CoSN Resources

Reports

Horizon Report: 2010 K–12 Edition
New Media Consortium, 2010.

Leadership for Web 2.0 in Education: Promise & Reality
This 2009 report summarizes findings of a nationwide survey of 1,200 school administrators and recommendations for action.

Compendium articles

One-page executive summaries are available to download, entire reports are for CoSN members only.

Web 2.0 in Education: Policy, Practice and Progress
Bosco, J. (2009).This article by James Bosco, project director of the Leading with Web 2.0 initiative, describes the policy and leadership challenges and potential for fully embracing Web 2.0 in schools.

EdTechNext reports on emerging technology for K–12 education

Full text EdTechNext Reports are available for members only.

3G and Beyond: Smart, Mobile Devices and e-Readers
This 2010 report explains the “mobile Web,” and the ways in which people are using powerful, hybrid devices on the go for personalized, social experiences and for learning.

Cloud Computing: A Billowing Virtual Infrastructure for Services—and Savings
This 2009–10 report explains the “new paradigm” and “disruptive technology” that is transforming the way people access data, computing applications and connectivity to the Web.

Social Networking: Personalized Content, Conversations & Communities
This 2009 report describes online social networking, social bookmarking, research and collaborative tools and their applications in education.

Web 2.0: Punching Up Participation and Interaction
This 2008 report describes the educational potential and technical considerations of Web 2.0.

Research Finder

Web 2.0 In Schools: Research Database
This database is provided by the Consortium for Social Networking's Web 2.0 In Schools: Policy and Leadership Initiative which is aimed at assisting schools throughout the United States to make effective use of Web 2.0 applications for teaching and learning.

Resources

CoSN’s Framework of Essential Skills of the K–12 CTO (version 2.0)
CoSN developed a Framework to define the essential skills that Chief Technology Officers defining the professional development needs of these executive-level technology leaders. It also lays the groundwork for a nationally recognized program for certification, which will help ensure that these executive-level technology leaders possess the skills and competencies necessary to provide school district technology leadership in the 21st century.

Reports

Compendium articles

EdTechNext reports on emerging technology for K–12 education

Research Finder

Resources

Web 2.0 Tools & Resources section