TICAL - Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership

Quick Fact:

In the 1998 NAEP Civics Assessment, for both 4th and 8th grade students, Internet use was associated with higher average scores.
Source:National Center for Education Statistics

Quote:

If you are well-educated, technology is your friend. If you do not have a good education, technology is rapidly replacing you.
-- Robert Reich

TICAL is a statewide educational technology service provided by Santa Cruz County Office of Education with funding from the California Department of Education.

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Presentations by Susan Brooks-Young

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Financial Planning 101

In this 9-minute narrated presentation, Susan Brooks-Young shares practical lessons learned about effective financial planning for school or district technology plans. Topics include laying the groundwork for sustainable funding, total cost of ownership, and value of investment.

Presentation (9 minutes)
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Web 2.0 Tools for Busy Administrators

In this 11 minute presentation, author and consultant Susan Brooks-Young provides a quick overview of what Web 2.0 is and then shares a concrete example of how a group of educators in Northern California used an on-line group, a wiki, and a "web-top" word processor to help them complete a collaborative planning process.

Presentation (11 minutes)
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Today's date and time: March 15, 2010, 8:37 am PDT
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