• Introduction
• The K-12 Electronic Instructional Materials Market Weathers a Flat Year
• Stand-Alone/Modular Software Still Tops Electronic Media Sales
• Online Courseware Records Fastest Growth
• Pearson Education Tops Electronic Publishers in 2002
• Riverdeep and Renaissance Climb the Charts
• Renaissance Tops Performance Index Again in 2001, First Half of 2002

Chapter 2: Trends in Educational Technology

• Overview
• Increase in Online Instruction on the Horizon
• Scientifically Research-Based Curriculum Becomes the Mantra
• Schools Want Fresh Content to Reach Specific Needs
• State Interest in Online Testing Blossoms
• Early Childhood Education Looms as Growth Arena
• Technology Is Almost Ubiquitous in Schools
• K-12 Technology Funding Continues to Grow
• New Technology Proliferates in the K-12 Market
• Wireless Technology
  • Mobile Wireless Carts
  • Laptops
  • Handhelds
  • Digital Web Pads
  • Thin Clients
• Learning Management Systems
• Distance Learning
• Professional Development Becomes More Important
• Acquisition Market Cools Down

Chapter 3: Funding

• Overview
• E-Rate Funding Slows, but Still Drives K-12 Technology Growth
• New York Receives Highest Amount of E-Rate Funding in 2001
• Studies: E-Rate Success Stories Clearly Outweigh Letdowns
• Edtech Funding Potentially at Risk
• A Tale of Two Proposals
• In a Weak Economy, Schools Face Budget Cuts, but Generate Support

Chapter 4: Enrollment and Demographics

• Overview
• Public vs. Private
• Idaho, Hawaii Projected as Fastest-Growing K-12 States from 2002 - 2012
• Western Region Continues to Surge While Northeast, Midwest Lag
• Schools Are Becoming More Diverse
• The Baby Boom Echo

Chapter 5: Instructional Software

• Overview
• Those Were the Days: Double-Digit Growth
• Pearson Education Technologies Leads Instructional Software Publishers
• Stand-Alone/Modular Dominates Rest of Segment
• Renaissance Learning Leads Stand-Alone/Modular Segment
• Tom Snyder Bumps Scholastic to Top of Teacher Popularity List
• Pearson Education Leads in Comprehensive Courseware Segment
• Riverdeep Increases Lead in Online Curriculum Segment
• More Teachers Use the Internet for Instruction

Chapter 6: Hardware and Emerging Technologies

• Overview
• Computer-to-Student Ratio Continues to Drop
• Laptop Computer Use Escalates
• Classroom Without Wires
• Handheld PDA Use in Schools Climbs
• Learning Networks Tie All Parties in Education Chain to Publishers
• DVD Players Emerge from the Shadow of VCRs in K-12 Schools
• Adoption of Emerging Technologies May Be Slow and Minimal

Chapter 7: Forecast and Conclusions

• Overview
• Online Courseware Outpaces the K-12 Electronic Segment
• Growth Lags for Videcassettes, DVDs and Videodiscs

Chapter 8: Company Profiles--Software Vendors

• ACTV/OPENTV
• American Education Corp.
• Cinar Corp.
• Houghton Mifflin
• Knoledge Adventure
• LeapFrog Enterprises Inc.
• Lightspan Inc.
• McGraw-Hill Education
• N2H2
• Pearson Education
• Plato Learning
• Renaissance Learning
• Riverdeep Interactive Learning
• Scholastic Corp.
• Scientific Learning Corp.
• Sunburst Technology
• Surf Control PLc
• WRC Media Inc. (CompassLearning)

Chapter 9: Company Profiles--Hardware Vendors

• Apple Computer Corp.
• Dell Computer Corp.
• Gateway Corp.
• Handspring Inc.
• Hewlett-Packard
• IBM Corp.
• Palm Inc.