Top 10 educational technology stories of '06

Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2006: eSN counts down the ten most significant educational technology stories of the past year From eSchool News staff reports
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Part 1: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=6743
10. Cell phones: The good, the bad, and the ugly
9. One-to-one computing: Promising solution--or overhyped mistake?
8. Video-gaming in the classroom: Playing attention
7. 21st-century learning environments: Building schools of the future
6. Social-networking web sites challenge policy makers

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5. Online learning comes of age, multiplying the opportunities available to students and teachers.
4. Video goes 'viral,' expanding the reach of college lectures--and turning ordinary students into internet celebrities.
3. Education 2.0 has arrived: The emergence of web-based services and other open technology alternatives is changing the nature of school software.
2. Disaster planning takes on added importance for schools--and technology plays a huge role.
1. Elections bring a 'changing of the guard': New Democratic majority in Congress set to tackle several education issues.