Next Practices (eBook)

An Executive Guide for Education Decision Makers

Michael Casey, Darryl Vidal (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
100 Seiten
R&L Education (Verlag)
978-1-4758-0802-5 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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N3xt Practices is a ground-breaking advisory book for education decision makers. Its purpose is to challenge the top trends and initiatives of the previous decade in educational technology and bring light to their short-falls and misses. It also highlights successful endeavors and strategies and details a common-sense methodology to move your school/district forward in its technology initiatives while insuring sustainability, and longevity and ultimately, success through results. Next 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. Next Practices goes beyond the examination of current best practices and redefines for educational leaders NEXT Practices for successful technology initiatives in support of 21st century learning.

Autor

Darryl Vidal has been consulting for schools implementing technology for over 20 years. His projects include district-wide implementations of VoIP, Wireless, Data Center Virtualization, and Video Security. His primary instructional focus for over 15 years has been the ever evolving technology classroom. Mr. Vidal has developed the formal strategic planning and project management methodology known as MapITsm. He is currently the Vice President and principal Education Technology Consultant for Southern California-based technology firm Networld Solutions, Inc.Michael Casey has over 30 years of experience in Education as a classroom teacher, Educational Technology Resource teacher, Program Manager for Educational Technology and as an Executive Director for Information Technology at San Diego Unified School District. He is currently the director of Technology for Del Mar Union Schools and the President and CEO of Eire Group a technology consulting solutions group.

Inhalt

SummaryPART 1 – EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AS DEFINEDIntroductionEducation and TechnologyYour OrganizationPART 2 – REAL WORLD TECHNOLOGY SUCCESSES & FAILURES – WHAT & WHYInteractive White BoardsOne-to-one InitiativeWireless NetworkingEnterprise Computing and the Data CenterPART 3 – PLANNING FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SUCCESS – CURRICULUM BASISCurriculum Focused – Purposeful WorkProfessional Development – your District’s Priorities, Practices, and RealitiesTechnology Planning vs. Implementation PlanningPART 4 – THE WAY FORWARDThe Strategic Planning ProcessStrategy vs. TacticsDevelop Technology Standards (Practices Aren’t Standards)Be careful not to take too long of a viewClassroom Technology Standards – The Classroom doesn’t belong to the Teacher, it belongs to the School District (Shhhh …. Don’t tell them!)Enterprise Management and SustainabilityEnterprise Desktop Management – One Platform PleaseThe CloudThe Physical Layer – Standardize InfrastructurePUTTING IT ALL TOGETHERAbout the Authors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.3.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung ► Unterrichts-Handreichungen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: Technology
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-0802-X / 147580802X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-0802-5 / 9781475808025