School shool adapt to the needs to of the students. SChools are behind.

This years Advisory Board consists of 45 K-12 education professionals, in addition to business and industry professionals.

The advisory board makes it's recommendation of current trends and issues. Of course, it is research based.

*Board considered likely timeframes of adoption:next yr, 2-3yr, 4-5yrs
*interest in how K-12 & higher ed overlap

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CC: Inc. opp. to take ed. at into own hands
-online
-home based
(Learning away from tradtional ed. settings)

The project consist of a series of conversations and dialogs with hundreds of technology professionals from more than two dozen countries.

The Horizon Project was launched in March 2002

collaborative/online 1 yr;mobile cloud computing 2-3 yrs; smart obects and personal web 4-5 yrs

Cell phones aren't just phones! More & more are becoming the primary source of internet access, social networking, etc.

CC: Tech. adopted and used daily as part of classroom activities
- scares resources (Pro. Dev., peers, training, prep time)

CC: Real Life Experiences
-use tech. they are familiar with
- projects with real life ex.
- mentoring from community members
* Help retain st. in school

timeline continued 2-3 years and 4-5 years;problems of implementation include filters, access to laptops or mobile devices

CC: Students are different
- but educational practices and materials are changing slowly
-it must change along with the change in our students

CC: New Skills
-Info. literacy
- Visual Literacy
- Tech. Literacy

Top trends, con't
3. web is personal "skinning" (customizing) 4. learning environments r changing "more spaces" 5. innovation and creativity -increased value

Are you into "skinning"? Personalizing content in games and websites that is at odds with what they find you find in the classroom.

Technology has changed the way people communicate and work, and is the primary way people now stay in touch. Technology empowers students.

Collaborative environments are empowering for students and staff. Communication without borders - globally. Sharing ideas rather than creating.

Online communication tools cost little or nothing. Plus, they have the ability to remove barriers of geography and time in the school environment.

* ongoing research project to identify & describe emerging technologies expected to impact education
*Advisory Board represent education, technology

New Media Consortium's Horizon Project identifies and describes emerging technology for pre-college education;includes timeline for implementation of next year;

This is a large indictment of current practices. The 'Critical Challenges' make clear we are not meeting student needs. 21st century educators need to adjust

Collaboration increasingly valued in workplace. Many online tools support it - within a classroom or school or around the world.

Top 5 Key trends:
1.technology profoundly affects us. Those more facile will advance. 2.tech empowers -reach beyond classroom, primary way to stay in touch.

Technology is the PRIMARY way to stay in touch!

Digital is now seen as a factor of education.

What does it mean to be a 21st Century Educator? How does your definition impact student learning?

Based on what you read in the Horizon Report, what can YOU do to support these emerging technologies, trends, and challenges?