Extracurricular: For technologists who do their homework

What are the hottest education technologies? The new report "America’s Digital Schools2006: A Five-Year Forecast" predicts which tools will make the largestgains over the next five years, based on responses from tech directors.

Extracurricular

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—Data courtesy of Jeanne Hayes (The Hayes Connection) and Tom Greaves (The Greaves Group)

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