Introduction
Chapter One - Future Perfect District Technology Planning
- Step One - Creation of Planning Team
- Step Two - Development of Scenarios
- 1. Articulating Your Mind-set
- 2. Information Hunting and Gathering
- 3. Identifying and Exploring the Driving Forces
- 4. Uncovering Predetermined Elements and Critical Uncertainties
- 5. Composing a Plot
- Step Three - Creation of an Educational Mission Statement
- Step Four - Using the Mission Statement for Technology Planning
- Step Five - Selecting and Purchasing Technologies
- Step Six - Gathering Data to Steer Program Development
Chapter Two - Staff Development for New Technologies
- Step One - Clarification of Expectations
- 1. New Hires
- 2. Senior Staff
- 3. Regular Staff
- Step Two - Creation of Staff Development Planning Committee
- Step Three - Design of Program Offerings
- Step Four - Adaptation of the Program
Chapter Three - The School Administrator as Technology Leader
- I. Cultivating the Soil
- II. Fertilizing, Watering and Providing Light
- III. Seeding
- IV. Connecting/Linking Rows for Irrigation
- V. Weeding
- VI. Inoculating Against Disease, Warding Off Insects and Scaring Away Crows
- VII. Rotating Crops
- VIII. Pruning
- IX. Planning for Fallow Fields
- X. Grafting
Chapter Four - Winning Community Support
- I. Marketing vs. Sales
- II. New Clients and Market Niches
- III. Reaching the Mature Market
- IV. Reaching the Baby Boomers
- V. Reaching the Traditional Client Base
Chapter Five - Identifying New Sources of Funding for Technology
- I. School Leaders as Grantwriters and Grantseekers
- II. Big Fish in Small Pond: Selecting Funding Targets
- III. The Importance of Forming an Educational Foundation
- IV. By-Laws and Board Policy Issues
- V. Board Membership as Strategic Tool
- VI. Promoting Foundation Programs
- VII. Identifying and Pursuing All Potential Technology Supporters
- A. Large Corporations
- B. Small Businesses
- C. Alumni
- D. Parents
- E. Bequests
- VIII. Marketing Technology Proposals: Packaging and Persuading
- A. Know Your Target
- B. Standing Out from the Crowd
Appendices
