The purpose of The Arizona Long-Range Strategic Educational Technology Plan is to map the future of the "education support systems" necessary for Arizona's children to succeed in today's world. The plan details goals and strategies for policy makers, the State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, Institutions of Higher…

The Delphi Method of group communication was used with experienced distance education stakeholders in the United States from the areas of research, policy, and practice to identify priorities in K-12 distance education over the next five years. Data from the three rounds of this study were organized and compared using descriptive statistics. The…

Ongoing technical support is often under-funded in district budgets. Most rail far short of the Consortium for School Networking's (CoSN) recommended ratio of one technician for every 50 to 70 computers, or one technician for every 500 computers in a closely managed networked environment. Add to this the fact that teachers' needs for instructional…

This report summarizes the results of a survey of all 215 National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) presidents and chancellors in spring 2007 designed to better understand the knowledge base and experience of these institutional leaders relative to the strategic use of online learning. This report represents one…

Northern Kentucky University's College of Education's faculty realizes that the infusion of technology into the teacher education program is important. Support for the infusion of technology was evident when the faculty adopted the ISTE Recommended Foundations for Teachers and a five-year technology plan in 1998. Interviews with the faculty during…

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in technology planning and implementation among schools in the southeastern United States. School administrators (294) from five southeastern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee) were surveyed to determine technology planning procedures they had completed, whether…

This report describes the plan for educational technology in Maryland from 1999-2003. The first section introduces the mission of technology in Maryland. Vision and strategy are discussed in the second section, and a summary of technology research is provided in the third section. The fourth section lists guiding principles and outlines…

The purpose of this study was to consider how the development of a school district technology plan facilitates meaningful use of technology in the classroom. The experiences of the Boone Community School District (Iowa) were the focus of the case study, from the formation of a technology planning committee to the implementation of an expanded use…

Over the next decade, the United States will face ever increasing competition in the global economy. To an overwhelming extent, this competition will involve the mastery and application of new technologies in virtually every field of human endeavor. It will place particular emphasis on the need for heightened skills in mathematics and science. It…

Discusses problems with the current Internet and describes new Internet developments. Topics include Internet2, which is being developed for innovative high performance computing applications for member universities and corporate affiliates; the Next Generation Internet (NGI); the role of the NSF (National Science Foundation); and quality of…

A consultant lists 10 essential questions (concerning stakeholder input, ownership, training, and followup actions) to address when developing a district-level technology plan. It is suggested the plan be cooperatively developed, have a clear mission statement, be grounded in reality, address learning objectives, incorporate school infrastructure,…

Introduces some basic concepts related to the transmission of data from a computer to its peripherals to help distance educators make decisions regarding computer equipment purchases for their institutions. The following data transmission concepts are described: cables, serial and parallel, synchronous and asynchronous, bandwidth, and analog and…

For many school districts, planning, developing, and implementing a technology infrastructure has become very expensive, time-consuming, and knowledge-intensive. Following Hartford, Connecticut's example, districts should expand cooperative purchasing, try outsourcing, develop vendor partnerships, and use regional educational service centers. (MLH)

Explores technology planning possibilities via interviews with a district-level technology director, a state instructional technology director, and a state administrative technology director. Schools' biggest planning challenges are funding, professional development, and technology integration. The Web browser is becoming a "universal…

Presents the evaluation of a school technology planner, an integrated electronic performance support system for developing technology use plans (TUP). Discusses reasons teachers chose not to use the software (lack of collegial, administrative, and technological support; lack of time and mixing of district and school perspectives); ranks program…