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Marconi experiments with the radio in Britain and then eventually comes to the US. The military initially found use in the radio for point to point communication, but soon the radio became a frachise for commercial-based networks to broadcast programs.
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Signifies the importance of colleges and amateurs because their experimentation brought about the advent of radio broadcasting. Without their help during and after WWI, radio would not have emerged as quickly as it did.
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Marks the first government license to a non-profit organization- the Latter-day Saints University
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Forerunner of PBS and NPR, the Assiociation of College and University Broadcasting Stations (ACUBS) was formed. In 1934 becomes NAEB (National Association of Educational Broadcasters.
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Radio Act of 1927 signed into law, creating the Federal Radio Commission. The Communications Act of 1934 replaced FRC with the FCC. The FCC regulated radio and eventually television broadcasting, and continues to today.
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Eliminated amateurs and non-profit organizations from the airwaves because they were seen as "propaganda stations," whereas for-profit stations were seen as "general public service stations"
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NBC, ABC, and CBS - commercial networks - rule the airwaves for radio and television
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TV has it's first public broadcast.
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Debuts on EEN (Eastern Educational Televisio Network)
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This legislation marks the start of federal funding for non-profit stations. President Johnson signs Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, prompting newly formed CPB to use federal funds towards educational stations. Led to the creation of PBS and NPR.
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PBS incorporates, and promptly airs Sesame Street.
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Broadcast by PBS, this marks one of the first educational programs for children. To this day, Sesame Street continues to air new shows, and has been lauded as one of the best children's programs of all time.
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NPR, a non-profit, public-interest radio station network, incorporates.
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Enacted by Congress, this Act forced commercial stations utilizing public channels to broadcast a minimum of three hours of kid's educational programming every week; this lead to an increase in programming, but decrease in quality.
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Although there were some predecessors, the blackberry was the first smartphone to have both email and phone capabilities. From this point on, the ubiquity of the smartphone and other new media devices such as the iPad, have created more interactive ways to learn.
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Underscores the emergence of new educational methods.
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This era marks the emergence of hundreds of thousands of commerical and independent-made applications for the iPad and other new media devices.
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Will there be a more interactive experience when it comes to learning with these new media devices?
