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Society was tied to the crops. Seasons depicted time.
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Acording to Toffler, this age began around 8000 B.C. and continued until the year of 1750. Time only mattered when it corresponded to the seasons.
Family included extended family members. Larger families were needed to help with the harvest.
Transportation and Communication was limited. Lack of mobility kept family members together.
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The Industrial Age is the second wave according to Toffler. Families begin to separate and move to cities to find work.
Society began to watch the clock.
Transportation and communication expanded. Automobiles, trains, and planes made it possible to travel long distances easier.
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The invention of the engine opened society to whole new way of life. The engine changed the way people traveled and worked.
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A reform movement that supported a bigger government role in controlling big business and public welfare.
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William Mckinley assassinated in Buffalo, New York.
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The first Nobel Prizes were given five years after the death of Alfred Nobel.
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Radio development came about due to two previous inventions, the telegraph and the telephone. The first radio receiver received a transmission successfully in 1902. Lee Deforest made it possible to amplify weaker signals.
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Thorndike's research established the "Law of Effect".
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Maria Montessori becan appling her theories to instruction in the first Children's Houses.
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Theodore Vail standardized AT&T's business procedures and administration.
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The Model T's production was an example of how jobs were becoming spcialized in the work force.
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Satori Kato created instant coffee in 1901. George Constant Washington created the first mass produced instant coffee
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Created tools to make jobs easier. This company would fall into the area of specialization of the Industrial age.
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Clyde Coleman and Charles KetteringClyde Coleman and Charles Kettering created the first electric ignition system. It was first installed in a Cadillac.
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Thomas Edison'sThis was Thomas Edison's attempt to connect sound to motion pictures.
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Chinese Revolution of 1911. This revolution ended the imperial system and replaced it with the Republic of China
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Progressives form own party in 1912.
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Frederic Burk was one of the first to develop a system for individual instruction.
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The assignation of Sarjevo sets in motion the events that lead to the beginning of World War I.
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Joyce Clyde Hall created a way for people to mail greeting cards with more privacy.
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Russian Revolution of 1917 played a major role in the history of the Baltic states.
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This theory was developed by Helen Parkhurst. The plan included differentiation of assignments and self-instructional practice materials.
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Business boom in the 1920's.
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In the 1920s, Piaget began his studies into the children's intellectual development.
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The 19th amendment was ratified giving women the same rights as men.
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Public wanted a government that was pro-business, anti-tax, and anti-regulation, Harding was elected. He appointed corrupt anti-regulation officials.
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Lewin directed a group of experimental studies. His early work iin motivational problems gave interest to problems in social psychology.
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John Logie BairdJohn Logie Baird invented mechanical television. This invention was the precursor to the televisions we have today.
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Robert Goddard Robert Goddard lauched the first liquid-propellant rocket.
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Hoover believed that poverty will be banished. However, the stock market crashed the next year which lead to the Great Depression.
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Stock Market crashed after the first scare a few days before.
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The crash of the stock market begins a downward spiral of the American economy.
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Hitler and the Nazi Party compaigned across Germany. Hitler's speeches appealed to all classes.
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Richard G. DrewRichard G. Drew invented Scotch tape.
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Michael Cullen created the supermarket.
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This era of industrialization created an opportunity for government intervention. The rapid growth of corporations created a need to protect small businesses and consumers.
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Roosevelt created social economic programs during the Great Depression.
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Educational films were officially part of the policy of the War Department.
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Spanish Civil War was a revolt by the military against the Republican government.
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Chester F. CarlsonChester F. Carlson invented the process called Xerography.
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In 1938, Skinner created the term operant conditioning
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The era of the 1940s saw a growth in electrical jobs. Factories were in the need of modernizing. Commercial and residential buildings needed more room.
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Peter Goldmark Peter Goldmark invents a mechanical color television based on the work of John Logie Baird.
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. This leads to the U.S. to declare war on Japan which enters the U.S, into World War II.
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John Atanasoff and Cliffard Berry created the first electronic computer.
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The Allied forces begin the Normandy Invasion.
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North Korea invades South Korea. United Nations comes to the aid of South Korea.
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Charles GinsburgCharles Ginsburg led the research team that created the first video tape recorder.
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With the ruling in the Brown vs. Education, desegration was ruled illegal. However, this was the beginning to the long road to equality.
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Segregation is no longer legal. Although this law ended segregation, it was not immediately enforced.
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Abraham Heel and Harold HopkinsAbraham Heel and Harold Hopkins both wrote papers on imagining bundle.
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The early 1950s saw the growth of the first fast food chain. This growth changed the resturant industry.
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This is the third wave. Families changed drastically. More single parent homes or two paycheck families.
Technology allowed for more teamwork or collabrative projects. Work schedules are more flexible. People were able to work from home.
Cummication expanded even more. Cell phones and internet added a new dimension.
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The 1960s was dominated by big business. This era had many trusts or monopolies.
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Organized Labor began to struggle by the end of this era. Even though membership increased, it represented a smaller amount of the workforce.
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Feminism activists in the 1960s influenced many political changes.
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Behaviorism began to influence the educational system in the early 1960s, B. F, Skinner's work influenced this theory.
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Jerome Bruner is considered one of the founding fathers of constructivism. It also based upon the work of Piaget and Dewey
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East German soldiers and construction workers moved to build the wall during the night.
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Philips Company of the NetherlandsThe audio cassette invented in 1962 by Philips Company of the Netherlands.
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BasicBasic was created by John Kemeny and Tom Kurtza. It was created as a learning tool for their students.
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Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This made it against the law to discriminate on the basis of sex or race.
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Computer technology has changed the face of communication. The World Wide Web has created a faster way to obtain information and communicate with others.
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Burner outlined the principles of Discovery Learning.
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Alan ShugartAlan Shugart led a team to create the first floppy disk.
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President Nixon is linked to the theft of documents out of the Democratic National Committee offices.
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Fred Smith moves the company to Memphis and created a superhub concept that improved efficiency.
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North Vietnam military forces overcame South Vietnam. The country was unified controlled by the communists.
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The first company based on biotechnology.
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Many people celebrated the release of Star Wars.
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Vygostky believed social interaction is a key component to the development of cognition.
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Cult leader Jim Jones convinces his followers to commit suicide.
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TokyoThe first commercial cell phone system began in Tokyo.
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Businessess began to hire outside individuals or companies to perform tasks.
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This era saw a boom in new technology based companies such as Dell and Compaq.
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This model is part of the cognitive learning theory. This theory began to look at how memory played a part in learning.
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Millions watch as Lady Dianna marries Prince Charles.
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Gardner first published his theory in his book Frames of Mind (1983). His theory created a model to understand how to teach many aspects of the human intelligence.
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WindowsMicrosoft announces Windows.
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Gorbachev created a dual program that would create restructuring and openness. This revolutionary program was the beginning to the end of the Cold War.
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FujiFuji introduces the disposable camera.
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East and West Berliners work together to tear down the Berlin Wall.
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Tim Berners-Lee Tim Berners-Lee is considered the father of the World Wide Web.
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South Africa repeals its Apartheid Law. This law required all South Africans to be classified by race at birth. It also dictated where people could live.
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Gorbachev wanted to create a federation. There were some Soviets that did not want this to happen. These individuals launched a Coup that failed.
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Hutus begin slaughtering Tutis. The world sat back and watched.
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Benz and Toyota have prototype fuel-cell powered cars.
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George Siemen created the theory of Connectivism. This theory stresses that the 21st century learner processes and applies information in a different way than any other time in history.
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The foruth wave if not already begun, will begin soon. Society has changed the face of communication and travel. We have more information at our fingertips then ever before. The next wave will have to expand our creativity.
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I believe the fourth wave will find society discovering how new technology can better our lives. This may include biotechnologies to hardware in our homes. Education will need to change in order to meet the demands of this new wave.
