Johnson.+Key+Emerging+Technologies+for+Elem+and+Sec+Edu

=Key Emerging Technologies for Elementary and Secondary Education= By Laurnece F. Johnson, Alan Levine, Rachel S. Smith, and Keene Haywoord From the 2010 Horizon Report: k-12 edition The Education Digest v. 76 no. 1 (September 2010) p. 36-40 = = = = =Abstract= The Horizon Report series is the most visible outcome of the New Media Consortium's Horizon Project, an ongoing research effort that identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, research, or creative expression within education around the globe. The report examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative expression within the environment of pre-college education. This is the second K-12 series of reports and is produced by the NMC in collaboration with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), with the generious support of HP. =Arguments= 1. Technology is increasingly a means for empowering students, a method for communication and socializing, and a ubiquitous; transparent part of their lives. 2. Technology continues to profoundly affect the way we work, play, collaborate, communicate, learn and success. 3. The perceived value of innovation and creativity is increasing. 4. There is increasing interest in just-in-time, alternate, or non-formal avenues of education, such as online learning, mentoring, and independent study. 5. The way we think of learning environments is changing. =Key Passages= 1. Digital media literacy continues it's rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline and profession. 2. Students are different, but educational practice and the materials that support it are changing only slowly. 3. Many policy makers and educators believe that deep reform is needed, but there is little agreement as to what a new model of education might look like. 4. A key challenges is the fundamental structure of the K-12 education establishment. 5. Many activities related to learning and education take place outside fo the classroom--but these experiences are often undervalued or unacknowledged.

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