Axia College Material Technology Use Timeline Appendix D Between 1992 and 1995 the District obtained its first Web server giving the school district its first presence on the Internet Currently U S schools use technology significantly more than they did in the past Research the use of technology in schools from 1980 until present day Fill in the timeline below with events to depict the changes in school technology since 1980 You need to discuss a minimum of two events per decade for a total of at least six events Cite your sources in APA format on the next page In the mid to late 1970s typewriters were still the mainstay in Broward s business classes because computers which only did word processing cost 16 000 each But in 1982 the District was one of the first school districts to purchase computers for students to use in business education programs By 1985 computers within business education labs began to be networked together and LCD panels began to show up in most high schools The panels allowed a computer screen to be projected to an entire class In a continuing effort to reach out to people of all cultures during the 2001 02 school year the Broward School District became the first in Florida to translate its Web site into three languages 1980 19851989 1990 1995 1999 2000 2002 2010 Between 1984 and 1986 technology was introduced into school libraries Librarians began to use computers to track circulation and inventory A new technology project initiated in 2002 enables parents to keep up with their children s progress at school on a daily basis Available to students and parents across the District can be accessed through the District s Web site After a few simple clicks parents and students can access grades attendance records test scores class rank and much more If a parent finds something out of the ordinary they can schedule an appointment with a school guidance counselor To meet that challenge between 1996 and 1999 the District implemented the Data Warehouse an online storage center that houses District and student data In the old days if teachers wanted to see the past histories of their students they needed to contact their students former teachers or previous schools AED 201 Broward County Public Schools 2009 The History of Broward County Public Schools Retrieved on June 12 2009 from http www browardschools com history 1980 htm References AED 201
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