While it is interesting for me to see what is expected to be coming down the pipe in 2012, it's also moderately depressing to compare where my current school is to where things should be going. We're already miles behind and with the current financial woes in the district (and the state), I don't see how things are going to get any better. We have a tech charter high school that has expanded to include 7th and 8th grade. I know they are getting resources and professional development, but among the rest of us, the only innovations are coming at the hands of educators who are seeing it on their own. There is no money. No district support. No recognition of the fact that our kids are being left behind.

I see this is several days old, so I'm not sure if you figured it out already. I had an issue when I tried to sign up for Diigo Educator too. My district has recently switched to a .net address instead of our old, cumbersome, .k12.ca.us address. When I initially tried with the .net, I got the "have to verify email address", but when I switched it to my old address (which still works), it went right through.