Over the last few years technology implementations in the K-12 sector reached record levels, with tablets, laptops, social networking, and other e-learning technologies making their debut in classrooms around the nation. The trend is expected to continue in 2012 as districts implement e-learning tools that impact all aspects of the educational and administrative experience. To find out what’s on tap for the next several months, THE Journal conferred with several academics and instructional technologists, who reveal the top five trends to watch in the year ahead: more mobile learning, online instruction, social networking, and learning management systems, as well as teacher-led 1:1 implementations.
