Technology Planning

Exemplary School District Technology Plans

1. Bellingham Schools (Washington)
2. El Paso ISD (Texas)
3. Enid Public Schools (Oklahoma)
4. Norman Public Schools (Oklahoma)
5. Plano ISD (Texas)

On Open Source Technologies

1. Education 2.0: The next evolution of school software has arrived
2. Desktop Linux rolls into Indiana
3. Strategic Open Source Initiative (Texas)
4. Productivity Software replacement options
   1. Open Office (Windows platform)
   2. NeoOffice (Macintosh platform)
5. Operating System replacement options
   1. Ubuntu Linux
   2. EduBuntu
6. Wesley's social bookmarks on open source

Educational Technology Research Sources

1. New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce (December 2006)
2. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
3. Pew Internet & American Life Project
4. Visions 2020.2: Student Views on Transforming Education and Training Through Advanced Technologies - by The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce and NetDay
5. Technology in Schools: What the Research Says (PDF) - From Cisco and Metri
6. Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future (free downloadable PDF)
7. Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds (Kaiser Foundation research)
8. A Global Imperative: The Report of the 21st Century Literacy Summit (PDF - from the New Media Consortium)

Other Publications Relating to Educatioinal Technology Needs, Issues, and Planning

1. TIME Magazine’s Cover Story 13 Feb 2006: Are We Losing Our Edge?
2. GenTech: The Wiring of Teen America from CBS News

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