Digital Timeline of Toffler’s Wave Theory

Brandy CollinsMay 16, 2010

Strand 1Toffler’s Wave Theory

Agricultural Age1600-1750Large, extended familiesFound land and settled, began domesticating animals and herding cattle The children were typically homeschooled by someone in the family

Industrial Age1750-1950Families become nuclearPeople moved into larger citiesStandardized materials were created and mass production became a reality

Information Age1950-2000One Parent families are common, both parents work outside the homeTechnologies advance: automobiles, computers, cell phones and Internet become common in most households

Communication Age2000-CurrentOne parent families still common, Both parents work outside the home still common as wellThe ability to collaborate and communicate with others using technologyDigital classrooms, online classes/schools are extremely common

Resources:Dede, C (Speaker), (2008). The Next Wave, Part 2. Laureate Education, Inc.Thornburg, D. (Speaker), (2008). The Next Wave, Part 1. Laureate Education, Inc.Toffler, Alvin (1980). The Third Wave. New York: Bantam Books Cambridge University Press.

Strand 2Key technological advances and

innovations for each decade

1900-19101900-- George Eastman makes first portable camera that's affordable and open to the public 1901-Electric typewriter is invented1903- Orville and Wilbur Wright take the first test flight in their plane at Kitty Hawk, NC 1904-The answering machine is invented1905-The first Yellow Pages is invented1906-An animated cartoon is created1907- The Lamiere brothers create still color photography1909- First subject on radio talk is about woman's suffrage

1910-19201910-Thomas Edison invented the first talking motion picture1911-Curtiss invented the first Air Conditioner1911-Kettering invented the first self starter for the automobile1915-AT&T invented the first long distant radio phone1919-Charles Strite invents the first pop up toaster

1920-19301920- The first commercial radio broadcast is made1923-Garrett A. Morgan invents the traffic signal1925-John L. Baird invented the mechanical television1927- Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

1930-19401930- Vannevar Bush at MIT invented the "differential analyzer", or analog computer1932-Edward H. Land invented the Polaroid1933-Edwin H. Armstrong created the Frequency Modulation (FM)1934- Joseph Begun invents the first tape recorder for broadcasting - first magnetic recording1936- Bell Labs invents the voice recognition machine

1940-19501940- Peter Goldmark invents modern color television system1941- Konrad Zuse's Z3, the first computer controlled by software1942-John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry built the first electronic digital computer1944-William Kolff invented he kidney dialysis machine 1946-Percy Spencer invented the first microwave

1950-19601950- Ralph Schneider invented the first credit card (Diners)1951-Charles Ginsburg invented the first video tape recorder1951- Francis W. Davis invented power steering1956- The first computer hard disk used1957-Fortran computer language was invented1958- The computer modem invented

1960-19701963-Audio cassette was invented1964-John G. Kemeny and Tom Kurtz invented the BASIC computer language1967- The first handheld calculator invented1968- Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse1969- The arpanet (first internet) invented

1970-19801971- James Fergason invented the liquid-crystal display (LCD)1973-Robert Metcalfe and Xerox invented Ethernet1978- Robert K. Jarvik invented the artificial heart Jarvik-71979-Cell phones were invented

1980-19901981-The first IBM-PC computer was invented1984-The first Apple computer was invented1985- Windows program invented by Microsoft1986- Fuji introduced the disposable camera1988- Digital cellular phones invented

1990-20001991- The digital answering machine invented1993-The Pentium Processor was invented1995- DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) invented1996-Web TV was invented

2000-20102001-Apple announced their version of the portable music player –The Ipod2001-Artificial liver invented by Dr. Kenneth Matsumura and Alin Foundation2003- Toyota's Hybrid Car2005- YouTube - the online video sharing and viewing community - was invented in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim

Resources:1. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27, 2010, from http://

www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html2. (n.d.). Retrieved April 8, 2010, from http://

www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1900.htm

Strand 3The Nature of Work: Business

and Corporate Philosophies

1900-19101900-Only 19% of women of working age were part of the workforce1908-Henry Ford begins selling automobiles

1910-19201913-The U.S. government establishes the Department of Labor1919-A record number of 4 million workers strike

1920-19301920-Farm organization set up lobbies in Washington1929-The stock market crashes on October 24th—this day became known as “Black Thursday”

1930-19401930-1933-The Great Depression Begins1938-Fair Labor Standards Act establishes the minimum wage

1940-19501947-American investments abroad reached an all time high of 26.7 billion1949-Fair Labor Standards Act outlaws child labor

1950-19601950-31% of U.S. women worked outside the home1950-1st credit cards are issued

1960-19701963-Congress passes the Equal Pay Act1969-The first ATM machine begins operating in New York

1970-19801975-Founding of Microsoft1979-Stagflation Federal Reserve Board tightens down on the supply of money

1980-19901980-Unemployment averages 7.1%1980-President Carter signs first Chrysler bailout

1990-20001990-Inception of the Internet for commerce was introduced1998-The search engine Google was founded

2000-20102001-ENRON files for bankruptsy2009-Bernie Madoff jailed

Resources1. (n.d.). Retrieved April 8, 2010, from http://

www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1900.htm

Strand 4Educational theories of learning

and instruction

1900-19101901-John Dewey interpreted the method of empirical science in educational terms1902-Edward Thorndike offered his 1st scientific theory of learning

1910-19201912-Frederic Burc developed one of the 1st systems of individual instruction at the San Francisco State Normal School1919-Washburne’s Winnetka Plan was developed

1920-19301920-Educational Films came out 1925-Henry Clinton Morrison’s--Morrison PlanLate 1920’s-Lewin’s Field Theory and Science of Instruction were experimented

1930-19401930-Fox Films seeks to place a projector in every classroom1933-Ralph W. Tyler Eight Year Study use of general and behavioral objectives and formative evaluation1934-Visual Instruction books published at an increased rate

1940-19501942-Jean Piaget’s Child Development1947-B F Skinner’s Operant Conditioning1949-Ralph Tyler publishes Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction

1950-19601954-B.F. Skinner publishes The Science o Learning and the Art of Teaching1956-Benjamin Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives1957-Programmed Instruction

1960-19701960-PLATO project begins1965-Elementary and Secondary Education Act was established1968-Personalized Instruction—Keller Plan1969-First broadcast of Sesame Street

1970-19801970’s-Robert Mager introduced Criterion Referenced Instruction 1976-Cognitive Science begins to influence education

1980-19901982-Mastery of Teaching by Madeline Hunter was published1983-Howard Gardner publishes Multiple Intelligences1983-MD Merrill established the Component Display Theory

1990-20001990-IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act) was put into force1990’s-Multimedia as an instructional tool becomes more popular1991-First charter schools begin1995-Bernie Dodge and Tom March developed Webquest which are used by teachers/instructors

2000-20102001-No Child Left Behind was put into act2008-Obama is elected into office and NCLB may end up lapsing

Resources:1. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from

http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.html

Strand 5Nature of society and culture: What key events determined the thinking of the decade?

1900-1910The Wright brothers invent the first gas motored and manned airplane 1905- Albert Einstein published the Theory of Relativity and made famous the equation, E = mc21906-The Wright brothers sell their first airplane1907-1st successful human blood transfusion

1910-19201911- Charles Franklin Kettering invents the first automobile electrical ignition system1916-American’s worst polio epidemic

1920-19301920-19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women the right to vote was written1921- Artificial life begins -- the first robot built1926-Robert Goodard invents liquid fueled rockets

1930-19401931-The Empire State Building was completed1932- Carl C. Magee invents the first parking meter1933- Richard M. Hollingshead builds a prototype drive-in movie theater in his driveway1937- The first jet engine is built.

1940-19501944- The kidney dialysis machine invented by Willem Kolff1945- The atomic bomb invented1947- Mobile phones first invented (although cell phones were not sold commercially until 1983)

1950-19601950-The first credit card (Diners) invented by Ralph Schneider1953- Radial tires invented1954- Oral contraceptives invented - the pill1959- The internal pacemaker invented by Wilson Greatbatch

1960-19701963-Assassination of John F. Kennedy1969- The artificial heart invented1969-First ATM is invented and put into use

1970-19801972-President Nixon signs into U.S.—Father’s Day will be the 3rd Sunday in June1973-Roe vs. Wade1973- Gene splicing invented

1980-19901980- The hepatitis-B vaccine invented1982- Human growth hormone genetically engineered1983- Soft bifocal contact lens invented1986-Shuttle Challenger disaster

1990-20001990- The World Wide Web and Internet protocol (HTTP) and WWW language (HTML) created by Tim Berners-Lee1993-The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy is implemented for the U.S military1999-Columbine High School Massacre

2000-20102001- AbioCor artificial heart invented by AbiomedVermont becomes the first state in the country to legally recognize civil unions between gay and lesbian couplesFlorida ballot controversy over presidency occurs—George W. Bush accepts presidency after this occurance

Resources:1. (n.d.). Retrieved April 20, 2010, from http://

www.unc.edu/depts/europe/pedagogy/meta/mod3/time_us.pdf

Strand 6Political

1900-19101905-The Russian Revolution begins1907-2nd Haque Peace Conference

1910-19201910-NAACP was formed1911- The most successful American Progressive Party is created, first being named the National Progressive RepublicanLeague, and then, under the leadership of former President Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party, or more popularly, the Bull Moose Party1919- Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan, and later Germany and the USSR, form the League of Nations at the Paris Peace Conference. The United States does not ratify the treaty or the covenant of the league

1920-19301920-19th Amendment ratified1920- In response to the Red Scare, in which nearly 10,000suspected communists were detained by the U.S. government,the American Union Against Militarism (AUAM) and other progressive groups band together to form the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

1930-19401930’s-Great Depression1933-Upon his inauguration and as a result of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt enacts his New Deal policies,which become the largest and most liberal restructuring of the U.S. government in history

1940-19501942-Declaration of United Nations signed in Washington1945-The U.S. and Soviet Union emerged as powerful nations

1950-19601954- Martin Luther King, Jr. begins his career as the leader ofthe civil rights movement and plans the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott1954- In the aftermath of the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, which began desegregation in America’s public schools, Robert P. Patterson forms the White Citizen s’ Council, whose purpose is to preserve segregation regardless of the Brown ruling

1960-19701961-U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba1964- The Civil Rights Act is passed, which guarantees equalaccess to commercial establishments, travel facilities,housing, employment, and all government benefitswithout regard to race

1970-19801972-President Nixon Watergate Scandal1973-Roe vs. Wade1979- Saddam Hussein, who would remain in power for nearly 25 years before an invasion ousted him, becomes the leader of Iraq

1980-19901984- Ronald Reagan wins a second term of the U.S. residency over Democratic candidate Walter Mondale with the largest electoral margin in history, signifying the success of rightist politics in America1980’s-Global warming awareness begins

1990-20001990-Operation Desert Storm1990-1991-Persian Gulf War1991-The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is officiallydissolved, having collapsed under the liberal policies ofMikhail Gorbachev

2000-20102001-Terrorist attack in New York2003Citing a new doctrine of preemptive war, the United States and Great Britain invade Iraq and topple dictatorSaddam Hussein

Resources(n.d.). Retrieved May 2, 2010, from http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/5311_Carlisle_Timeline__of_Politics.pdf

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