American History of Education and Technology present and future in the classroom

First public high school is established in the American colonies

Apr 23, 1635

Boston Latin School
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/apr23/first-public-school-america/

Harvard University founded

1636

First college founded
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/is-college-for-everyone-an-introduction-and-timeline-of-college-in-america/

Massachusetts requires towns with 50+ families to hire a teacher, and towns with 100+ families to build a grammar school

1647

http://www.bartleby.com/227/1606.html

Georgetown Prep School (Washington D.C.) becomes first private school founded

1789

https://www.boardingschoolreview.com/blog/how-private-schools-evolved-in-the-united-states

Education becomes a function of the state rather than the federal government

1791

https://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/

First use of small blackboard slates

1800

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2014/10/a_history_of_the_blackboard_how_the_blackboard_became_an_effective_and_ubiquitous.html

American School for the Deaf founded

1817

https://www.asd-1817.org/about/asd-history

Department of Education established (extremely shortlived)

1867

https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/09/department-of-education-history-000235

Committee of Ten establishes standard curriculum

1892

https://www3.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/neacom10.html

Dewey's Laboratory School opens its doors for the first time

Jan 13, 1896

John Dewey's Laboratory School opens offering education through occupation
http://www.mi-knoll.de/122501.html

First Montessori School opens in Scarborough, New York

1911

https://amshq.org/Montessori-Education/History-of-Montessori-Education/Early-History-of-Montessori

SAT test first administered to high school students

1926

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/where/timeline.html

ACT test first administered to high school students

1959

https://blog.prepscholar.com/the-history-of-the-act-test

Mainframes and minicomputers placed into some schools

1965

Although mostly used for administration and school counseling, this is the first step in the addition of computers.
https://web.csulb.edu/~murdock/histofcs.html

Reestablishment of Department of Education

Oct 17, 1979

https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/09/department-of-education-history-000235

Connecticut becomes first state to require calculator on state-mandated test

1986

http://hackeducation.com/2015/03/12/calculators

First version of Inspiration software released

1988

pg 197 - use of making mind maps and mind webs http://www.inspiration.com/

Project CHILD begins in Florida

1989

pg 209/210 - Project CHILD shows different educational settings https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED338221

SMART introduces first interactive whiteboard

1991

SMART is the world's best selling interactive whiteboard company. pg 188 - technology impacting schools https://www.neamb.com/professional-resources/benefits-of-interactive-whiteboards.htm

First online high school founded (CompuHigh-Whitmore School)

1994

CompuHigh-Whitmore School is accredited by NCA-CASI through AdvancED. First example of a virtual school (pg 205) http://www.whitmoreschool.org/

White boards (dry-erase boards) become widely adapted in education settings

1994

Throughout the mid 90's, the use of black and chalkboards began to diminish due to the social movement of healthy living along with the belief that chalk dust caused allergies. https://www.theworkplacedepot.co.uk/news/2014/08/20/whiteboards-history/

Flat Stanley Project begins

1995

pg 197 - combining technology and crossing disciplines http://www.flatstanleyproject.com/

Utah's South Summit School Districts becomes first to install PowerSchool record-keeping software

1997

pg 188 - technology impacting schools https://www.powerschool.com/resources/blog/continuing-the-original-vision-of-powerschool-founder-greg-porter/

Education City founded

1999

pg 205 - Education City being used as a program assisting students with arts, math, and science https://www.educationcity.com/us/about-us-us

Geogebra founded

2001

pg 203 - math software used for education https://www.maa.org/external_archive/joma/Volume7/Hohenwarter/History.html

Kidspiration launches

2001

pg 197 - provides visual learning techniques for students http://www.inspiration.com/About-Us

No Child Left Behind Act takes effect

Jan 8, 2002

pg 190 - NCLB pushing for technologically literate students https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know

TeacherTube launches

Mar 6, 2007

Much like YouTube, this website offers a variety of educational videos. pg 201 https://www.teachertube.com/about-us/

Common Core State Standards are launched

2009

http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/development-process/

97% of classrooms have one or more computers

2009

pg 212 - Classroom clusters and single-computer classrooms https://online.purdue.edu/ldt/learning-design-technology/resources/evolution-technology-classroom

DreamBox Learning is launched

Jan 27, 2009

pg 203 - use of tutorial for math education http://www.dreambox.com/press-release-20090127

Introduction of Google Classroom

2014

Although not made available for all users until August of 2014, this feature was introduced in May of the same year. pg 188 - Technology impacting schools https://www.tomsguide.com/us/google-classroom-launch,news-19327.html

Assistive Technology being used in classrooms for special needs children

Aug 20, 2017

pg 206/207 - technology for students with special needs https://www.teachthought.com/technology/15-assistive-technology-tools-resources-for-students-with-disabilities/