July 31, 2008

What does it take to be a school CIO?
The job doesn’t have an easy definition. It requires skills that range from leadership to a solid knowledge of technology. But it’s a challenge more people are taking, from the business world to veteran school staff.

1. Leaving the Private Sector for K-12
   by Lindsay Oishi
   CIOs from the business world offer unique expertise--and often a fresh perspective--when they go to work in school environments.
   
   
2. Working to Expectations: The Toughest CIO Challenge
   by Mike Cuddy
   Achieving clear goals and deliverables is the easy part of the job. It's the intangible expectations that throw off even good technology managers.
   
   
3. The Innovative CIO
   Abilene's top technology officer Mark Gabehart shares his ideas on change and innovation.
   

Special thanks to our association sponsor, the Consortium for School Networking.

Portraits of Learning
Tech & Learning invites K-12 students to participate in the sixth annual digital photography contest. The competition, open to all K-12 students, challenges you to capture—and share—your unique vision of the world. The best digitally enhanced photo wins a special prize from Adobe. Other prizes include a digital camera, Adobe Photoshop Elements, and more!
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Leader of the Year
Tell us how you lead by using technology in education. Enter yourself—or a colleague—in T&L's 2008 Leader of the Year Program. We're once again honoring K–12 administrators, technology coordinators, and teachers who use technology in innovative ways to help teachers teach and help students learn. We invite you to share your teaching, training, and managing success stories with our judges. Four finalists will win prizes, gain national recognition, and be profiled in T&L's 2008 Awards Issue. Sponsored by: Atomic Learning. Deadline: September 26
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Classroom Management in the Digital Age
Computers in schools have the power to enhance the classroom experience for both students and teachers. But the benefits can easily be lost to distractive elements such as games, instant messaging, and web surfing. Read this eBook for strategies on how to minimize distractions and maximize the educational potential of your digital classroom. Sponsored by: Faronics.
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eBook: Web 2.0: From Curious to Competent
Web 2.0 tools play an increasingly important role in everyday life. Not only are people more connected, but they have more opportunities to find information, share ideas and be creative than ever before. Most educators who use some of the new, free, online tools to accomplish tasks find rich rewards. Yet many others are curious about how the tools work, and even more, what exactly they can do with them in the classroom to help their students learn. This eBook is designed to explore the reasons for using the most popular Web 2.0 tools and guide you as you explore the read/write Web on your own.
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K-12 Blueprint eBook: A Laptop Especially for Schools
As the schools profiled in this eBook will attest, placing a rugged and kid-friendly computing device in the hands of every child for 24/7 use can have a transformative effect. Join us on a visit to eight classrooms where new, Intel-powered classmate PCs are part of a complete software and hardware solution that supports student-centered learning and opens up new worlds of possibility.
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