ISTE 2011, Monday, June 27, Horizon Report 2011 - K-12 Edition

2011 Horizon Report, K-12 Edition
Larry Johnson, CEO, The New Media Consortium
COSN, ISTE, and NMC collaboration.
2004, first report looking at different sectors and parts of the world.
The project is found at navigator.NMC.org
There's a wiki found at k12.wiki.NMC.org
Report focuses on students and learning and emerging technologies.
NMC tracks emerging tech and trends and boil down by ranking system with experts.
Diverse group of thinkers agree on trends:
-rethinking roles as educators
-decentralization of services and cloud
-wherever whatever whenever
-perceived value of innovation and creativity
-technology profoundly affects success
Impediments:
-personalized learning is lagging
-digital literacy continues to be paramount
-economic pressure
-k12 establishment system is under assault
-learning now takes place outside the walls
Cloud, mobiles, social networks, game based, open content, pln, learning analytics with dashboards for teachers and others,thin screens, flexible interfaces
NMC.org/horizon
COSN interested in helping CTO's identify emerging technology
What are the next steps?
What are the unintended consequences?
The toolkit is free and downloadable for how to use the tools to solve major problems for school districts. Toolkit is very accessible and flexible - use it with school board, pta's, etc...
COSN.org/horizon
#hzk11
Bit.ly/horizon-nominate