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NMC Horizon Report Profiles Six “Key Emerging Technologies” for Elementary and Secondary Education
By Consortium for Social Networking
April 13, 2010

NMC Horizon Report Profiles Six “Key Emerging Technologies” for Elementary and Secondary Education; Companion Toolkit to Generate Dialogue Among Educators
 
Austin, TX  (April 13, 2010) – The New Media Consortium (NMC) today released the 2010 Horizon Report: K-12 Edition, the second in an annual series of reports focused on emerging technology use in elementary and secondary education. The report identifies and describes six emerging technologies that will likely have a significant impact on K-12 education in the next one to five years. The K-12 Report springs from the renowned Horizon Project, the research effort that each year produces the Horizon Report for higher education. It was produced by the NMC in collaboration with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), with the generous support of HP. This is the first year the Report has been released with a companion Toolkit to foster a dialogue at educational institutions about how emerging technologies can improve learning in K-12 education.
 
"We are excited to continue the K-12 series and our partnership with CoSN, with the release of this Report," said Larry Johnson, CEO of the NMC. "The 2009 K-12 Report was very well received, and we hope that this edition will also prove useful to educators as a resource for planning and dialogue around the use of technology for teaching and learning. The technologies profiled in this year’s Report show tremendous promise for transforming education at the very deepest levels."
 
"The 2010 K-12 Report is a very valuable resource for school districts that are interested in harnessing the power of educational technologies," said Keith Krueger, CEO of CoSN. "For educators on a quest to help students grow as 21st century learners, this Report is a must-read, one-stop source for information about emerging technologies that have the potential to transform education. We hope to see continued conversation around the Report throughout the year and are releasing companion materials like the 2010 Horizon Report: K-12 Edition Toolkit to help make that possible."

The 2010 Horizon Report: K-12 Edition Toolkit is designed to extend the reach of the Report by serving as a roadmap for stakeholders responsible for implementing emerging technologies. Phase one of the Toolkit was made available to educators today, with phase two to be released in the coming months. Both versions will contain a PowerPoint presentation template on each of the six technologies and a Discussion Facilitator’s Guide that provides guiding questions to stimulate group thinking about the Report and new technologies. 

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