Tom Hoffman has an edu-tech wish-list for 2004, and its an excellent list. (I personally love the first one — let’s get schools demanding control of their own data — and the fifth one — hey Six Apart, how about an educational version of MT that is tailored a bit more to school needs? Oh…and keep it free. Hm. Maybe I’m asking a bit much.)

But I’ll add a few more:

• More school systems — especially New York City — understanding that schools are content-providers and let schools host their own services. Give more teachers and students and administrators email and web tools.
• More understanding of how technology is a progressive educational tool. Let’s get more programs like blogging that encourage student writing, student creation, student-centered learning.
• More university projects like Berklee Shares where universities share their knowledge with the general public (even if there’s a cost for the higher-level stuff.)
• An increase in e-rate monies — and a change in its funding equation — so that schools can upgrade their hardware.
• More school-business partnerships that are true partnerships, where the businesses aren’t just looking at the school as a possible target market.
• More teachers and students and administrators blogging. Let’s read more about the experiences we all share in our schools.

Happy 2004 everyone!