2006 is coming to an end real soon. so what has been the top 10 ed-tech stories stirring up in the states, read this report from eSchoolNews to find out 🙂 oh btw, Part 2 of the article goes here.
a quick glance at the ‘headlines’:
10. Cell phones: The good, the bad, and the ugly
9. One-to-one computing: Promising solution–or overhyped mistake?
8. Video-gaming in the classroom: Playing attention
7. 21st-century learning environments: Building schools of the future
6. Social-networking web sites challenge policy makers
5. Online learning comes of age, multiplying the opportunities available to students and teachers.
4. Video goes ‘viral,’ expanding the reach of college lectures–and turning ordinary students into internet celebrities.
3. Education 2.0 has arrived: The emergence of web-based services and other open technology alternatives is changing the nature of school software.
2. Disaster planning takes on added importance for schools–and technology plays a huge role.
1. Elections bring a ‘changing of the guard’: New Democratic majority in Congress set to tackle several education issues.