Setting, communicating, and upholding district policies related to accessibility, security, and privacy are of the utmost importance to technology coordinators. Are your district’s policies as proactive in regards to technology issues as they could be? Learn more here. To help you assess your current technology use and chart a course toward increased technology implementation, consult the EdTech Locator.

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8 Tips for Going Paperless

Eliminating paper files and handouts is a practical, easy to understand application of computer technology. Read suggestions from two technology coordinators on how to convert district information from paper based to paperless.

School CIO

A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning (PDF)

Although many have shown enthusiasm for online courses and online learning, teachers, administrators, and other school and district staff oftentimes do not know what to do online or how to implement it. This primer provides helpful advice for educational professionals in developing and advancing online learning.

North American Council for Online Learning

Acceptable Use Policy

This resource is a sample acceptable use policy from the St. Martin Parish School District in Louisiana. The sample policy identifies acceptable uses of the school technologies, expectations, rules, and misuse, as well as due process and consequences for violating the policy. In addition to the policy, the resource includes a model student user agreement and a parent/guardian permission form and user agreement.

St. Martin Parish School District

Access, Adequacy, and Equity in Education Technology

This report examines the state of educational technology resources and support in public schools across the country, as reported by classroom teachers and instructional assistants.

Addressing Cyberbullying in Schools

Address the issue of cyberbullying with tools and workshops provided through this resource, and help students understand that bullying and cyberbullying are behaviors that will not be tolerated.

Asset Management Systems

Asset management systems enable districts to efficiently keep track of their computer equipment. Read this article to learn about asset management systems and how they can help districts save money.

techLEARNING.com

Bullies in Cyberspace

As the internet plays as increasing role in student life, so has online bullying increased. Read this article to learn how to address "cyberbullying".

District Administration

Cyberbullying Situation Review Process

Coordinate a comprehensive cyberthreat prevention plan by addressing what can be done to properly identify cyberbullies through internet searches, risk assessment, and when necessary, assistance with criminal prosecution.

EdTech Locator - Tech Coordinators

Use the EdTech Locator to identify where you, your school, or district is located on a continuum of technology integration. Map a course to deepen your technology integration to improve the achievement of all students. In addition, use CITEd's Teacher Self Assessment to help identify your placement on the Ed Tech Locator.

CITEd

Education is Key to Better Security

Discover what schools are doing to protect their networks and how they are educating students and teachers about acceptable use policies.

Education is Key to Better Security

Discover what schools are doing to protect their networks and how they are educating students and teachers about acceptable use policies.

Emergency Management for Schools

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) sponsors Emergency Management for Schools trainings to provide support to school staff and administrators interested in enhancing their preparedness efforts. On this site, viewers can access four one-hour Web casts, each featuring one of the four phases of emergency management: Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. These Web casts can be played in conjunction with the Power Point presentations made available to enhance schools' training experiences.

Evaluation of the Enhancing Education Through Technology Program: Final Report

Information Technology Making a Difference in Children's Lives: An Issue Brief for Leaders for Children

This Issue Brief urges groups working on children's issues to include technology planks in their platforms and policy agendas. In addition to working for equitable access to digital tools for underserved children, the report encourages leaders of children to lobby for changes in public programs serving children to make them more effective, efficient and accessible by incorporating information and communications technology.

Interactive Map of Preparedness Resources

This tool provides an accessible, interactive directory of federal, regional, state, and local disability-related emergency management resources. The map contains information on regional branches of FEMA and ADA&IT Technical Assistance Centers, Governor's websites and state disability resource agencies, a directory of ILCs and SILCs by state, state Citizen Corps and American Red Cross Chapters, as well as links to State and local Emergency Management Agencies.

IT Security: Aiming at a moving target

Two ed-tech leaders and a company president ponder the evolving challenge of monitoring school networks in this article. 

Maine Learning Technology Initiative: Successful Strategies for Maine Schools

What makes for the successful implementation of one-to-one technology in the classroom? Explore this resource to find a list of strategies that will ease the process. Each strategy refers to supporting resources, including many from Maine schools.

Maine Learning Technology Initiative

Making Sense of Student Information

This resource is the story of Wake County Public Schools in Raleigh, NC and Beverly White, chief technology officer, and how they implemented NC WISE, a statewide data system.

The School Administrator

Managing Classroom Technology: Tips from Experts

Learn tips and tricks from the Education World Tech Team for teaching successfully with technology.

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Minimizing Classroom Disruptions

Read a collection of resources from eSchool News on managing technology disruptions in classrooms and schools.

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