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Elementary and Secondaey Education Act bring new money into schools for technology
From this time, mainframes and minicomputers are put into place in some schools but most are for administration or for counseling (Database for information about students) -
PCs in the Classroom
Started using PCs to support the ongoing teaching in the single classroom. Moreover, simple simulation programs were developed for personal computers. -
Internet and WWW Opens (1990-1992)
This period mark the beginning of changes in educational settings. -
The first Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
The first Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) were released by Apple Computer Inc. in 1993, and with that, computers were a part of every day, if not every moment. By 2009, 97% of classrooms had one or more computers, and 93% of classroom computers had Internet access. For every 5 students, there was one computer. Instructors stated that 40% of students used computers often in their educational methods, in addition to interactive whiteboards and digital cameras. -
Internet access (1994-2001)
35 % and 99 % of publics schools had Internet access in 1994 and 2001 respectively.
However, it is not simply just having the internet that is impotant, but rather what the Internet allows teachers and students to do in the classroom (Kemp, et al, 2014).
At this time, there was widespread agreement that mobile devices and social media should not be in the classroom, however, that has changed to what type of mobile deivces and which social media sites work the best (Ed. Week, 2011). -
Web 2.0s for Education (1999/2004)
These are World Wide Web sites that emphasize user-generated content, usability, and interoperability.
Web 2.0 was popularized by Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty at Media Web 2.o Conference in the late 2004. -
One laptop per child
was launched with the aim of distributing $100 laptops to poor children around the world.
Through U.S.-based organization created by faculty members of the Massachussets Institute of Technology Media Lab. The program aims to revolutionalized the world's education -
Social Network
This interaction and collaboration has given birth to mind-boggling social netwrok which extends the participants pf learning process far beyond the classroom-far beyond teacher and students. -
BOYD (2009/2011)
BOYD: Bring Your Own Device
A policy permitting students to bring personally owned mobile devices (Laptops, Tablets, Smart phone etc) to school.
2011: BOYD achieved prominence with IT services. 80% of public schools embrace this policy. -
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Technology has taken this interactivity to further stage: Collaboration. Today's world is all about collaborative creation and learning.
