This report is based on the internationally recognized NMC Horizon Report series and regional NMC Technology Outlooks that are part of the NMC Horizon Project. It is a comprehensive research venture established in 2002 that
identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact over the coming five years
in education around the globe.

This volume, the NMC Horizon Report: 2012 K-12 Edition, examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry within the environment of pre-college education. While there are many local factors affecting the practice of education, there are also issues that transcend regional boundaries and questions we all face in K-12 education; it was with these questions in mind that this report was created.