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Quill Pens and Slates
One-room schoolhouses used these materials in the 1700 and 1800s to teach students how to write and cipher. -
Primers
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Wall Charts
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Models
With the introduction of kindergarten, children were given models to manipulate and learn from. -
Manipulatives
Montessori's kinesthetic approach offered a variety of manipulatives for student learning. -
Educational Museums
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Films
New York City public schools implemented films for instruction for the first time. -
Radio
The Ohio "School of the Air" broadcast instruction to homes. -
Multiple Media Used by Military
Films, sound, graphics, models, and print to help prepare recruits for war. -
PBS and NER
The Public Broadcasting Act established the Public Broadcasting System and National Educational Radio. -
Personal Computers
The first microcomputer , the Apple, was created by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. -
World Wide Web
The Internet was created by Tim Berners-Lee and became available to the public. -
Mobile Devices
Cell phones, PDAs, tablets -
Online Life
"Live" audio and video, allowing for instruction anytime, anywhere
