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It is the mission of this website to assist in the development of learning environments that promote Career and Technical Education as well as academic excellence. To provide examples of effective 21st century teaching and learning strategies in order to assist in the development of more engaged and motivated classrooms. To provide multimedia Podcasts and articles to facilitate an understanding of how to implement technology and multimedia in classrooms regardless of content area. To encourage independent and personalized learning by teaching students to enjoy the process of learning. To assist teachers in becoming facilitators of learning.
Top 6 Emerging Technologies
In her article entitled The Top 6 Emerging Technologies in K-12 Education, author Tanya Roscorla describes the technologies recently identified by the New Media Consortium that will most likely have an impact on K-12 education.
According to their website,
The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international not-for-profit consortium of learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies…As part of its ongoing research, the NMC identifies areas of potential impact in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry.
The NMC published a report stating that over the next five years, the education world will supposedly “embrace cloud computing, mobiles, game-based learning, open content, learning analytics and personal learning environments.”
The complete NMC Horizon Report: 2011 K-12 Edition can be accessed here.
