Horizon Report 2009 K 12
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Horizon Report 2009 K-12
What are the emerging technologies?
• Collaborative Environments– Virtual environments where students and teachers
can communicate, share information and work together.
– Can be simple tools like a wiki to a full 3D environment like Second Life.
• Examples:– Voicethread, Google Docs, Sharepoint, social
networking sites, and see the Horizon Report
Horizon 1: 12 months or less
Horizon 1: 12 months or less
• Online Communication Tools– Allow users to connect from anywhere, anytime– Synchronous or asynchronous
• Examples– Skype (desktop videoconferencing), microblogging
(Twitter), instant messaging, Edmodo
Horizon 2: Two to three years
• Mobiles– Blackberry, iPhone etc– 1.2 billion per year– By 2020 will be primary means of connectivity
• Cloud Computing– Resources from large “server farms”
• Examples:– Flickr, Google Docs, Youtube
Horizon 3: Four to five years
• Smart Objects• Personal Web