GENERAL RESOURCES
National Ed Tech Plan
ISTE National Education Technology Standards for students, teachers, administrators, coaches, etc.
KSDE Digital Learning Report, 1:1 and BYOD Supplements (annual)
Alliance for Excellent Education: Project 24 Framework for Technology Planning & Resources
Project 24 Needs Self Assessment
Project Tomorrow Speak Up Report (annual)
Horizon K-12 Report from the New Media Consortium (annual)
FCC & USDoE Digital Textbook Playbook
Infographic: Components of 21st Century Classrooms
USAC Schools & Libraries Division Technology Planning Info (E-rate)
LEADERSHIP
"Level 5 Leadership" (summarized from Good to Great by Jim Collins): Building enduring greatness through a paradoxical blend of personal humility & professional will.
Article: Collins Defines "X Factor" in School Leadership Greatness (March 2013)
ISTE National Education Technology Standards (NETS) for Administrators
Consortium for School Networking
CoSN Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent including Superintendent Self-Assessment (link to electronic self-assessment) and District Team Assessment tools that will help you identify your progress and next steps.
Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) Leadership for Mobile Learning Initiative
CoSN Leading and Learning with Web 2.0
Article: A Call for Technology Leadership (Nov 2010) District Administration
National Association of Secondary School Principals Article on Leadership and Effectively Integrating Educational Technology: 10 Lessons for Principals and Other Education Leaders
National Assocation of Secondary School Principals Position Paper on Using Mobile and Social Technologies in Schools (May 2011)
the Journal article: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Tech-leading Principals
CoSN’s Framework of Essential Skills of the K–12 CTO, which can help you and your district technology leader/Chief Technology Officer/Chief Information Officer develop a range of skills and abilities to work effectively as district education technology leaders.
INFRASTRUCTURE
National Broadband Plan
SETDA Broadband Imperative
SETDA School Speedtest Resources for evaluating the quality of broadband service
Business Continuity/Disaster Preparedness: CoSN IT Crisis Preparedness Resources
CURRICULUM INTEGRATION
ISTE NETS Standards
BLOOMS 2.0; DIGITAL BLOOMS
KSDE College & Career Ready Standards
State of WA: Crosswalks Ed Tech and Common Core Standards
SETDA Guidance Technology Readiness for College and Career Ready Teaching, Learning and Assessment
SETDA Out of Print: Reimagining the K-12 Textbook in a Digital Age
KSDE Open Education Resources (OER)
KSDE LiveBinder for OER
ACHIEVE OER Rubrics and Evaluation Tool
SETDA Digital and Open Content Resources
Software & Information Industry Association Guide to the Use of OER in Education
FCC/ED Digital Textbook Playbook
The OER Commons
Creative Commons
Digital Citizenship & Internet Safety Resources
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning
KSDE Professional Learning for Digital Learning through INTEL Elements Courses
LOTI Digital Age Survey
Alliance for Excellent Education Free webinars, online course opportunities, etc.
Collaboration and Professional Learning Communities are Critical! Join a tech integration group at your local Education Service Center--details below!
EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER ASSISTANCE FOR TECHNOLOGY
Service Centers offer support for technology planning, E-rate and collaborative opportunities for districts. Here’s the list of contacts/links for additional information.
ESSDACK (Hutchinson) www.essdack.org
Contact: Technology Infrastructure: Jerry Butler: jerrythetechguy@gmail.com
Technology Integration: Ginger Lewman: GingerL@essdack.org
Website/additional info: http://gsmu.essdack.org/dev_students.asp?action=coursedetail&id=4051
Phone 620-663-9566
GREENBUSH (Girard & Topeka) www.greenbush.org
Greenbush Technology User Group (GTUG)
Contact: Denise Grasso: denise.grasso@greenbush.org
Brian Boore: brian.boore@greenbush.org
Phone 620-663-9566
KEYSTONE LEARNING SERVICES (NE Kansas) www.keystonelearning.org
Contact: Dan Hinrichson Daniel@keystonelearning.org
Phone 785-876-2214
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER (SCKESC in Clearwater)
http://www.sckesc.org/technology.html
Technology Directors Support Group
Contact: Tori Bohannon tbohannon@sckesc.org
Phone 620-584-3300
SOUTHWEST PLAINS EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER (SWPRSC in Sublette)
http://www.swprsc.org/vcalendar/
Southwest Plains Technology Cadre
Contact: Tom Barnes: tom.barnes@swplains.org
Phone: 620-675-8835
SMOKY HILL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER (Salina & Hays) www.smokyhill.org
Technology Cadre
Contact: Chris Moddelmog: cmoddelmog@smokyhill.org
Phone: 785-825-9185