Tools and Technologies
How do schools and districts make technology work effectively? While computers and software are just tools, some tools work better than others. Evidence shows that technologies such as one-to-one computing, tablet PCs, and a robust infrastructure can make a real difference. So can access to information online as well as other software and hardware. This all requires organizational change.
Changing a school environment takes time, patience and attention to detail. Schools that have been most successful have been especially attentive to upfront planning, inclusion of all stakeholders in decision-making, and powerful communications to all stakeholders before and during a long-term process of change. No one is an expert at this yet. Someday the integration of ubiquitous personal, portable technology will be the norm.
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Articles
Teachers have always spent their own money on classroom supplies. With costs rising each year how can teachers add technology and software to the classroom without going broke? One answer is Freeware and/or Open Source software.
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How schools can redefine data-driven decision making to embrace a culture of education performance management.
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An information systems consultant who has been working with educational technology and security writes about security breaches, what to do about them, and the urgency to do something now.
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Teachers across the country also motivate kids through traditional subjects, such as math and reading, by creatively adapting ePortfolios in their classrooms. Here are a few examples.
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Tablet PCs can offer teachers new solutions for teaching and engage students so they are excited about learning. The key is flexibility and mobility. This eBook provides information and classroom examples that show where Tablets are making a difference.

Teaching and Learning
Because living and working are so different now from even a decade or two ago and because things will continue to change, today’s students need new skills to survive and thrive in the future.
Learn more.
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DLE Blogs
It's Always Time to Rethink Your SecurityMark Payton
The security environment is always changing, but our policies often don't. Summer provides an opportunity to reevaluate security policies and update your practices.






