Educational Technology Timeline: Amy M. Cantymagli
Decade Toffler’s Three Waves Technology and Innovation Business Educational Theories Society and Culture Popular Culture/Events
1700 8000 B.C.-1750
The First Wave Ends
Agricultural Age
1900 1901 1900 1900 1905 1903
Marconi creates a radio Over 4,000 Interpretation of The first Yellow Pages The Wright Brothers take
system that transmits automobiles are Dreams is published by published. their first flight.
Morse Code sold in America. Sigmund Freud. (The Smithsonian
(Noble Lectures, 1967) (Elert, 2003) (Brians, 1998) National Air and Space
Museum)
1900 1902 1901 1905 1906 1905
The first electric typewriter Ten companies The Carnegie Well over 700 people The jukebox is invented.
is invented. merge to form the Foundation for the die in an earthquake in
(Paul, 2001) United States Steel Advancement of San Francisco.
Company. Teaching is founded. (U.S. Geological Survey,
(US Steel, 2010) (CFAT) 2009)
1910 1913 1911 1911 1915 1912
Thomas Edison showcases 92% of the world’s The first Montessori The Titanic sinks. Girl Scouts were created
the first talking motion tobacco business is school opens. (RMS Titanic, Inc., 2010) by Juliette Gordon Lowe.
picture. controlled by (Lone Star Girl Scout
(American Physical Society, American Tobacco Council)
2010) Company.
1910 1912 1913 1916 1919 1910s
th
Brunsviga sells 20,000 The Federal The American The 19 Amendment is Labor unions remain
calculators. Reserve system is Federation of Teachers ratified. popular and middle class
created for all is founded. (NARA, 2010) remains unhappy.
national banks. (AFT) (Whitley, 1999)
(Federal Reserve
System, 2007)
1920 1920 1920 1926 1920s 1921
KDKA becomes the nation’s Esch-Cummins Act The first School The Harlem The first Miss America
first radio broadcast allowed railroads Aptitude Test (SAT) is Renaissance centers pageant is held in
station. to return to private used. around Harlem, N.Y. Atlantic City.
(PBS Online, 1998) ownership. (A&E Television (PBS Online)
(Wiley-Blackwell) Networks, 2010)
1920 1924 1929 1927 1920 1928
IBM is founded. The stock market Ivan Pavlov releases The Volstead Act is “Steamboat Willie” is
(Bloomberg BW, 2010) crashes. Conditioned Reflexes. made effective. released by Walt Disney.
(Wattenberg) (Green) (MultiEducator, Inc.,
2000)
1930 1931 1939 1935 1933 1934
RCA Victor creates the first The first Unemployed workers Hitler seizes power of The game Monopoly is
long-playing phonograph. unemployment construct public Germany. created by the Parker
check is given out. schools as part of the (MultiEducator, Inc., Brothers.
Works Progress 2000) (Hasbro, 2010)
Administration.
(Bing)
1930 1938 1938 1938 1939 1937
Lazslo Biro creates the Hewlett-Packard The Behavior of World War II begins as Amelia Earhart
ballpoint pen. builds the audio Organisms: An Germany invades disappears.
(European Patent Office, oscillator. Experimental Analysis, Poland. (The Family of Amelia
2007) (hp Memory by B.F. Skinner, is (MultiEducator, Inc., Earhart)
Project) published. 2000)
(Saul, 1941)
1940 1942 1942 1941 1941 1940
Electric photography is Chrysler, Ford, and NE Miller and J. Dollard Japanese bomb Pearl The Adventures of
patented by Chester F. General Motors propose the social Harbor. Superman debuts on
Carlson. begin military cognitive theory. (Naval History and radio.
(MIT, 1997) production. (University of Twente, Heritage)
(Mullin, 1985) 2004)
1940 1947 1948 1946 1945 1945
Richard and Maurice
Edwin Land introduces Edgar Dale and the The first atomic bombs Anne Frank dies.
McDonald open their
Polaroid film. first fast-food Cone of Experience were used. (Anne Frank Center USA)
(Ament, 2007) restaurant. (Molenda) (The Manhattan
(McGahern, 2010) Project)
1950 1954 1959 1953 1952 1954
(1750-1950)
The first coast-to-coast The first credit card B.F. Skinner constructs The Immigration and Segregation made illegal
The Second Wave Ends
The Industrial Age color television broadcast is is created by his first teaching Naturalization Act of in United States.
aired on NBC. American Express. machine. 1952 removes ethnic (Zimmerman)
(Powelson, 2003) (Starbuck-Gersen, (Vargas, 2005) and racial barriers when
& Woosley, 2009) becoming a U.S. citizen.
(U.S. Dept. of State)
1950 1954 1958 1954 1955 1959
Skinner creates the President Maslow’s Hierarchy of Rosa Parks refused to The Barbie doll is
teaching machine. Eisenhower signs Needs give up her seat, invented for children.
(Wleklinski) an act that creates (Simons, Irwin, & marking the beginning
NASA. Drinnien, 1987) of the Montgomery Bus
(Eisenhower Boycott.
Foundation, 2000) (Rosa and Raymond
Parks Institute for Self
Development, 2008)
1960 1963 1965 1962 1960 1967
Doug Engelbart creates the Medicare is signed The book, Preparing The first birth control The first Super Bowl is
computer mouse. into law by Instructional Objectives pill, the Enovid 10, is played.
(Griffin) President Johnson. by Robert Mager sold in Illinois. (NFL Enterprises)
(Social Security popularizes (Logan, 2005)
Online, 2010) performance
objectives.
(“Mager’s tips on,”
1999)
1960 1969 1962 1963 1969 1969
The ATM allows bankers to The first Wal-Mart The Keller Plan is used Apollo 11 lands on the Sesame Street debuts.
make transactions all over opens in Arkansas. in college classes. moon. (A&E Television
the world. (Wal-Mart Student (Herzberg) (The Smithsonian Networks, 2010)
(A&E Television Networks, Packet) National Air and Space
2010) Museum)
1970 1971 1973 1970 1970 1973
The floppy disk is Fed-Ex begins Jean Piaget writes The The Kent State Abortion is legalized in
introduced. service to over 25 Science of Education. Massacre occurs. the United States.
(Weyhrich, 2010) cities. (Lewis & Hensley, 1998) (Touro Law Center, 2010)
(FedEx, 2010)
1970 1977 1976 1975 1973 1979
The first Xerox laser printer The founders of Newsweek publishes a Paris Peace Accords Mother Teresa is
is developed. Apple sell their first story called “Why (PBS Online, 2000) awarded the Nobel Peace
(Bellis, 2001) personal Johnny Can’t Write.” Prize.
computers. (The Nobel Foundation)
(Bellis, 2010)
1980 1984 1985 1981 1980 1981
Apple Macintosh computer Chicago A.M. John Holt writes a book Saddam Hussein MTV airs a music channel
makes its debut. becomes the Oprah advocating home launches war against 24 hours a day.
(Howe, 2010) Winfrey Show. schooling. Iran. (MBC, 2010)
(American (Farenga, 2010) (Global Security.org,
Academy of 2005)
Achievement,
2009)
1980 1987 1987 1983 1984 1984
Bill Atkinson develops the The first Microsoft A Nation At Risk is Gandhi is assassinated. AIDS is identified as
HyperCard. CD-ROM is released by the (Eyewitness to History, Acquired Immune
(Leander, 2010) Microsoft National Commission 2005) Deficiency.
Bookshelf. on Excellence in (BBC News, 2010)
Education.
(N. Commission on
Excellence in
Education, 1999)
1990 (1955-1999) 1991 1994 1991 1997 1990
The Third Wave Ends The Smart Board is created General Electric Minnesota passes a Princess Diana dies in Nelson Mandela is freed
Information Age by SMART Technologies. becomes the first charter school law. car crash. from prison.
(Lackney, 2009) (SMART Technologies, Fortune-500 (Center for Education (BBC News, 2010) (BBC News, 2010)
2010) company to have a Reform, 2010)
website.
(General Electric
Company, 2010)
1990 1995 1999 1992 1999 1995
Microsoft Internet Explorer America Online The first charter school Columbine school OJ Simpson trial begins.
is released to the public. busy Netscape for opens in Minnesota. shooting takes place in (CNN, 2007)
(Microsoft Corporation, $4.2 billion. (‘Resources on Colorado.
2003) (Junnarker & Clark, Minnesota’, 2010) (Toppo, 2009)
1998)
2000 (2000-) 2001 2001 2001 2000 2003
The Fourth Wave Apple’s iPod is released. Amazon makes a No Child Left Behind is Y2K is a concern as Toyota’s Hybrid Car is
st
The Knowledge Wave (Apple, Inc., 2001) profit of $5.1 approved by Congress society enters the 21 introduced.
(Lackney, 2009) million. and signed by century. (Time, Inc., 2010)
(Dignan, 2002) President Bush.
(U.S. Department of
Education, 2004)
2000 2005 2002 2003 2001 2000s
YouTube is invented. Hewlett-Packard The Higher Education Twin Towers in NYC are American Idol is a
(Long, 2008) purchases Compaq Act is changed and hit by planes. television phenomenon.
Computer reauthorized. (FOX.com, 2010)
Corporation. (Govtrack, 2007)
(Vance, 2007)
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Clark, D. (2008, May 28). Alvin Toffler-The Third Wave-1980. Retrieved March 18, 2010, from
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Lackney, J. A. (2009). Knowledge society. Retrieved March 18, 2010, from
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A&E Television Networks. (2010). This Day in history: first ATM opens for business. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-atm-opens-for-business
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