls for primary and secondary education reform
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Power points have still been in heavy use since its creation about 33 years ago, many different programs and websites have created their own "power points" program.
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Instead of using computer labs, students have their own transportable computers or other devices to use at home and at school.
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First ASL course was taught at Alberta School for the Deaf in Canada by the first ASL school teacher Sue Bailey.
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Supreme court rules that parents may seek reimbursement for students with special needs to attend a school that will meet their needs.
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WebQuest provides you with an objective and the information needed so students will spend less time searching and more time focusing on material.
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CyberSchool Project in Eugene, Oregon was the first established virtual school, originally started by teachers.
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A website called cool math games created games students over many years designed to help kids learn how to do basic math and have fun with it.
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The columbine shooting pushed schools to start using I.D.'s and practice school lockdown drills
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Act aimed to improve primary and secondary public education.
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Social media use goes up 26% for teens and 55% for adults in just six years.
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Emails sent goes from 12 billion to 247 billion in just 10 years, with other forms of communication using technology follows the trend.
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National Education Technology Plan calls for adding technology to revolutionize education.
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Kahoot was created and used in the school systems as a way test students on their speed and knowledge of information.
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90% of American adults use a cell phone, 78% of kid/teens ages 12-17.
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Schools across the US shut down and go completely virtual for the first time in history.