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T.H.E. Journal
November 2006
Neal Starkman |
Special Section: Resource Management :: Value Judgments Are your technology expenditures proving to be money well spent? A new online total cost of ownership (TCO) tool will let you know.   |
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
February 2008
Matt Bolch |
Remote Control School districts are catching on to software as a service, a business model that allows administrators to manage essential organizational functions and plug in to student data from anywhere with an internet connection. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009
Dian Schaffhauser |
Out of Site, Out of Mind Software as a service puts burdensome administrative tasks into the hands of a web-based host. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2008
John K. Waters |
High Maintenance Running a successful 1-to-1 program requires diligent upkeep - along with a few veteran tricks of the trade. |
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
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
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
April 2009
John K. Waters |
Virtualize Me! K-12's burgeoning interest in cost-cutting, productivity-boosting virtualization technologies has vendors starting to take notice. |
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 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
August 2008
Rama Ramaswami |
Make It Stretch As technology funding dwindles, districts must use the resources they do have to maximum advantage. |
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 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
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
April 2009
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Don't Hit That 'Delete' Button! In response to new federal rules mandating organizations retain their electronic documents, districts are using outside providers to archive their in-house e-mails. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2007
John K.Waters |
Classroom Collaborators Wireless connectivity is providing a level of flexibility for students and teachers, changing the learning environment in ways that in some cases has to be seen to be believed. |
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... |
PHONE+
July 20, 2009 |
Case Study: LifeSize Takes Teachers to Class With looming budget cuts, one school district turns to video communication to keep teachers connected for professional development, staff meetings, and training sessions. |
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
April 2009 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Use of technology by teachers... Energy efficient schools... Awards... Industry news... |
CIO
November 15, 2000
Malcolm Wheatley |
Every Last Dime While getting a handle on the total cost of ownership remains difficult, smart CIOs will keep seeking ways to reduce TCO... |
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. |
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
January 2004
Jennifer W. Lovitt |
Successful Strategies for Saving & Securing Technology Funding While locating funding for technology can be a challenge, financial support can often be found if a school district searches in both conventional and unconventional places. |
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. |
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
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. |
CIO
December 1, 2006
Bill Regehr |
Fear of Dependency Small to midsize organizations, using small to midsize vendors, must always be ready to break away and stand on their own two feet. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2007
Matt Villano |
Data-Driven Decision Making :: The 'Other' Data Most districts know the benefits of tabulating and tracking student performance. But now many are finding there's even more to gain from number crunching by casting out a wider net. |
InternetNews
April 7, 2009
David Needle |
Teachers Driving Web 2.0 Adoption? A new survey indicates teachers are leading the charge to get more Web 2.0 services into the classroom. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2009
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Title I-- and Then Some School districts are getting creative in finding ways to finance technology purchases, blending Title I dollars with money from numerous other funding sources. |
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
July 2008
Fletcher & Wolf |
Making Waves States and districts are implementing technology integration efforts that recognize the ripples running across the education technology world. |
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
May 2005
John H. Cox |
Maryland District Evaluates a Special-Education Management System's Impact on Its Bottom Line The Charles County Public School District considered factors such as the total cost of ownership and return on investment during the evaluation and selection of a new special education management system. |
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. |
CFO
June 16, 2003
John Verity |
Down but Not Out There may be a second act for ASPs, who say they've figured out how to make software services work. |
CIO
January 1, 2002
Tom Field |
How to Get In and Out of an Outsourcing Deal How to structure IT outsourcing deals. |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 16, 2014
Michael Blanding |
The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology With 50 million public school students in America, technology holds much potential to transform schools, says John Jong-Hyun Kim. So why isn't it happening? |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2008
Rama Ramaswami |
Making a Comeback Lacking the resources companies have to protect their data in the event of disruptions, K-12 technology directors are devising their own backup solutions. |
PHONE+
Hank Stringer |
Boost Hosted VoIP Sales With Complete TCO Comparison TCO analysis can be an effective tool for selling hosted VoIP solutions, but many are ineffective because they are incomplete. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2004
Darrell Walery |
Wireless Technology in K-12 Education WLANS gain popularity in schools grades K-12 because of their faster speeds and lower costs. An examination of why schools are adopting this technology. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2003
Jeff Jennings |
IT in a Time of Budget Cuts How school funding will affect the quality of education |
CIO
October 29, 2008
C.G. Lynch |
What SaaS Means to the Future of the IT Department As software-as-a-service offerings expand, IT jobs will change. Here's what the shift may mean to IT departments. |
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
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
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. |
CFO
Alix Nyberg |
Should It Stay Or Should It Go? Companies are finding a host of reasons to offload components of their e-business operations... |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2008
Charlene O'Hanlon |
A Savings Twofer Efforts to reduce the costs of operating the district data center are also producing positive benefits for the environment. |
