It's no surprise that the iPad tops E-School News' "Top 10 Biggest Ed-Tech Stories for 2010."
The touch-screen tablet has made a news splash for engaging learners of all ages by bringing to life everything from children's fairytales to math and science.
Other top hits on the list: online privacy, the National Education Technology Plan, schools' use of cell phones.
While we're still assessing education trends, check out the San Francisco Chronicle's top education stories of the decade. Writer Rachel Norton includes the rise of autism, technology advances (and stalls), Geoffrey Canada's "whatever it takes" movement, and charter school momentum on her list.