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The pencil plays a unique role as an enabler of learning, communication, creative expression, economic development and more.
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Designed to assist learners in the acquisition and maintenance of learning a foreign language, and an interactive space for language exploration.
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In the classroom, calculators have given many students the ability to learn about and put complex formulas and concepts into practice more easily.
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Facilitates interactive environment for educators. A projector that projects onto a screen or surface the image on a transparency placed over the projector's light source, with the image redirected by an overhead mirror. It's easy to use, low cost and saves time.
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The scanning of paper to detect the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined position in document forms such as surveys and tests.The recognition is done using a scanner. Scantron removed the need for grading multiple-choice exams. The Scantron machines were free to use but the company made money by charging for their proprietary grading forms.
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The invention of the personal computer, or PC, happened in the 1970s and revolutionized the entire world.
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People were able to load operating systems and other software programs into their personal computers.
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The World Wide Web (WWW) is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by URLs, interlinked by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet. The World Wide Web was invented by English scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.
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An online virtual learning environment system used in college campuses and other institutions for e-learning. WebCT is significant in that it was the world's first widely successful course management system for higher education. This course tool can be used to create entire on-line courses, or to simply publish materials that supplement existing courses.
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The iClicker allowed instructors to poll students through any presentation application and get results back in real time.
