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Technology Changes
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The Great Society
President Johnson declares an initiative to rehabilitate American education, and society as a whole through government sponsored programs -
IBM Changes the game
IBM introduces the first personal computer (PC), a soon-to-be common item in American households -
Bring on OSIRIS
OSIRIS training is provided by the state in each school district. -
Call my Cell
what has become the most life-altering invention of this era, the cell phone had fairly simple beginnings -
The World Wide Web
The concept of websites preceded with WWW is introduced. -
Bye Bye Chalk Boards
White boards and dry erase markers are introduced district wide as chalk boards were being replaced with the more vibrant and user friendly white boards. -
Welcome to the World Wide Web
School computer labs are wired for internet access -
Internet for ALL
100% of SC public schools now have internet access somewhere in the school. -
Train The Teachers
State mandates that teachers show proficiency in currently available technologies by passing a technology assessment. -
Long Distance Learning
School districts in SC are outfitted with distance learning centers. -
LCD>Vis-aVis
What was once thought of as groundbreaking technology (the overhead projector) gets put on the shelf in favor of LCD projectors and document cameras -
Can I touch it?
Beginning in 2010, our school district began the process of replacing LCD projectors with Promethean Smart Board technology in an effort to make the learning process more hands on. Students were fascinated with the ability to touch/write on a digital board. -
PLATO
PLATO or Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations is introduced as a way for students to complete coursework in failed or missed classes -
Textbooks optional
Perhaps the most impactful and modern move made in my time as a classroom teacher: the textbook, the primary tool for years in the classroom gets phased out with the introduction of classroom sets of iPads which contain digital copies of the books and learning tools downloaded on them. -
NCLB
President Bush signs into law the somewhat controversial No Child Left Behind Act, aimed at improving student performance and increasing teacher accountability.
