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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

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Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators.

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Getting Stakeholders to Back the Edtech Budget

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Edtech is no longer a one-time purchase or a luxury item—it’s integrated across every system in school districts from the central office to classrooms to school buses. Demonstrate how technology is integrated into learning every day and the impact it has on student outcomes. By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Charting a New Path for Strategic Edtech Planning

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Additional edtech budget items: Most administrators’ budgets have detailed estimates that include direct costs (e.g., professional development). Now, the presenters have encountered heretofore unthought-of costs like extended loaner devices, increased repair costs from home use, and distance learning options. Join the Community.

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Planning for the Total Cost of Edtech Initiatives

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Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Upgrading infrastructure, device maintenance, and ongoing professional development, in addition to program and device costs, mean tech initiatives need permanent budget lines that take into account the total cost.

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Transitioning Edtech to the Cloud

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At the beginning of the edtech wave, superintendents saw many benefits from using digital resources in the classroom. For administrators looking to take the focus of edtech away from upkeep and back to learning, moving to the cloud could be the answer. The post Transitioning Edtech to the Cloud appeared first on edWeb.

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Are You Prepared for the Next Cyber Attack?

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According to EdTech Trends and Funding: A CoSN Member Survey 2022 , cybersecurity is the number-one pain point in districts, and network security is the area in need of the most improvement. Super-Connected is a free professional learning community for school superintendents, district leadership, and aspiring district leaders.

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Leading the Digital Transformation in Rural Districts During Crisis and Beyond

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While they may be proficient in using edtech, they don’t know how to create comprehensive lessons to use it in the classroom. The presenters emphasized constant, consistent communication with all constituents, explaining what edtech tools the school is using, why they are using them, and the expectations for the students.

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