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Education done privately by parents
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The first university, Harvard College, established
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Invention of the blackboard
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The first government owned and operated public school opens
in Boston, MA -
Bernard Lassimonne patented the world’s first pencil sharpener
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The first college for women in the U.S. opened
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary -
People started realizing parents aren't the best teachers
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Formal education becomes mandated.
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Department of Education was formed
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An economic depression forced a lot of schools to close.
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Remington Arms company markets and sold the first functional typewriter
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School structure changes. No longer one class.
6 years of elementary, 3 years of junior high, 3 years of high school -
Mississippi became the last school to have required formal education laws.
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The educational radio was invented
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The film projector was invented
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The first Scholastic Aptitude Test was given
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The overhead projector was invented
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Servicemen’s Readjustment Act was passed.
It allowed millions of returning servicemen to pursue an education instead of entering the workforce. -
Truman Commission Report
College was no longer going to be just for white, rich, males -
The start of the Civil Rights Movement. Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka
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The photocopier was invented
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Headphones were invented and used in language labs
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The Vocational Education Act funded technology use in schools
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The Association for Children with Learning Disabilities was formed
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The handheld calculator was invented
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The Supreme Court passed an approval for busing students to further schools
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Charter school concept came about
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The modern special education movement began
IDEA and EHA -
Computer-aided instruction was common in K-12 and higher education
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Development of the first computer
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Microcomputers became affordable
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A Nation at Risk report was passed.
It called for all high school graduates to be able to use and understand computers -
CDs were invented
They could hold a whole encyclopedia on 1 disc. -
The graphing calculator was invented
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Online college was invented
The University of Phoenix offered fully online Bachlor and Master degrees -
Multiple computers found in classes nationwide
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World Wide Web was invented
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The first university that existed entirely online came about
It was called Jones International University -
World Wide Web was available to the public
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Social Media was invented
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Improving America's Schools Act passed
Boosted funding for bilingual education, incorporating educational technology, and aiming towards less dropouts -
The interactive whiteboard was invented
Teachers could use the marker board to make it do all sorts of stuff with the internet, etc. -
Google was invented
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No Child Left Behind Act was passed
Schools were penalized if they had students that didn't hit achievement quotas. -
Moodle was invented
It allowed teachers to create their own virtual learning website -
Iclicker was invented
Allowed teachers to do polls with the class. Could be kept private or shared -
Race to the Top Grant was established
President Obama wanted to incentivize improving teaching and learning patterns in K-12 education. -
Tablets were invented
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Tablet sales exploded by 340 percent
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85 percent of adults use the internet
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The U.S. Census Bureau reported disparities across racial lines for access and use of technology at home
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Minnesota allowed transgender students to participate in female sports.
They were the 33rd state to allow this. -
Google Classroom was invented
Allows students and teacher to share information, students to turn in work, and just communicate with each other. -
Covid-19 happened
Parents were again teaching their children from home. Some teachers taught through Zoom, etc