Grade School Tech Timeline

By hsr
  • 2005: Overhead Projectors

    2005: Overhead Projectors

    In kindergarten, my teacher used an overhead projector to show letters and shapes on a big screen. She’d write on clear plastic sheets with markers, and we’d watch as it showed up on the wall.
  • 2006: CD Players

    2006: CD Players

    In 1st grade, we used CD players during reading time. Sometimes we brought our own from home to listen to books or music.
  • 2008: Desktop Computers

    2008: Desktop Computers

    By 3rd grade, we went to the STEM lab once a week and used desktop computers to take state tests.
  • 2009: MacBooks in the Classroom

    2009: MacBooks in the Classroom

    In 5th grade, we got to use the older white MacBook laptops during class. We also visited the STEM lab for our technology class to practice using the internet.
  • 2010: Smart Boards

    2010: Smart Boards

    Our fifth-grade classroom had a SmartBoard that teachers used as a whiteboard and to play videos on.