Vision: The First Critical Step in Developing a Strategy for Educational Technology

by Darryl Vidal, Michael Casey Retired Executive Director of Technology, President of Eire Group

Overview

This book provides a straightforward approach to developing a school or district’s vision to guide all stakeholders toward a common goal with educational technology. This book is intended for educational leaders to provide a structured methodology for a school or district to develop their own vision of educational technology. This book discusses educational technology in a non-technical manner and addresses ideas and concerns about 1:1 computing and bring your own device solutions (BYOD). This book will answer the following questions:

- Why do we need a VISION for Technology in Education?
- How do we develop our own VISION for Educational Technology?
- Does our VISION for educational technology support our District Strategic Plan?
- How do today’s infrastructure requirements, instructional applications and equipment impact our VISION?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475812121
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/16/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	85
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Darryl Vidal has been consulting for schools implementing technology for over twenty years. His projects include district-wide implementations of VoIP, Wireless, Data Center Virtualization, and Video Security. His primary instructional focus for over fifteen years has been the ever evolving technology classroom. Mr. Vidal has developed the formal strategic planning and project management methodology known as MapITsm. He is currently the Vice President and principal Education Technology Consultant for Southern California-based technology firm Networld Solutions, Inc.


Michael Casey has over thirty years of experience in Education as a classroom teacher, Educational Technology Resource teacher, Program Manager for Educational Technology and as an Executive Director for Information Technology at San Diego Unified School District. He is currently the director of Technology for Del Mar Union Schools and the President and CEO of Eire Group a technology consulting solutions group.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Impetus for Creating an Education Technology Vision
Responsibility for the vision
How the Vision Supports the Organization
How the Vision Supports Instruction
Communicating the Vision
Chapter 2: Crafting the Vision: Let’s get started
Educational Open System Interconnections model (EOSI)
Instructional Practice
Flipped Classroom
Virtual Classrooms, Distance Learning & Remote Students
Synchronous Teaching and Learning
Asynchronous Technology Tools
Curriculum
Professional Development
Applications
Devices
Physical Spaces
Physical & Virtual Classroom Models
Physical Spaces & Flexible Learning Spaces
Virtual Spaces
Chapter 3: The Impact of Technology in Education
Precepts for Student Learning
Effective Use of Technology
Enhancing Curriculum using Technology
Chapter 4: Technology Platforms
EOSI Technology Platforms
Educational Technology Platforms
Collaboration
Communication
Development
Content
Data Integration Platforms
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Data to Inform Instruction
Classroom Management
Information Technology Platforms
Information Technology Operations
Security
Chapter 5: Classrooms
One-to-One - a new concept for an old buzzword
Chapter 6: Infrastructure
Leader-Led
Remote Teacher
Remote Students
Chapter 7: Support & Sustainability
Op Ex vs. Cap Ex
Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

If you are looking for a succinct guide to help you and your K12 clients understand how to successfully implement technology in the district this is it. “A Vision for Education Technology” helps us understand that the basic premise of technology is curriculum based and centered on one teacher for one student, NOT one computer for one student. From that point, this straight-forward book details how to successfully develop an Education Technology Vision as a complement to the district’s Curriculum Vision. A necessity for successful technology consulting.

Alan Newman

Vidal and Casey have done it again with another well thought out and logical approach to technology planning. The process described in this book was used to guide and shape our Technology Vision which has been shared, and understood, by a large cross section of our stakeholders both inside and outside the District. The focused approach on starting with the Strategic Plan as the umbrella under which everything else must support has been vital. Because of this approach there was no real debate about whether technology is important since it all supports the Board’s Strategic Plan. A must read for anyone involved in technology planning.

William C. Olien

Darryl Vidal and Michael Casey provide a guide to preparing a far reaching Vision for technology which will allow Districts to implement the goals established in their Local Control Accountability Plans.

Cheryl Plotkin