August 28, 2008

Wish List
What’s on your new school year wish list? More tech-loving teachers? A bigger budget? Read what other tech integrators are thinking – and tips that can help you do your job even better.

1. Survey: Everything You Hate about IT
   By Andrew Conry-Murray
   In Network Computing's poll, technology leaders vent about the challenges they face everyday and how they wish vendors would address their problems.
   
   
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. Enterprise Architecture as Strategy
   By Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, and David C. Robertson
   How establishing a system of governance mechanisms in your school can mean the difference between surviving and thriving.
   
   
4. Measuring Up in a Flat World
   By Karen Greenwood Henke
   Schools can no longer just think locally. These pioneering groups explain how they are reforming curriculum to prepare students for the global digital workforce.
   

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

New Webinar: Safety, Security and Online Learning
Wednesday, October 1, 1 PM PST/4 PM EST
Technology is often just the first line of defense. Every technology program should have the means to filter content and meet CIPA requirements. However, basic technology can become ineffective unless staff and IT managers learn more about students' online activities and behavior. Sponsored by: CDW-G and 8e6
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Leader of the Year
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. Enter yourself—or a colleague—in T&L's 2008 Leader of the Year Program. Sponsored by: Atomic Learning, netTrekker d.i., and Qwizdom. Deadline: September 26
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Portraits of Learning
Tech & Learning invites K-12 students to participate in the sixth annual digital photography contest. Sponsored by: Adobe Digital Kids Club. Deadline: October 1
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Classroom Management in the Digital Age
Web 2.0: From Curious to Competent
A Laptop Especially for Schools