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| Basic Concepts and Foundations | |
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| Introduction to Technology and Planning | |
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| Purpose | |
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| The Potential in Primary and Secondary Schools | |
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| The Beginning Years | |
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| Steady Progress in Administrative Systems | |
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| Instructional Systems Show Promise | |
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| The Need for Planning | |
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| The Systems Approach | |
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| Organization | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Basic Concepts of Planning | |
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| Planning Fundamentals | |
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| Schools as Social Systems | |
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| Evaluating the Bottom Line: the Social Process and Rational Models | |
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| Common Elements of Educational Planning | |
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| Comprehensiveness | |
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| Collaboration | |
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| Commitment | |
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| Continuity | |
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| Planning for Technology | |
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| Taking a Positive Attitude to Evaluation | |
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| Administrative and Instructional Applications | |
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| Planning for Administrative Applications | |
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| Planning for Instructional Applications | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Technology, Learning, and Equity Issues | |
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| Technocentric Education | |
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| When Should Computer Education Begin? | |
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| Special Education | |
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| Gender Issues | |
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| Digital Divide Issues | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Technology in Action | |
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| Technology for School Leadership | |
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| Knowledge Is Power | |
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| The Age of Knowledge | |
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| Databases | |
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| Electronic Spreadsheets | |
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| Office Automation | |
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| Specialized Administrative Applications | |
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| Integrating It All Together: Data-Driven Decision Making | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Wisdom and Data-Driven Decision Making | |
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| Defining Data-Driven Decision Making | |
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| Information Infrastructure | |
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| Hardware for Effective Data Management and Access | |
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| Software for Data Management and Analysis | |
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| People, Decision Making, and the | |
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| Social Nature of Information | |
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| The Data Analyst | |
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| Data-Driven Decision Making Applications | |
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| School Enrollment Projections | |
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| Improving Teaching and Learning | |
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| The Anatomy of a Survey | |
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| Evaluation and Nurturing the Process | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Technology in Instruction | |
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| Instructional Computing: A New Beginning | |
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| Instructional Computing: Some History | |
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| A Brief Review of the Research | |
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| Defining Technology's Role: A Touch of Philosophy | |
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| Classification Systems and Definitions of Terms | |
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| Instructional Software Tools | |
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| Instructional | |
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| Basic Technology Tools | |
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| Word Processing and Desktop Publishing | |
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| Spreadsheets | |
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| Databases | |
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| Electronic Encyclopedias and Reference Works | |
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| Specialized Tools and Probeware | |
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| Electronic Textbooks (EBooks) | |
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| Learning Tools | |
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| Drill and Practice | |
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| Tutorials | |
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| Simulations | |
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| Instructional Gaming, Problem Solvingand MUVEs | |
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| Programming and Authoring Tools | |
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| Programs | |
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| High-Level Programming Languages | |
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| Authoring Languages | |
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| Integrated Learning Systems | |
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| Multimedia: A Brief Word | |
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| Data Communications | |
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| Curriculum Integration and Planning | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Multimedia in Education | |
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| Multimedia Defined | |
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| Multimedia for Multiple Intelligences | |
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| Multimedia Literacy | |
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| Multimedia Technology | |
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| Five Levels of Digital Media | |
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| The Evolution of Video Technology | |
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| Videocassette | |
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| Analog Videodisc Technology | |
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| Digital Versatile Disc Technology | |
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| Multimedia Software | |
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| Authoring | |
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| Image, Video, and Sound Editing | |
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| Digital Animation | |
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| Multimedia for Teaching and Learning | |
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| Multimedia Resources and Copyrights | |
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| Media Distribution Systems - Whiteboards | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Data Communications, the Internet, and Educational Applications | |
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| Data Communications in the Schools | |
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| The Internet | |
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| A Brief History | |
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| The Internet Today | |
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| The Future of the Internet | |
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| The World Wide Web | |
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| Protocols and Client Servers | |
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| Uniform Resource Locator (URL) | |
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| Web Browsers and Search Engines | |
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| Commercial Online Services | |
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| Applications on the Internet | |
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| Multimedia and the Web | |
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| Designing Multimedia for Web-Based Learning | |
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| Desktop Videoconferencing | |
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| The Internet and Education | |
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| Global E-Mail | |
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| Information Navigation | |
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| Creating Web Sites | |
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| Blogging on the Web | |
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| Course Management Software (CMS) | |
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| The Internet and Distance Learning | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Distance Learning | |
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| Distance Learning Defined | |
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| Distance Learning Technologies: An Overview | |
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| Blended Learning | |
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| The Extent of Distance Learning in K-12 Education | |
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| Designing Instructional Materials: A Comparison of Distance Learning Technologies | |
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| The Interactive Videoconference | |
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| Asynchronous Learning Using the Internet and World Wide Web | |
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| Blended Learning Course | |
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| Distance Learning Providers | |
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| Distance Learning: Some Issues | |
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| The Future of K-12 Distance Learning | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Planning and Implementation | |
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| Hardware and Software Evaluation | |
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| Decisions, Decisions, Decisions | |
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| A Look at Hardware | |
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| A Look at Software | |
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| Hardware Evaluation Criteria | |
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| Performance | |
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| Compatibility | |
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| Modularity/Expandability | |
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| Ergonomics | |
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| Software Availability | |
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| Vendor | |
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| Cost | |
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| Software Evaluation Criteria | |
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| Efficiency | |
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| Ease of Use | |
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| Documentation | |
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| Hardware Requirements | |
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| Vendor | |
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| Cost | |
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| Issues in Evaluating Hardware | |
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| Evaluating Hardware for Administrative Applications | |
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| Evaluating Hardware for Instructional Applications | |
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| Mainframes and Servers | |
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| Bulk Purchasing, State Contracts and Life Cycles | |
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| Issues in Evaluating Software | |
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| Administrative Software Evaluation | |
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| Instructional Software Evaluation | |
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| Open Source Software | |
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| Software Life Cycles | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| People, Technology and Professional Development | |
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| A Long Way to Go | |
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| The Professional Development Planning Model | |
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| Who Learns? | |
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| Different Alternatives for Different Needs | |
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| Designing and Implementing Effective Staff Development Programs | |
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| Hands-On Activities | |
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| One-on-One Coaching | |
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| Training the Trainer | |
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| Teachers Need Equipment, Too! | |
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| Incentives | |
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| Evaluation and Review | |
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| A Continuous Process | |
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| Resources | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Facilities, Policies and Procedures | |
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| Getting Bigger | |
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| Staffing and Administration | |
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| Central Laboratories | |
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| Physical Environment | |
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| Facilities for Administrative Applications | |
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| Facilities for Instructional Applications | |
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| Data Communications Facilities and Information Infrastructur | |
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| Hardware Maintenance | |
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| Making Repairs | |
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| Providing Preventive Maintenance | |
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| Upgrading | |
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| Software Maintenance and Distribution | |
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| Policies, Procedures, and Documentation | |
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| Policies | |
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| Procedures | |
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| Documentation | |
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| Security | |
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| The Helping Place | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Financial Planning | |
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| Technology Can Be Expensive | |
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| The Cost-Effectiveness of Technology | |
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| A Time Line for Financial Planning | |
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| The Budget Worksheet | |
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| A Budget Modeland Total Cost of Ownership | |
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| Special Considerations of Budgeting for Computer Applications | |
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| Opting for Centralized or Decentralized | |
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| Computer Facilities | |
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| Hiring a Consultant | |
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| Standardizing on a Common Vendor | |
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| Hardware First, Other Needs Later? | |
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| Choosing a Purchasing Plan | |
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| Sources of Funds | |
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| The School District Budget | |
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| Bond Issues | |
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| Governmental Entities | |
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| Gifts and Grants | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts and Questions | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Basic Concepts of Computer Technology | |
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| Educational Leader Competencies | |
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| Instructional Software Evaluation Factors | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |