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The Rise of The Gatekeeper (1980-2019)
==Pre-1980==
Dramatic changes in educational use of technology occurred between 1980 and 2040. Before the 1980s, the 20th century technology boom saw new devices rapidly entering the classroom and revolutionizing the way students learn.
Brief Technology Summary: • The first instructional (silent) films were produced in 1910. Thomas Edison voiced concerns that film would replace teachers and textbooks in the classroom. • The 1930s introduced the ‘Audiovisual Instruction Movement.’ Some expressed concerns that radio would replace teachers and textbooks in classrooms. Radio and film, now with sound, however, proved to have little effect on teachers’ instructional practices. • The 1950s brought interest in using television into the classroom to be used as a teaching device. Millions of dollars were filtered into creating educational programming made for television. Fears that television in the classroom would greatly impact instruction were expressed, but its use in schools had fizzled by the end of the decade because people saw educational programming as nothing more than a teachers giving lectures.
1980s
Computers were not incorporated in Ontario public schools until the 1980s. By the 1980s, computers could fit on desktops, making them more manageable for keeping inside school buildings. Computers, however, had still not been fully integrated into instruction, as higher costs meant schools still had few available. Limited numbers of computers in schools became a major issue, leaving many teachers unable to provide enough computers for students to use. As a result, computers were usually kept in school libraries, meant to be shared among all students. Computer programs, at this time, usually supported drilling and practice, making them easily adoptable for instructional use. By 1989, however, computer usage shifted from being a relative rarity in public schools, to being present in nearly every Ontario school district (Wiki).
1990s
The early 1990s marks the real beginning of modern media technology incorporated into educational teaching and learning. This increase in educational integration was made easier by advances in hardware, such as CD-ROMs, and the development of presentation programs, such as Microsoft PowerPoint. The movement of computers from libraries into classrooms, along with the accelerating of the internet, contributed to the growing interest in teachers using computers for educational purposes. As collaborative classroom environments became mainstream, more schools began to invest in powerful networks and faster internet connections. By 1996, school boards declared it their aim to make computers available to every student (Wiki; https://classroom.synonym.com/influence-internet-education-6593610.html)
‘Invasive Technology’ in Film (1995)
In 1995, director Irwin Winkler released a feature film called The Net. The film followed character Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock), a software engineer and program debugger. Upon receipt of a game, titled Mozart’s Ghost, Bennet is directed towards a “π” symbol appearing near the bottom of the computer screen. Clicking on the symbol leads Bennett to gain access to evidence of identity theft and corruption operating through a digital security program called The Gatekeeper. Using the Password BER5248833, Bennett uncovers the program’s limitless access to edit people’s personal, confidential, records. Having her own identity and online records edited, Bennet fights to gain back not only her online identity, but her real-world life.
