美国基础教育信息化的现状和启示

Implications Draw from the Current Situation of ICT in K-12 Education in the U.S.

The United States attaches great importance to the role of information technology in K-12 education. It has issued five National Educational Technology Plans and launched a series of initiatives and programs， which make the United States most advanced in the development of ICT in K-12 education. In this paper， we give a complete introduction on the background and progress， information infrastructure， blended and online education， technology enhanced instruction， and teacher training about ICT in K-12 education in the U.S. This paper also offers five practical implications to the development of ICT in K-12 Education in China.