eSchool News counts down the ten most significant developments in K-12 educational technology during the past year.

Touch-screen tablets transform special education … States and schools ramp up for new online assessments … Educators “flip” over a revolutionary instructional model: These are among the many key ed-tech developments affecting K-12 schools in the past year.

In this special retrospective, the editors of eSchool News highlight what we think are the 10 most significant K-12 educational technology stories of 2012. To find out how these stories will continue to affect education in 2013 and beyond, click below.

Click here to see our 10 biggest ed-tech stories of 2012.

What do you think of our list? Did we miss anything important? What do you think were the top ed-tech stories of the year? Share your thoughts in the comments section below—we’re eager to hear from you.