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Apple introduces iPad
Apple introduces iPad- tablets begin to gain popularity in educational technology -
Massive Open Online Courses
Massive Open Online Courses begin gaining in popularity (Coursera, edX, Udacity) -
The Giving Pledge
The Giving Pledge introduced by Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Melinda French Gates- Billionaires pledge to donate majority of fortune to address problems in society. -
Gates addresses CCSSO
Bill Gates addresses Council of Chief State School Officers concerning Common Core standards -
01-01-2010 - Beginning of timeline
Early 2010, approximately 20% of mobile phone users have a smartphone, or phones which can access the internet. -
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Educational Technology Timeline 2010 to 2020
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Google Chromebooks
Google Chromebooks released, introduced into classrooms -
Khan Academy
Launched in 2008, Khan Academy (and other online learning forums) gain serious traction in 2012 -
The Digital Textbook Playbook
The Digital Textbook Playbook released by FCC (contributors include Apple, ATT, Dell, Blackboard, Discover, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Samsung, Sprint, Verizon) -
McGraw Hill SmartBook
McGraw Hill SmartBook becomes popular -
Google Classroom
Google Classroom gains in popularity, allowing students and teachers to digitally create, receive, grade, share, and collaborate online with ease -
FCC Update
FCC updates Digital Textbook Playbook -
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative founded, aim is to donate a significant amount of fortune to educational technology organizations and research -
Every Student Succeeds Act
meant to replace No Child Left Behind -
TIME Magazine
TIME Magazine publishes "Screens in Schools Are a $60 Billion Hoax" -
The Cloud
"The Cloud"- Cloud computing makes it drastically easier to access assignments and work from anywhere, anytime. The ease of access of information becomes essentially only limited by whatever device you have on hand to access it. -
NAEP
The Nation's Report Card (NAEP) reveals math and reading scores have been steadily declining since 2012 -
Ed Tech apps continue gaining in popularity
Educational Technology apps (ClassDojo, Quizlet, etc.) continue gaining in popularity -
COVID-19
The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic began to change classrooms for the next several years, moving from teaching in classrooms to online and hybrid styles of teaching