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Dec 8, 2021 · December 8, 2021. By Wendy A. Paterson. In 1600s and 1700s America, prior to the first and second Industrial Revolutions, educational opportunity varied widely depending on region, race, gender, and social class. Public education, common in New England, was class-based, and the working class received few benefits, if any.
- Magic Lantern
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- Overhead Projector
- Photocopier
- Handheld Calculator
- The Osborne 1 Laptop
- World Wide Web
Inventor:Christiaan HuygensA Brief History:An ancestor of the slide projector, the magic lantern projected glass slides with light from oil lamps or candles. In the 1680s, the technology was brought to the education space to...Interesting Fact:Huygens initially regretted his creation, thinking it was too frivolous.Inventor:Nicolas-Jacques ContéA Brief History: Versions of the pencil can be traced back hundreds of years, but what’s considered the modern pencil is credited to Conté, a scientist in Napoleon Bonaparte’s army. It made its imp...Interesting Fact:The Aztecs used a form of graphite pencil in the 13th century.Inventor:James PillansA Brief History:Pillans — a headmaster at a high school in Edinburgh, Scotland — created the first front-of-class chalkboard, or “blackboard,” to better teach his students geography with large maps...Interesting Fact:Before chalkboards were commercially manufactured, some were made do-it-yourself-style with ingredients like pine board, egg whites and charred potatoes.Inventory:John L. LoudA Brief History:John L. Loud invented and patented the first ballpoint pen after seeking to create a tool that could write on leather. It was not a commercial success. Fifty years later, following...Interesting Fact:When ballpoint pens debuted in the U.S., they were so popular that Gimbels, the department store selling them, made $81 million in today’s money within six months.Inventor:Roger AppeldornA Brief History:Overhead projects were used during World War II for mission briefings. However, 3M employee Appeldorn is credited with creating not only a projectable transparent film, but also the...Interesting Fact: Appeldorn’s creation is the predecessor to today’s bright and efficient laser projectors.Inventor:Chester CarlsonA Brief History:Because of his arthritis, patent attorney and inventor Carlson wanted to create a less painful alternative to making carbon copies. Between 1938 and 1947, working with The Haloid Ph...Interesting Fact: Haloid and Carlson named their photocopying process xerography, which means “dry writing” in Greek. Eventually, Haloid renamed its company (and its flagship product line) Xerox.Inventor: Texas InstrumentsA Brief History: As recounted in our history of the calculator, Texas Instruments made calculators portable with a device that weighed 45 ounces and featured a small keyboard with 18 keys and a vis...Interesting Fact: The original 1967 prototype of the device can be found in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.Inventor:Adam Osborne, Lee FelsensteinA Brief History: Osborne, a computer book author, teamed up with computer engineer Felsenstein to create a portable computer that would appeal to general consumers. In the process, they provided th...Interesting Fact:At 24.5 pounds, the Osborne 1 was about as big and heavy as a sewing machine, earning it the current classification of a “luggable” computer, rather than a laptop.Inventor:Tim Berners-LeeA Brief History:In the late 1980s, British scientist Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web to enable information sharing between scientists and academics. It wasn’t long before the Web could conne...Interesting Fact:The first web server Berners-Lee created was so new, he had to put a sign on the computer that read, “This machine is a server. DO NOT POWER IT DOWN!”People also ask
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Dec 11, 2020 · Posted December 11, 2020. By Emily Boudreau. After a year that involved a global pandemic, school closures, nationwide remote instruction, protests for racial justice, and an election, the role of education has never been more critical or more uncertain.
21st Century Education. At GEII we look at education for the 21st century in the following ways: See 21st Century Education in Action. Competencies in the Intrapersonal Domain. 1) Intellectual Openness, including:
Mar 26, 2024 · UNESCO. Last update:26 March 2024. Summary. Transforming education to change our world. Right to education in a ruined world. The flowering of literacy. Global priorities. Building skills where they are most needed. Reimagining the future of education. Transforming education to change our world.
education today, see CEP’s 2020 publication, For the Common Good: Recommitting to Public Education in a Time of Crisis, available at www.cep-dc.org. Before Public Schools . In the early years of the nation, schooling was haphazard. Many children were excluded on the basis of income, race or ethnicity, gender, geographic location, and other ...
education, assessment systems and other supports in ways that help educators teach to these 21st century skills. The development of these 21st Century skills is a necessary but challenging endeavor. The educational system has multiple stakeholders and is slow and difficult to change. Changes must
