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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 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 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 June 2009 Christine Fox	More Than Machines Comprehensive technology integration programs go beyond laptop initiatives to provide teachers with the support they need to improve student engagement and achievement.
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 June 1, 2010 Christine Fox	Alabama Gets on Board The changes seen in the Roanoke City Schools in the four years since Tools for Life was launched are remarkable.
T.H.E. Journal November 2001 Philip J. Bossert	Lessons Learned An inside look at four of the top technology school districts in the nation...
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 July 2006 Mary Ann Wolf	Using Technology to Improve Achievement: Making Data Relevant New information systems are helping states and districts individualize instruction and boost student learning.
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 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 April 2009	Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Use of technology by teachers... Energy efficient schools... Awards... Industry news...
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 John K. Waters	Maine Ingredients The nation's first-ever statewide 1-to-1 laptop program marks its seventh birthday by expanding into high schools, providing an occasion to celebrate - and to examine the components of its success.
T.H.E. Journal December 2007 Matt Bolch	Custom-Built Curriculum Districts are abandoning textbooks and instead picking and choosing their own instructional materials that more closely align to new academic standards.
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 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 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 November 2005 Jacob Milner	Warming Up To Wireless As wireless technology takes hold in school districts, the biggest challenge is getting teachers to embrace it, to take student learning to a new level.
T.H.E. Journal September 2006 Catherine Wambach	Smart Classroom: From Revolutionary to Evolutionary: 10 Years of 1-to-1 Computing Laptop initiatives are now a decade old. Once a point of controversy, they have become the cornerstone of every district's technology hopes.
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 August 2006 Michelle Gamble-Risley	Surviving Accountability: As Easy as AYP Data-driven strategies and personalized instruction are paving the way to higher test scores, one student at a time.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Kay Woodfield	Getting On Board With Online Testing Like most technology being adopted in education, computerized testing has the potential to improve individual student learning. That was Idaho's goal when it selected a new Internet-enabled state test in spring 2002.
T.H.E. Journal October 1, 2010 John K. Waters	Dream On: Visionary Educators and Their Big Ideas The four educators we've chosen to spotlight as visionaries conceived, developed, and guided technology-driven initiatives perhaps initially thought to be impractical.
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 January 7, 2010 Bridget McCrea	Netbooks All Around Missouri-based North Kansas City Schools with a total of 18,000 students, kicked off its 1:1 initiative about two years ago in an effort to equip all 5,600 of its high school students with netbooks.
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 Dian Schaffhauser	Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? A new spin on an old riddle goes to the heart of a conflict between K-12 schools and the colleges of education responsible for cultivating and providing them with new teachers.
T.H.E. Journal June 2009 Jennifer Demski	Free At Last By creating a user-generated, ever-growing library of original digital content, an Arizona school district has liberated its teachers from the restraints of a textbook-driven curriculum model.
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 November 2005 Mark Erb	The Power of Digital Integration A small-town district prepares its high school students for the future by implementing a 1-to-1 laptop program with digital communications tools.
T.H.E. Journal March 2009 Charlene O'Hanlon	Resistance is Futile Even as technology use grows embedded in education, some teachers still prefer the old ways.
T.H.E. Journal September 2006 Matt Villano	1-to-1 Computing: Teaming Up to Go 1-to-1 Districts are discovering that the secret to implementing a good laptop program is finding a good partner.
T.H.E. Journal May 14, 2009 Ruth Reynard	Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes: Can It Be Measured? The ongoing debate on the effectiveness of technology use for student learning outcomes still seems to have no clear answers.
T.H.E. Journal February 2006	Assessment Testing >> In Their Hands Handheld devices empower teachers with assessment data they can put to immediate use.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Mainwaring & Bergma	South Carolina: Tech-Savvy Teachers South Carolina's innovative ePortfolio system is helping educators get up to speed on technology and become more comfortable integrating new tools into their classrooms.
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?
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 March 1, 2010 Paul Tullis	An 'A' in Abstractions In Tucson's Catalina Foothills School District, educators and administrators have decided to go all in on 21st century skills, and in so doing have revamped every subject area from K through 12.
BusinessWeek July 15, 2010	Bill Gates' School Crusade Bill Gates' foundation is betting billions that a business approach can work wonders in the classroom.
T.H.E. Journal November 2008 Dian Schaffhauser	Is VoIP Worth It? School districts have by and large had great results implementing VoIP, which has become the conduit for delivering expanded functionality, achieving greater internal control, and gaining freedom from onerous monthly phone bills.
T.H.E. Journal January 2007 Frances Bryant Bradburn	A Program With Impact A suitably named North Carolina technology integration model is enriching teaching and learning in schools that need it most.
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 May 2006 Nodine & Petrides	ISKME Special Series Part 4: Using Data to Improve Instruction Connecting the dots: how to use data to get from districtwide goal-setting to school-level performance.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Richter & Steele	Data-Driven Decision-Making: Linking Data Collection & Professional Learning at the Britton-Hecla SD This example from the Britton-Hecla School District may serve as a model for other districts to consider in their efforts to leverage the use of data and impact the use of technology for improved teaching and learning.
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T.H.E. Journal May 2008 John K. Waters	Together at Last Left out of the digital revolution for too long, special education is finally being integrated into student information systems.
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 September 1, 2010 Jennifer Demski	They're Taking Requests: Student Techs Command the Help Desk Varun Kumar, the technology coordinator at William Cullen Bryant High School in Queens, NY, has it good. His workforce consists of Bryant High students, members of the Mouse Squad, a student-based IT support program.
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