History of Educational Technology Module 1 By pchurch42 Jan 1, 1952 FCC Decides to set aside 252 channels for education use only Jan 1, 1958 NDEA act serves to improve Math and Science Jan 1, 1959 PLATO issued by UIUC Jan 1, 1961 Emergence of an on-line community around PLATO Jan 1, 1962 PLATO widely used in K-12 and college classrooms Jan 1, 1963 CAI Computer Interface Learning at STanford Jan 1, 1964 IBM introduces Magnetic Tape/Selectric Typewriter Jan 1, 1966 Texas Instruments develops first hand held calculator Jan 1, 1966 ERIC is established Jan 1, 1968 Douglas Engelbart introduces the first prototype of "computer mouse" Jan 1, 1969 First Intelligent Tutoring System is developed by Jaime Carbonell Jan 1, 1970 Seseame Street Airs Jan 1, 1972 PLATO IV Released Jan 1, 1972 Congress OTA organized Jan 1, 1975 Altair 8800 leads way for personal computers Jan 1, 1976 CDC Intro to Elementery and Secondary Computer Learning programs Jan 1, 1977 Apple introduces its first computer Aug 24, 1978 Overhead projectors purchased for all classrooms Jan 1, 1984 Apple Macintosh and Commodore 64 introduced Jan 1, 1985 General Assembly passes Education Reform Act Jan 1, 1986 FIrst Illinois School Report Cards distributed to parents Jan 1, 1987 Powerpoint introduced Jan 1, 1988 IGAP begins to assess student achievement Jan 1, 1988 Star Schools Program Assistance Act Jan 1, 1988 E-RATE Introduced Jan 1, 1989 World Wide Web begins Jan 1, 1992 First Tech 2000 Conference Jan 1, 1995 Congress OTA disbanes Jan 1, 1995 Classroom connect offers educational webquests Jan 1, 1995 Wikis Launched Aug 23, 1995 First Classroom Computers Introduced Jan 1, 1997 Google Launched Aug 21, 1997 Bartlett H.S. opens included STEM Academy Jan 1, 1999 IGAP replaced by ISAT Jan 1, 2001 First PSAE exam taken by 11th graders Aug 14, 2003 District adapts Novell email system Jan 1, 2005 First Automated Class in Illinois Jan 1, 2005 First fully automated classroom is introduced Nov 9, 2007 LCD projectors appear in district classrooms Jan 1, 2010 Electronic Textbooks appear in Illinois Classrooms Jan 1, 2010 IPAD tablet introduced Aug 1, 2010 District Introduces APEX credit recovery online learning system Aug 22, 2010 First smartboards appear in classrooms Aug 21, 2011 District Launches Infinite Campus for online grading Aug 24, 2011 Electronic Tardy System introduced Jan 8, 2013 District explores added new Tech classes Jun 6, 2013 $4 Million Dollars approved by district for mobile laptops and desktops Aug 8, 2013 District purchases laptops for teachers
