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N3xt Practices identifies technology-based initiatives, such as Interactive White Boards, Data Centers, and 1-to-1 Computing, and reviews actual implementations and case studies - both successful and unsuccessful - to provide a structure to plan and implement educational technology initiatives practical for schools and districts of all sizes.
List of contents
Summary
PART 1 - EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AS DEFINED
Introduction
Education and Technology
Your Organization
PART 2 - REAL WORLD TECHNOLOGY SUCCESSES & FAILURES - WHAT & WHY
Interactive White Boards
One-to-one Initiative
Wireless Networking
Enterprise Computing and the Data Center
PART 3 - PLANNING FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SUCCESS - CURRICULUM BASIS
Curriculum Focused - Purposeful Work
Professional Development - your District's Priorities, Practices, and Realities
Technology Planning vs. Implementation Planning
PART 4 - THE WAY FORWARD
The Strategic Planning Process
Strategy vs. Tactics
Develop Technology Standards (Practices Aren't Standards)
Be careful not to take too long of a view
Classroom Technology Standards - The Classroom doesn't belong to the Teacher, it belongs to the School District (Shhhh .... Don't tell them!)
Enterprise Management and Sustainability
Enterprise Desktop Management - One Platform Please
The Cloud
The Physical Layer - Standardize Infrastructure
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
About the Authors
About the author
By Darryl Vidal and Michael Casey
Summary
N3xt Practices identifies technology-based initiatives, such as Interactive White Boards, Data Centers, and 1-to-1 Computing, and reviews actual implementations and case studies – both successful and unsuccessful – to provide a structure to plan and implement educational technology initiatives practical for schools and districts of all sizes.
