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T.H.E. Journal
August 2008
Matt Villano |
Make It Count Budget crunches are elevating the need for K-12 technology leaders to demonstrate a favorable return on investment. Here's how to ensure you're getting what you pay for.   |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2008
Matt Villano |
Point Man A district's IT efforts all revolve around the CIO, whose role and responsibilities have been transformed by the digital age. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2004
Bob Owens |
Database System Helps Keep Everyone Informed in Rural Vermont School District An educational management system built on FileMaker Pro database software helps teachers, parents and administrators find new ways to collaborate in order to improve the education of students. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2006
Mary Ann Wolf |
Spread the Word: Ed Tech Matters With the future - and present - of ed tech funding at risk, it's imperative to inform legislators about the impact of technology on student achievement. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2001
Ruth Watson |
The Trumbull County Community Network Project In the early 1990s, the school districts of Trumbull County, OH were similar to most schools in the amount of technology available to teachers, administrators and students. The project that changed that situation made an organized effort to infuse technology into K-12 schools... |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2005
Williams & Krueger |
Is Your Network Safe? Why educators should care about cybersecurity - and what they should do about it. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 1, 2010
Vanessa Hua |
A Strategy Worth Watching The Excellence in Teaching Project discards frivolous checklists in favor of a purposeful online, observation-based process of assessing teachers' performance. |
CIO
July 15, 2005 |
Help for the Help Desk Recent studies show users are not satisfied with IT help desk support. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2007
Neal Starkman |
Forging a Bond How the relationship between one school district and its surrounding community has produced a string of winning ed tech ballot initiatives. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 8, 2010
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Building A Better CTO Reaching out to other departments and understanding what they want to accomplish, and helping them understand how technology can help, should be a part of every technology leader's job no matter what the level. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Use of technology by teachers... Energy efficient schools... Awards... Industry news... |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2008
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
From Gathering Information to Taking Action Four new projects herald the bold next phase of the Congress on the Future of Content. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 29, 2009
David Nagel |
Q&A: iNACOL's Susan Patrick on Trends in eLearning At last count, there were more than 1 million enrollments in K-12 online schools in the United States. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2008
John K. Waters |
How Geek Became Chic With budgets and staff stretched thin, schools are turning tech-savvy students into technology leaders and a popular, important source of IT support. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2008
Rama Ramaswami |
A Tight Squeeze As government regulations mandate the long-term retention of districts' rising volume of information, K-12 IT directors are using new storage tools to put their data in its place. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 1, 2010
John K. Waters |
Now What? We put the question to a host of K-12 IT leaders: If you had a one-shot chance to spend a big sum of technology money, where would you begin? Here are their shopping lists. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2008
Andy McDonough |
More Is More No one solution can defend K-12 computer networks against the proliferation of digital threats. A multilayered strategy that addresses cyber safety on many fronts is a district's best hope. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2009
Rama Ramaswami |
Even! But No Longer Odd Once regarded as an unconventional alternative for atypical students, virtual schools have achieved mainstream acceptance, and are now seen as providing an education equal to - if not better than - what their traditional counterpart offers. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009 |
T.H.E. News Update :: April 1, 2009 Schools Pilot USC-Built Math Game Platform... Oklahoma District Adopts Online Student Information System... Penn State Expands Professional Development Program for School Nurses... etc. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2002
George Warren |
Outsourcing: A Cost-Effective Alternative to the School Help Desk As new applications are added to the education technology mix, the complexities of hardware and software can become daunting. Eventually, it makes sense to farm out some, if not all, help desk functions. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2002
David Tapang |
A 21st Century Model for Maximizing Technology Purchases The author, a Microsoft marketing manager, promotes Microsoft's tool for helping educational institutions choose which operating system is right for them... |
T.H.E. Journal
June 1, 2010
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
A Revolution on Hold In their push toward using digital content in the classroom, many schools are stuck in second gear until basic changes to both infrastructure and entrenched habits are made. But even as school districts grapple with making those changes, policymakers have begun to move forward. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2006 |
ISKME Special Series Part I >> Data Driven Savvy school administrators are using data to improve instruction district-wide. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2002 |
Christian County Touts Student-Run IT Help Desk The technology help desk at Christian County Public Schools in Kentucky is run by top-notch, fully trained information technology support professionals. And the best part is they're only high school students. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2004
Tooms, Acomb & McGlothlin |
The Paradox of Integrating Handheld Technology in Schools: Theory vs. Practice Knowing what you value in terms of technology will help you decide what you value for your school. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 1, 2010
Vanessa Hua |
Scare Tactics In April, as public fears about a mysterious new strain of flu grew, the Los Angeles Unified School District moved to forestall a panic. Many districts are using technology solutions to respond to emergencies such as this. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2005
Sebastian Foti |
The Rise and Fall of Educational Technology: Did We Miss the Point? We need educational technologists who are developers of learning tools, not just software-installing computer practitioners. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2003
Jeff Jennings |
IT in a Time of Budget Cuts How school funding will affect the quality of education |
T.H.E. Journal
May 1, 2010
John K. Waters |
Prepare for Impact Open source software is poised to make a profound impact on K-12 education. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2003
Sylvia Charp |
Professional Development Many opportunities exist for professional development, especially for K-12 educators, corporate employees, government workers and higher education personnel. Let's look at a few examples. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2005
Christopher W. McGinley |
Surviving a Communications Network Overhaul A Pennsylvania school district implements a system to provide anytime, anywhere communications for its 4,700 students and 600 staff members. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 1, 2010
Bridget McCrea |
It Goes Both Ways The days of using the internet as merely a one-way supplier of news are over. With social media tools encouraging a back- and-forth exchange of information, parents, alumni, and other stakeholders can participate directly in the life of their school. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 1, 2010
Robert J. McGarvey |
You Want Me to What ? It's a riddle faced by virtually every IT director: how to fulfill users' desire for more muscular computing resources while still obliging administrators' commands to keep education spending down. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007
Matt Villano |
On Alert Recent events point up the need for school districts to upgrade campus security procedures. But while some have acted by adopting emergency notification systems, many don't seem to have gotten the message. |
PHONE+
January 8, 2010
Mike Rosen |
Telephony 101: Targeting Educational Markets School districts today require telephony systems that address a variety of communications needs. But with budget often being a deciding factor in upgrades, finding a system that doesn't compromise these needs can be challenging. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 17, 2010
David Nagel |
Snapshot: Students Want Online Learning High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007
Matt Villano |
School Security Strategy--Simplified Safety is a top priority for schools, and the best way to manage the risk is to address the top IT security issues for 2007-2008, and anticipate concerns on the horizon. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2000 |
Solution Helps Administrators Analyze Student Performance IBM's Insight at School is a new business intelligence solution for the K-12 market. It provides schools with technology, consulting and services to improve the learning process by helping students make more informed decisions. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2009
Paula Jacobs |
Power Grab Facilities departments combine sophisticated technologies with ordinary common-sense steps to shave dollars and kilowatts off energy consumption. |
CIO
March 22, 2013
Tom Kaneshige |
Killing the Help Desk Softly - or Blowing It Up A "bring your own support" movement is sprouting up within BYOD programs as employees become more self-sufficient. Is this a death knell for the IT help desk? One possible savior: an enterprise Genius Bar. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2009 |
Drill Down Administrators report on the obstacles they encounter in the effort to provide students with take-home technologies. |
CIO
March 15, 2004
Martha Heller |
Six Smart Strategies for Handling the Help Desk - The Exchange Members of the Best Practice Exchange offer ways to make the most of your understaffed help desk. |
CRM
July 2, 2015 |
TeamSupport Launches Product Lines Feature TeamSupport.com, a provider of B2B help desk and service desk software, has released Product Lines, a feature to help companies that market products under multiple brands or across distinct divisions organize their support activities to mirror their brand or product families. |
BusinessWeek
September 17, 2007
Aili McConnon |
The Big Divide In Tech Support Top executives get hands-on, 24/7 assistance while the rank and file have to call India for tech support. |
IndustryWeek
December 16, 2010 |
Direct Words Needed If 'leaders in industry' can't say what they mean and mean what they say, they will get caught in their own fuzzy language. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2008
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Getting Beyond Us vs. Them Our recent conference reveals the common ground K-12 and higher ed share in the effort to bring technology into learning. |
