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It is said that scissors have been around since 1500 BC. Ancient Egyptians invented a scissor like object around this time.
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The pencil has been around since the 1500's and is used by everybody.
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The first private school was found in 1628 and is called Collegiate School and is founded in Manhattan
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The first public school was in Boston, Massachusetts. It was called the Boston Latin School. It opened in 1635 and is the oldest public school in the nation.
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The chalkboard was invented by James Pillans in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1801
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The letter-grade system took place in 1897. It started at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The grades were A-E. It obviously has changed from then.
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Students were able to do on-air classes if they were in range starting in the 1920's
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The computer printer was invented in 1938 and is used by everyone.
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The overhead projector was invented in the 1960's by a guy by the name of Roger Appeldorn who worked for the company 3M.
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The Scantron testing system was invented in the 1970's and allowed tests to be taken and graded much faster.
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Computer labs are used in all schools and have been in use since the 80's
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Graphing calculators were invented in the 1990's. The company was called Texas Instruments.
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The whiteboard was invented in 1991 and has taken over the chalkboard. You see these in almost every classroom.
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The laptop and smart phones were a huge this in the early 21st century. without WiFi, these could hardly be used.
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YouTube was invented in 2005 and is something that everybody uses for many different reasons. YouTube has helped not only students but everyone learn about anything in the world.
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The History of the Pencil. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://pencils.com/pages/the-history-of-the-pencil.
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Bellis, M. (2019, October 2). Where Did the Computer Printer Come From? Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-computer-printers-4071175.
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Top 10 Coolest Innovations From the Last 50 Years in Education. (2018, May 4). Retrieved from https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/just-for-fun/innovations-in-education/.
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The Evolution of Technology in the Classroom. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://online.purdue.edu/blog/evolution-technology-classroom.