Wave 1 – Agricultural Phase
(Toffler, 1980)
Wave 2 - Industrial Phase
(Toffler, 1980)
Wave 3 – Information Phase
(Toffler, 1980)

First modern visual instruction monograph
(Saettler, 2004)
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The first portable projector, also know as the
Animatograph (Saettler, 2004)
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A series of historical films that covered
important phases of the American Revolution
titled “Minute Men” was released (Saettler, 2004)
The first educational film library in a school
system was established by the Chicago Bureau
of Visual Instruction (Saettler, 2004)
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One of the first national schools of the air
began, sponsored by NBC (Saettler, 2004)
The first comprehensive series of educational
silent films is produced by Eastman Kodak
Company (Saettler, 2004)
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Films that correlated with school curriculum
were produced, called “The Movietone School
Series” (Saettler, 2004)
Electron microscope is invented
(http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/twentieth_4.htm)
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First training film was delivered to assist in
war efforts (Saettler, 2004)
Textfilms are introduced by McGraw – Hill
book company (Saettler, 2004)
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
The first modem is invented, the Bell 103 by
AT&T
The microchip is invented
(http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm)


The first handheld calculator is invented
The first internet, called ARPAnet, is invented
(http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern_2.htm)


Faggin, Hoff, and Mazor invent the
microprocessor for Intel
WordStar, the first commercially word
processing software program produced for
microcomputers is released
(http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern_3.htm)
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
The STM, or Scanning Tunneling Microscope,
is invented
Microsoft invents the Windows program
(http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern_3.htm)


Tim Berners-Lee creates the World Wide Web
and internet protocol
The Pentium processor debuts
(http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern_5.htm)


The iPod is introduced by Apple Computers
YouTube is invented
(http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/ModernInvention.htm)


Mass Production: Prices of goods were at a
much lower cost due to mass production by
businesses
The philosophy of this decade was to produce
products as quickly as possible
(http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade00.html)

During this decade, the number of supervisory
personnel grew by 66% (http://www.enotes.com/1910business-economy-american-decades)

The philosophy of the 1910’s was to
industrialize the country and, like the 1900’s,
produce products quickly
(http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade10.html)


The philosophy of this decade for businesses
was to simply meet the demands of the
consumer.
Due to the fact that the war had set a precedent
for further involvement later, businesses were
much easier to sustain.
(http://www.sagehistory.net/twenties/Twenties.htm)
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
Due to the Great Depression, the average
failure rate for businesses grew to 127 per
10,000 businesses
The mission of businesses during this time was
to survive until the economy picked up
(http://ingrimayne.com/econ/EconomicCatastrophe/GreatDepression.h
tml)
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
Businesses and government worked to build
markets and profitable trade overseas
Labor unions and close collaboration with
government produced an unwavering
domestic climate for businesses
(http://www.bookrags.com/history/america-1940s-business-and-theeconomy/)


Steadily increasing during the decade,
American exports reached all-time highs
American made products were in high demand
and reliable (http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G23468301795.html)


"It was a good time to be in business in the
United States, an era when American efficiency
and entrepreneurship were the wonder of the
world.“ Joseph Pratt and Louis Galambos
During the 1960s, big businesses dominated the
domestic economy
(http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/adec_0001_0007_0/adec_0001
_0007_0_02205.html)


Inflation was increased due to the effects of the
Vietnam War and President Johnson’s Great
Society programs
People were disappointed when the increased
federal involvement in the economy did not
have positive effects
(http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3468302597.html)


Agricultural exports declined and farmers were
hit hard
In the beginning of this decade, the nation
endured a deep recession
(http://economics.about.com/od/useconomichistory/a/economy_1980s
.htm)


Beginning in the mid-1990s, the U.S.
experienced an exceptional expansion in
economic production
Some analysts believed that a change in the
economic structure of the United States had
created a state of secure growth and low
unemployment and an opening to essentially
change the economy
(http://edq.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/21/4/354)

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
The economy has entered a recession
The unemployment rate is the highest it has
been in years
Teamwork is an essential quality in most
employees


Dewey’s Reflective Method
of Instruction (Saettler, 2004)
Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning
(http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/smarks/
Learning_theory_timeline.html)

Gestalt Phsychology
(http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/smarks/
Learning_theory_timeline.html)

Burk’s Individualized
Instruction (Saettler, 2004)

Lewin’s Field Study &
a Science of Instruction
(Saettler, 2004)

Piaget’s Genetic
Epistomology
(http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/smarks/
Learning_theory_timeline.html)


Skinner’s Operant
Conditioning (Saettler, 2004)
Guthrie’s Contiguity
Theory (http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner
/smarks/Learning_theory_timeline.html)


Hull’s Drive Reduction
Theory
Sutherland’s Theory of
Differential Association
(http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/smarks/
Learning_theory_timeline.html)


Miller’s Information
Processing Theory
Estes’ Statistical
Learning Theory
(http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/smarks/Learning_theory_timeline.
html)


Bruner’s Discovery
Learning
Freire’s Pedagogy
of the Oppressed
(http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/
smarks/Learning_theory_timeline.html)


DeBono’s Lateral
Thinking
Bransford’s TransferAppropriate Processing
(http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/smarks/Learning_theory_timeline.
html)


Habermas’ Critical
Communication Theory
Feuerstein’s Instrumental
Enrichment
(http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/smarks/Learning_theory_timeline.
html)


Lave’s Situated
Learning
Paivio’s Dual Coding
Theory
(http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/smarks/Learning_theory_timeline.
html)

Cognitivism

Behaviorism

Gas powered automobiles are introduced
(http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1900.htm)

Coal Strike
(http://www.mountaintimes.com/history/1910s/world.php3)

The Armistice is signed, ending the Great War

A flu outbreak kills over 500,000 in the U.S.
(http://www.mountaintimes.com/history/1911s/world.php3)


The Stock Market crashes and the Great
Depression begins
Scopes Monkey Trial
(http://www.albany.edu/faculty/jjpowers/risp361/projects/F_Viau_Ji
m/Laws.htm)

The Great Depression is full blown

19th Amendment gives women the right to vote
(http://www.mountaintimes.com/history/1920s/world.php3)

Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.
after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
(http://www.mountaintimes.com/history/1940s/world.php3)

Commercial television became available to the
public with thirteen stations
(http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html)

President Eisenhower uses federal troops to
desegregate schools in Arkansas
(http://www.mountaintimes.com/history/1950s/world.php3)

Civil Rights Movement began
(http://newestwear.com/blog/?p=16)



President Kennedy was assassinated
Engel vs. Vital determined that prayer in
school is unconstitutional
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his infamous
“I Have a Dream Speech” and was assassinated
in this decade (http://newestwear.com/blog/?p=16)

The Vietnam War ends
(http://newestwear.com/blog/?p=16)

Watergate Scandal
(http://www.mountaintimes.com/history/1970s/world.php3)

Computers are starting to be used in every
office, school, and some homes
(http://newestwear.com/blog/?p=16)

“Black Monday” occurs in which the Dow
Jones drops 23% in one day
(http://www.mountaintimes.com/history/1980s/world.php3)


World Wide Web is introduced and many
begin using the Internet
The Gulf War (http://newestwear.com/blog/?p=6)


Barak Obama is elected as the first African –
American President
Terrorists attacked the Twin Towers

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

Vaudeville Shows
Family get-togethers and picnics
Afternoon drives
Baseball
Barbershop Quartets
(http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade00.html)
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
Movies and plays were extremely popular
Teens enjoyed a type of dance called vamping
Ballroom dancing
Oijua board was popular
(http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade10.html)



Endurance races gained popularity
Dance marathons became popular
Movies became big, with the first talking
pictures (http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade20.html)

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
Movies were popular
Board and parlor games
Many read mystery novels
People gathered around radios
Young people danced to big bands
(http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade30.html)

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
The Office of War declared movies essential for
morale and propaganda; movies were as
popular as ever
The Jitterbug was made popular
Basketball was popular
(http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html)

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
As television became more popular, many
began following college football on television
Drive-In movies became popular
Rock & Roll
(http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade50.html)

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
Skateboards
Barbie dolls
Television
Listening to music on radios
Watching musicals
(http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade60.html)

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
The Twist became a popular dance
Television was popular as color was
introduced
As disco clubs were coming to an
end, chic clubs were opening
(http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade70.html)

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
Many Americans began using pc’s
Team sports for kids were on the rise
Cable was born and with it, MTV
The following types of music became popular:
pop, rock, new wave, punk, country, and
especially hip hop
(http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade80.html)
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
Many began surfing the Internet
Audio books allowed people to listen to a book
98% of households had a television
Video games
Tae-bo (http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade90.html)
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
Movies and television
Social networking
iPods
Wii and other gaming systems


Saettler, P. (2004) The Evolution of American
Educational Technology. Greenwich, CN:
Information Age Publishing Inc.
Toffler, A. (1980). The Third Wave. New York,
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**Many other sources were used for the
completion of this presentation. They are
presented within the presentation.