Once the advisory board for a particular edition is constituted, their work begins with a systematic
review of the literature — press clippings, reports, essays, and other materials — that pertains to
emerging technology. Advisory board members are provided with an extensive set of background
materials when the project begins, and are then asked to comment on them, identify those that
seem especially worthwhile, and add to the set. The group discusses existing applications of
emerging technology and brainstorms new ones. A key criterion for the inclusion of a topic is the
potential relevance of the topic to teaching, learning, or creative inquiry. A carefully selected set of
RSS feeds from dozens of relevant publications ensures that background resources stay current as
the project progresses. They are used to inform the thinking of the participants throughout the
process.