I.T. Management and Policy

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Digital-communications teacher Kara Helchelbech works with 7th graders Camden Lilly, left, and Lance Parson in her Clark-Pleasant Middle School classroom in Greenwood, Ind.
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School Districts Seek Faster Internet Connections

Even though nearly every school in the country is now connected to the Internet, not all of them have the kind of connections that allow teachers and students to make full use of digital learning tools. (March 11, 2013)

Spotlight on Getting the Most From Your IT Budget

With funding shrinking, schools and districts are looking for ways to do more with less when it comes to technology. This Spotlight explores how information technology professionals and educators can rise to the challenge.

Leading from the Classroom Blog

08/06 12:28 pm | What Happens After Teacher Leaders Meet? | On Friday, August 3, the US Department of Education hosted Transforming the Teaching Profession: A Teacher Leader Convening. The purpose of the meeting was to gather teacher ...

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The District Goes Digital: Leveraging Online Learning for Broader Student Achievement
In this webinar, Kim McClelland, assistant superintendent of Falcon School District 49 in Colorado Springs, discussed how she and her team developed nine additional part-time and blended learning schools and programs, meeting more individualized learning needs of more students.

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Digital Directions
Education Week Digital Directions provides the very latest news, trends, advice, and resources on ed tech for K-12 technology leaders.

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After a hacking into the El Paso Independent School District's intranet network, the district has reached an agreement with a company to provide discounted protection, but some say the price is still to high.
September 14, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune
The former Orange County high school student pleaded guilty to two felony counts of commercial burglary and one felony count each of altering public records, among other charges, court records show.
August 29, 2011 - Education Week
Districts' Internet-use policies need to evolve to reflect new and richer Web and mobile technologies, Jim Bosco and Keith Krueger write.
July 20, 2011 - Education Week
Thousands gather in Philadelphia to share digital ideas, experiences, and goals at the nation's largest educational technology conference.
July 12, 2011 - Education Week
Authorities in Pahrump, Nev., have arrested 13 people as part of an investigation into students' hacking into a school computer system to change class grades.
June 15, 2011 - Digital Directions
Many teachers and professors nationwide are finding themselves in hot water for expressing their views through blogs and social media.
June 15, 2011 - Digital Directions
The ACLU says that schools who filter LGBT content on the Internet are infringing on free-speech and the Equal Access Act.
June 15, 2011 - Digital Directions
Technology aims to help teachers see how things are going in all parts of their classrooms and then make instructional adjustments.
June 15, 2011 - Digital Directions
Gov. Brown's plan to end funding follows years of developing work on the longitudinal data system for students and teachers.
June 14, 2011 - Education Week
The scrapping of a federal ed-tech program is forcing states and districts to find other ways to fund technology initiatives, especially in professional development.
April 29, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

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