This publication focuses on promising new and emerging technologies and what they might mean to the future of K-12 schools. Half of the volume contains articles devoted in some way to "Vision," and articles in the other half are under the heading of "Leadership." Contents in the "Vision" section include: "The Future of Reading and Learning To Read" (Michael L. Kamil); "Biometric Authentication" (Anil K. Jain, Salil Prabhakar); "Students as Creators in the Real World" (Terence Rogers); "Tele-Immersive Environments for Education" (Kostas Daniilidas, Ruzena Bajcsy); "Mobile Usability Requires Telephones To Die" (Jakob Nielsen). This section also includes an interview with Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia. Articles in the "Leadership" section include: "The Effects of Pervasive, Consumer-Based, Interactive Multimedia Games on the Reading Disorders of ADHD Children" (Tammy McGraw, Krista Burdette, Virginia Seale, Soleil Gregg); "Biometric Technology Goes to School" (Mary Axelson); "An American Sign Language Finger-Spelling Translator" (Ryan Patterson); "From Conference Room to Classroom: The 'Magic' of Teleportation" (Tammy McGraw, Krista Burdette); and "Formative Visions: Using Handheld Computers To Support Diagnostic Instruction" (Larry Berger, Elizabeth Lynn). This section also includes an interview with Janet Copenhaver, director of technology at Henry County Public Schools in Virginia. (MES)