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Microscope
When the Microscope was created, people discovered many more living organisms -
Slide Ruler
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First College in the United States
Harvard University is said to be the first college in the United States. -
Common Schools
The Common Schools arrived in the 18th Century -
Schools for townships
Congress passed a law creating townships, and required that each township had to have a school. -
Public Schools were formed
Pennsylvania created free public education for the lower class people only. -
Chalk Boards
Teachers start to use chalk boards in their classrooms. -
School for Girls
Until the 19th Century, girls were not allowed to go to school -
Black Board Invention
James Pillian Invented the black board -
First Public School
The Boston English school was the first public school in the US -
Reform Schools
Massachusetts Reform School at Westboro opens. This marks the beginning of the reform schools. -
Beaker
The Beaker that you use in science is invented -
Compulsory Education
Massachusetts was the first states to enforce compulsory education which requires children to go to school. -
Bunsen Burner
The Bunsen burner was invented by Robert Wilhelm -
Magic Lantern
The Magic Lantern was a slide projector with pictures on glass plates. -
Typewriter
Christopher L Sholes introduced the typewriter -
Petri Dish
Julius Petri created the Petri Dish. It was great to keep growing bacteria sterile. -
Pencil
The Pencil was invented -
Junior High School
Columbus Ohio created the first Junior High school in attempt to improve graduation rates -
Graduated Cylinder
Albert Einstein created the graduated cylinder -
Tomas Edison Quote
Tomas Edison said "Books will soon be obsolete in every school" -
Film Projector
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Overhead projectors
The overhead projector was invented -
Mimeograph
A mimeograph made copies by being cranked by hand -
World War
School is put to the side because all the men are drafted for the war. -
No more Segregated Schools
Blacks and Whites schools were no longer segregated. -
ACT
The first ACT is administered -
Photo Copier
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Liquid Paper
A lady made what we call white out in her kitchen one day and made a lot of money. -
LCD projector
The LCD Projector was invented by Gene Dolgoff. -
Open education
Herbert R. Kohl purposes open education, which is student centered classrooms. -
Soft Ware
Different Software is introduced to help learn basic skills -
3D Printing
3D Printing was invented by Charles W. Hull -
Probeware
Probeware was first tested in classrooms in 1982. Now students can record information for their experiments by wearing the Probeware. -
Digital video camcorder
Sony introduced the first Digital Video Camcorders -
Document Camera
Elmo USA invented the document camera -
The World Wide Web
The Internet was created, now millions of people are able to find information with a click of a button. -
Smartboard
The Smartboard is introduced to schools -
Computers
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Online School
Compu High Whitmorte is the first online high school -
Report Cards
The Higher Education Act makes states produce report cards -
No child left behind Act
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Social Media
Different social media sites were created such as facebook. -
YouTube
YouTube was created -
Livescribe SmartPen
The Livescribe SmartPen was released in 2008. With this pen, students are able to draw, write, and record verbal information learned in class. -
98,817 public schools
There were 98,817 public schools calculated in the United States. -
NETP established
The National Education Technology Plan was established -
Apple iPad
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Paper-Thin Smartphones
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Biometrics: Eye Tracking