Technology Consulting for Education
Technology Assessment
Do you know if your current technology infrastructure is designed to meet the future needs of your staff and students?
Do you know what your “Total Cost of Ownership” is for technology?
Do you know how your technology budgets are developed to maximize your investments over time?
EdTech Associates takes a “systems” approach in the assessment of technology in your school or school district with a comprehensive and detailed report including recommendations in any or all of the following areas:
- Technology Planning, Policies and Vision
- Equipment and Network Infrastructure
- Finance of Technology
- Maintenance and Support
- Professional Development
- Technology Integration
- Applications – Administrative, Instructional and Assistive to support teaching and learning
Technology Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
Policies, procedures and guidelines provide a framework in which to maintain and manage technology operations in schools and school districts. With the explosion of school networks, the expansion of school users on the Internet, and the increasing demand for electronic resources used to enhance teaching and learning, it has become critically import to provide appropriate, forward-thinking policies and technical support.
EdTech Associates is here to assist your school or school district in the development or revisions of technology policies, procedures and guidelines:
- Network Policies for Students and Staff
- Internet Acceptable User Policy (AUP)
- Network Disaster Policy
- Data Retention Policy
- CIPA Compliance Policy (Children’s Internet Protection Act)
- Assistive Technology Policy
- Technology Procurement Procedure
Strategic Technology Planning and Budgeting
Strategic technology planning and budgeting is essential in successfully achieving the academic and administrative goals of technology within a framework of fiscal responsibility.
How does your school currently make decisions on technology purchasing? Is it pathways paved with good intentions or are these decisions on technology purchases based upon real data?
Does your current technology plan and investments connect to your school’s academic and administrative goals?
Do you have a strategic plan in budgeting for technology for the long-term?
EdTech Associates will facilitate a strategic planning process that begins with...
PEOPLE – a technology planning team representative of the stakeholders in your educational community. We will then work with your team to develop a foundation to your technology plan: your school’s
VISION for technology. From this foundation, we will assist your team in setting achievable
GOALS in every area of technology from network growth to new learning environments; from curriculum to community connections, and from technology support personnel to technology standards. The result – a comprehensive Strategic Technology Plan and Budget that will include:
- Measurable objectives for each goal
- A well-defined benefit for each objective
- A comprehensive multi-year action plan
- An evaluation plan to measure progress
- A multi-year budget plan with strategic funding resources
Whether you are creating a new technology plan or updating a current plan, EdTech Associates can bring your technology vision to reality.
TRIAD™ – “Your School’s Blueprint for Technology”
TRIAD™ is designed as a complete package of services that offers schools a “Foundation, Framework and Direction” for Technology.
TRIAD™
will establish a
“Foundation”
Technology Assessment
construct a
“Framework”
Technology Policies, Procedures
& Guidelines
and build a
“Direction”
Strategic Technology Plan and Budget