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Classrooms begin incorporating radios into penmanship, accounting, history and arithmetic lessons
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Initially they were used for US military training and quickly spread to schools
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52% of schools are using silent films and 3% are using films with sound
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First TV appears in an LA classroom
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Started becoming popular language labs in school
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Developed at Dartmouth College with the intent of giving students a simple programming language that is easy to learn
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Texas Instruments develops the handheld calculator
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Used to automatically grade multiple choice tests
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The organization popularizes school software such as Lemonade Stand and Oregon Trail (1974)
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The ratio of computers to students in US schools is 1-92
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Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is developed and popularized in school
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Laptops are introduced and utilized as teaching tools
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Become a predominant form of storage
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Schools are introduced to Smart Boards
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According to NCES about about 35% have internet access (1994) 99% of schools have internet access (2002)
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1.5 million Ipads are used in US schools
