-
After the Civil War, lead pencils were introduced into the classroom. Students were now writing on paper instead of using chalk and boards. Pencil boxes were also used to transport the precious tool.
-
-
Radio was introduced to schools in Haaren High School, New York City, in 1923. Soon after, school districts in other major cities established radio instruction on subjects such as penmanship, accounting, arithmetic, and history. Over the next couple of decades, “schools of the air” began broadcasting programs to millions of American students.
-
The television first introduced in the classroom in Los Angeles in 1939. Part of the reason for this new vehicle for education was that classrooms were overcrowded. It was affordable by the school districts and students were able to see and experience the world beyond the classroom.
-
It was not until 1940 that the ballpoint pen started to gain worldwide recognition as being a useful tool in the classroom. In 1965 the French ministry of education began allowing the use of ballpoint pens in classrooms.
-
A computer-generated flight simulator trains MIT pilots.
-
Schools began to install "listening stations" so students could listen to audio tapes to learn through repeated drills and repetition. This type of learning is still seen in classrooms today, except with the use of computers instead of audio tapes.
-
The first, basic, hand-held calculator used in the classroom but the first affordable ones were used in the 1980s. It brought more confidence, skills for the future, and allowed for more time on other concepts.
-
It was originally used by the military for their trainings during World War II. Eventually, they were used as part of a classroom computer display/projection system. It made for an easy low-cost interactive environment for educators.
-
18% of U.S. schools have one or more computers for instruction. Oregon Trail is the first educational game to be adopted by school districts.
-
94% of classrooms in the U.S. have internet access.
-
The first day that Apple launched the IPad to the world. It contributed to what is known as "The Digital Divide" in schools because it refers to inequalities in access, knowledge, and skills
