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ONE teacher would teach a whole school. (All grade levels)
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Classrooms began incorporating radio into their lessons.
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Projectors were initially used for U.S military training, then quickly spread into schools.
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At this point, 52% of schools are using silent films and 3% are using films with sound
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The first TV appears in a classroom in Los Angeles.
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Headphones became popular in school language labs.
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Whiteboards begin replacing chalkboards.
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Texas Instruments develops the handheld calculators.
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Scantrons are used to automatically grade multiple choice tests.
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Apple Macintosh computer is introduced. The ratio of computers to students in U.S schools are 1:92
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Laptops are introduced and are found easier and eventually utilized as teaching tools.
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CD ROMS became a predominant form of storage
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SMART Boards are introduced in schools.
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At this point, about 99% of American public schools have Internet Access according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
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1.5 million iPads are used in U.S schools
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90% of students under the age of 18 have access to mobile technology.