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Expert Opinion: Curriculum Integration

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Based on a Review of Relevant Research
Looking for a quick path to relevant research on technology and education? Here is a shortlist of excellent research summaries. You'll find this very helpful in updating or creating a technology plan to meet requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation or applying for grants (e.g. EETT).

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Becoming a Connoisseur of Technology Integration
Here you'll find the PowerPoint, handout, and additional references for Michael Simkins' presentation, "Becoming a Connoisseur of Technology Integration," presented at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Annual Conference and Exhibit Show, Anaheim, California, March 19, 2007.

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Cell Phones on Campus: Are they driving you crazy?
In this Radio TICAL episode, TICAL cadre members Bob Blackney and Kelly Calhoun share their perspectives on the kinds of things we need to consider in crafting campus cell phone policies.

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Collaborative Virtual Worlds and Education
In this Radio TICAL episode, PARC research scientist Michael Roberts offers some examples and suggests how 3-D virtual environments might be particularly useful for triggering student interest in science and technology.

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Equity and Literacy with Free Electronic Textbooks
In this Radio TICAL Episode Rowland Baker speaks to California's Secretary of Education Dr. Glen Thomas about California's electronic textbook (ebook) initiative. Dr. Thomas provides an overview of the program and where to find more information.

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Exemplary Uses of Technology in Education
David Weksler has been involved in educational technology at the grass roots level for years. In this Radio TICAL episode, Michael Simkins picks his brain about how far he feels we’ve come—or not come—in terms of integrating technology in truly exemplary ways.

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Horizon Report - Summary of 2007 Edition
This summary of the 2007 Horizon Report was prepared by TICAL Cadre member Sandra Miller and TICAL staff member Jason Borgen. Michael Simkins narrates. The report describes new and emerging technology that can be used as tools for learning.

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Learning and Living in an Online World
Internet use has changed. Increasingly, our students are using the Internet for social purposes, not simply to look up information or buy things. School administrators have to worry about more than filtering out inappropriate content; they have to add cyber safety to the course of instruction. In this episode of Radio TICAL, Susan Brooks-Young offers ideas for how you can meet these safety challenges without giving up valuable instructional uses of the Internet.

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Leave No Child Technologically Illiterate
In this first Radio TICAL episode to feature members of TICAL’s Arkansas leadership cadre, Karli Saracini interviews Cathey Wilcox on the topic of technology literacy and the No Child Left Behind requirement that every student be technologically literate by the end of eighth grade.

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Preparing Students for Their Future—Not Our Past
In this episode of Radio TICAL, Rowland Baker interviews Dr. David Thornburg. Dr. Thornburg is well known in the field of educational technology. In this informal discussion, Dr. Thornburg shares how he came to be involved in educational technology in the first place, and what he sees are the most pressing demands of the future including project-based learning and STEM education.

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Promoting Technology Integration School-Wide
Learn about research on the diffusion of innovations and its implications for how to facilitate the diffusion of technology integration, or other reforms, across classrooms in your school.

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Quick Take: Podcasts
This 7-minute Quick Take discusses podcasting. You will learn what a podcast is, how to locate podcasts for teaching, learning, and professional development, and how to create your own podcasts.

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Quick Takes: Flip Cameras in Education
In this quick take presentation you will learn about Flip cameras and ways they can be used to enhance instruction. You will also see some examples of digital media and videos produced by teachers, administrators, and students.

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Quick Takes: Mini-Notebooks
This 4-minute Quick Take was created by Susan Brooks-Young. Susan gives an overview of mini-notebooks and how they are used. She provides other resources to assist you in developing best practices for using these cost-effective mini computers.

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Quick Takes: Web-Based Presentations
This 5-minute Quick Take was created by Susan Brooks-Young. Susan gives an overview of a variety of web-based presentations and how they are used. She provides other resources do that you and your students can create presentations on the Internet.

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Showcasing Innovation
In this Radio TICAL episode hear staff and Arkansas cadre members interview three recipients of the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant share their success stories. This episode was recorded at the annual EETT showcase in little Rock, Arkansas in the spring of 2008. Interactive whiteboards, distance learning programs, and using handhelds for one to one computing are highlighted.

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Student Cyber Safety
Concerned about cyber safety? TICAL Cadre members Gabe Soumakian, Skip Johnson, Sheila Grady, and John White share three specific web resources to inform administrators, teachers, parents, students, and the community on how to provide a safe and secure environment when using the Internet.

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Technology Trends: Past, Present, and Future
In 1995, TICAL cadre member Sandra Miller queried a broad range of experts about how, by 2005, technology was likely to affect the content of the school curriculum and the delivery of instruction to students. These thinkers included policy makers, futurists, and educators. Her analysis of what they had to say formed the basis of Sandra’s doctoral dissertation. In this Radio TICAL episode, Sandra shares three of the most important predictions and reflects on the extent to which each has—or has not—come to pass.

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The Knight's Vision on Reform
In this Radio TICAL episode hear Sir Ken Robinson, an internationally-renown expert in creativity, share his visions relating to educational reform following his keynote address at the 4th Annual TICAL Arkansas Conference. He discusses the importance of bridging practice, policy, and theory to help promote creativity in the schools. He provides anecdotes and analogies to help us better understand the approach to standardizing and customizing education. He also discusses his various experiences with educational systems worldwide.

Expert Opinion: Data-Driven Decision Making

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A Data-Driven Organization's Approach to Assessing The Quality of Program Delivery
Jim Cox explains the difference between outcome and process data and explains how process information can be used to examine program delivery.

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Classroom Walkthroughs and Observations In The Palm of Your Hand
In this TICALevision episode, Kenny Pennington, principal in Monticello School District in rural Monticello, Arkansas demonstrates how he uses a handheld computer while observing a computer/technology teacher at the high school. Kenny shares the process to quickly record observations and how he engages his teachers in a continual improvement process.

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Data-Driven Decision Making
Cadre members Devin Vodicka and John White, principal in Los Angeles Unified, collaborated on this presentation which provides an overview of the basics, free resources, and links to useful resources to improve the use of data as a tool for improving teaching and learning.

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Data-Driven Decision Making and Electronic Learning Assessment Resources (ELAR)
Many vendors are offering various technology tools to support data-driven decision making. In this short article, John Cradler provides a nice overview of just what's necessary for data-driven decision making to be successful and how CLRN's reviews of electronic learning assessment resources (ELAR) can help administrators with the task of choosing among competing products.

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Data-Driven Organizations: What Do They Look Like?
Jim Cox shares his vision of what constitutes a data-driven organization. He takes the reader beyond standardized test scores and the importance of causal information. Although this article was written several years ago, the information presented still holds true today.

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Dropping Out of School is One of the Key Social Challenges of Our Time
This pdf matrix lays out what the California Department of Education (CDE) is currently doing and planning on doing to improve dropout reduction in California. Written by the Middle & High School Improvement Office and Educational Options Office under the Secondary, Postsecondary, & Adult Leadership Division, the matrix is designed to provide you with specific programs offered by the CDE and research linking to additional information including locations on the CDE website for best practices, dropout prevention, and much more!

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EdTechProfile's Radio TICAL Interview
EdTechProfile is one of the statewide educational technology services (SETS) funded by the California Department of Education and provided free of charge to California public schools. In this episode, Steve Kay talks with Brian Dunsmore, EdTechProfile’s director, about ways you can use EdTechProfile in your technology planning process.

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Fighting Data with Data: The educational and political benefits of disaggregated data
In this article, Jim Cox discusses how school administrators can respond to external criticism of test scores with additional data gathered at the site or within the district. Although this article was written several years ago, the principles discussed still hold true today and are worthwhile for school administrators to review and share.

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How A Data-Driven Organization Deals With Aligning Assessment Measures to Local Standards (One of the greatest barriers to becoming a proactive Data-Driven Organization)
In this article Jim Cox explains how to determine whether or not an assessment tool and the curriculum being taught are actually aligned.

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Just for the Kids-California (JFTK-CA) Best Practices
This 15-minute presentation will explain the many resources and specific practices collected from high performing school across the country found on the free, online data and school improvement system called Just for the Kids-California. You will be walked through the Best Practices area of the Web site and even be shown how to assess your own school, district, and/or classroom to assist you in data-driven decision making.

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Just For The Kids-California (JFTK-CA) Presentation
Locating beneficial resources to help display data can be a daunting task. TICAL cadre member Sandra Miller shares many ways this free resource for California schools can display data and provide best practices. After viewing this presentation, you will be ready to use your site's data for key decision making.

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Managing Assets and Data
In this Radio TICAL episode, Dan Neville, Technology Specialist with Arizona’s Kyrene School District, shares how his district is using technology for more effective asset and data management. He gives examples that range from wireless devices that improve the accuracy of textbooks and equipment inventories to tools for collecting data from lots of sources in one place for analysis and interpretation.

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Using Technology to Make Sense of Data
Using scores from a district-wide writing assessment as an example, Dan Ryder explains how to use a simple database and spreadsheet to manage and analyze student assessment data.

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Using Web 2.0 Tools at School
The January-February 2010 issue of ACSA's Leadership magazine features an article on using Web 2.0 tools at school written by Michael Simkins and Randy Schultz. Get access to the article, take the TICAL Web 2.0 survey, and view survey results from over 300 participants.

Expert Opinion: Financial Planning

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Education Technology K-12 Voucher Program: A short introduction
A result of the state's Microsoft settlement, California's Education Technology K-12 Voucher Program is a major source of technology funding. TICAL cadre member Stephen Vaughn prepared this brief guide to help administrators understand some of the key features of the program.

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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.

Expert Opinion: Operations and Maintenance

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Buying an LCD Projector
Buying new projectors for your school or district? Take a look at this 2-page tutorial created by TICAL cadre member Bob Blackney. He provides you resources and expert advice on LCD vs. DLP projectors, brightness, warranty, bulb life, focal length, portability, wireless, management, and control. Once you are finished reading this you will have the expertise needed to buy a projector.

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Cell Phones on Campus: Are they driving you crazy?
In this Radio TICAL episode, TICAL cadre members Bob Blackney and Kelly Calhoun share their perspectives on the kinds of things we need to consider in crafting campus cell phone policies.

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Exploring Electronic Textbooks
Starting to give serious thought to moving from traditional to electronic textbooks? TICAL consultant Bev Blaylock has collected several examples, case studies, and other resources you'll want to review.

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Finding, Hiring, Training, Keeping a Quality Technology Staff
Finding, hiring, training, your technology staff—and keeping them once you've got them on the job—is one of your key operations and maintenance challenges. In this Radio TICAL interview with Stephen Kay, TICAL cadre member Tim Landeck shares some of the ways he has successfully faced this daunting task.

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Managing Assets and Data
In this Radio TICAL episode, Dan Neville, Technology Specialist with Arizona’s Kyrene School District, shares how his district is using technology for more effective asset and data management. He gives examples that range from wireless devices that improve the accuracy of textbooks and equipment inventories to tools for collecting data from lots of sources in one place for analysis and interpretation.

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Operations and Maintenance Online Resources
In this 19 minute narrated presentation, Techmasters, Inc. consultants Van Wilkinson and Bev Blaylock share online resources for a facility’s operations and maintenance department. Topics include technologies, emerging technologies, and web sites relating to leadership, software, and products.

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Quick Take: Podcasts
This 7-minute Quick Take discusses podcasting. You will learn what a podcast is, how to locate podcasts for teaching, learning, and professional development, and how to create your own podcasts.

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Quick Takes: Web-Based Presentations
This 5-minute Quick Take was created by Susan Brooks-Young. Susan gives an overview of a variety of web-based presentations and how they are used. She provides other resources do that you and your students can create presentations on the Internet.

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School Business Applications
In response to a question from one of our TICAL members, we created an informal survey to get a sense of what applications are being used for school business purposes (e.g. accounting, payroll, purchasing, human resources) as well as how satisfied people are with the applications in use. We collected responses between July 19, 2008 and August 8, 2009. While only 32 people responded to the survey, their comments are quite useful.

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Software Implementation Toolkit
In this 15-minute narrated presentation, Jason Borgen summarizes the Software Information Industry Association's Software Implementation Toolkit to help educational institutions implement worthwhile software in a systematic way. The toolkit provides users with several worksheets that are beneficial for any implementation process. This presentation also provides you with a link to the actual 55-page document.

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Student Cyber Safety
Concerned about cyber safety? TICAL Cadre members Gabe Soumakian, Skip Johnson, Sheila Grady, and John White share three specific web resources to inform administrators, teachers, parents, students, and the community on how to provide a safe and secure environment when using the Internet.

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Technology and H.R.
For Gabe Soumakian, assistant superintendent of human resources at Burbank Unified School District, the human resources function is about more than hiring and processing employment; it's about building capacity and keeping skilled employees in the district. In this interview with Steve Kay, Gabe shares some of the ways he has put technology to work in support of human resources.

Expert Opinion: Professional Development

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Based on a Review of Relevant Research
Looking for a quick path to relevant research on technology and education? Here is a shortlist of excellent research summaries. You'll find this very helpful in updating or creating a technology plan to meet requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation or applying for grants (e.g. EETT).

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Buying a Document Camera
Do you know what to look for when buying document cameras? This 2-page guide will walk you through the technical specifications without leaving you stumped. Whether you are purchasing projectors for the entire school or replacing some individual projectors you will be ready to speak with vendors.

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Classroom Observations: Digital data observation in the palm of your hand
In this brief, narrated presentation, TICAL cadre member Kevin Silberberg discusses how a handheld computer can facilitate and even transform the process of classroom observation.

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Classroom Walkthroughs and Observations In The Palm of Your Hand
In this TICALevision episode, Kenny Pennington, principal in Monticello School District in rural Monticello, Arkansas demonstrates how he uses a handheld computer while observing a computer/technology teacher at the high school. Kenny shares the process to quickly record observations and how he engages his teachers in a continual improvement process.

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Collaborative Virtual Worlds and Education
In this Radio TICAL episode, PARC research scientist Michael Roberts offers some examples and suggests how 3-D virtual environments might be particularly useful for triggering student interest in science and technology.

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Equity and Literacy with Free Electronic Textbooks
In this Radio TICAL Episode Rowland Baker speaks to California's Secretary of Education Dr. Glen Thomas about California's electronic textbook (ebook) initiative. Dr. Thomas provides an overview of the program and where to find more information.

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Get Into the Act of Closing the Achievement Gap
In this Radio TICAL episode, TICAL’s Director Rowland Baker spoke with California State Superintendent Jack O’Connell and Administrator of the CDE’s Middle and High School Improvement Office (MHSIO) Rozlynn Worrall about Taking Center Stage—Act II (TCSII). They highlight this innovative web portal, developed by the MHSIO, that assists educators in lowering dropout rates, closing the achievement gap, and ensuring success for students in the middle grades.

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Getting Teachers to Use Technology
Trying to make technology happen at your site? Motivating teachers to use technology can sometimes be a challenge. TICAL cadre members Jim Scoolis, Becci Gillespie, and Lisa Gonzales share tried and proven steps you can take to get more of your teachers using technology more of the time.

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Leading a Culture of Innovation
The first Leadership 3.0 Symposium was held April 10-12, 2008 in Millbrae, CA. Sir Ken Robinson, world renowned creativity expert, delivered the keynote address. Watch the video excerpts. Some of the topics he discusses are human talent, unprecedented literal revolution, rethinking what it is to be educated, reform or transformation, who will "own" the 21st century?, and the power of human imagination.

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Making Machines that Can Learn
In this Radio TICAL episode, hear about fascinating work being done to design machines that “learn” and what educators might learn about learning from the process.

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NCLB Highly Qualified Teacher Essentials
This presentation by TICAL cadre member Gabe Soumakian is designed to help administrators and teachers learn more about the Highly Qualified Teacher requirements under the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act.

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Principals, New Teachers and Technology
In Principals, New Teachers and Technology, Bruce Duncan, Director of Technology at the New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shares information on what principals can expect of new teachers in the way of technology skills and how principals can support new teachers as they learn to use technology in the school context. Includes specific examples from California's Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) program.

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Quick Take: Real Simple Syndication (RSS)
This 7-minute Quick Take by Derry Lyons provides a brief overview of a Web 2.0 tool known as RSS. Derry explains what RSS is and how you can use it.

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Quick Take: Social Networks
This 4-minute Quick Take was created by Susan Brooks-Young. It explores the social networking phenomenon. Susan provides some common social networks including Ning, Flickr, and TeacherTube.

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Quick Take: Apple's iPod Touch in Education
In this 6-minute narrated presentation Susan Brooks-Young provides an overview of the iPod Touch and how it can be used in and out of the classroom for learning and management purposes.

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Quick Take: Blogs
This 4-minute Quick Take was created by Susan Brooks-Young. Susan gives an overview of a blog and how they are used. She provides other resources to assist you in developing a classroom, school, or special project blog.

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Quick Take: Simplifying Web Page Addresses
In this Quick Take, Jason Borgen walks you through two free services, TinyURL and Bitly. You will see how to take long Web addresses and make them much shorter so you can easily share with others.

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Quick Take: Web 2.0
This 4-minute Quick Take was created by Susan Brooks-Young. It provides an overview of various Web 2.0 tools that help users participate and interact on the Web.

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Quick Take: Wikis
This 4-minute Quick Take was created by Susan Brooks-Young. It provides an overview of how wikis are used to edit live content on the Internet. Susan provides examples and resources.

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Quick Takes
Use these 4-5 minute presentations to quickly gain a better understanding of the variety of tools on the World Wide Web including blogs, social networks, and wikis.

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Quick Takes: Google Docs
This Quick Take provides you an overview of the Google Docs application suite which allows you to collaborate on one document, spreadsheet, and presentation. You will be able to quickly use Google Docs to boast your productivity as well as find classroom examples for your teachers.

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Quick Takes: Twitter
This 6-minute Quick Take was created by Susan Brooks-Young. Susan gives an overview of the microblogging service called Twitter and how it can be used in educational settings.

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Surviving an E-rate Audit
In his first-hand account, Tim Landeck, Technology Director and TICAL cadre member shares his positive and negative experiences with e-rate auditors and provides some expert advice to those who may want to prepare for the audit.

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Technology That Works—Past, Present and Future
Michael Simkins, Devin Vodicka, and Lisa Gonzales collaborated to write "Leveraging Technology to Transform Our Schools" which appeared in the January-February 2009 issue of ACSA's Leadership magazine. This page lists links to the programs mentioned in the article.

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The Great Eight: Designing Effective Tech Training for Teachers
An experienced trainer, Rick Fitzpatrick shares eight tips for staff development planners to consider when preparing workshops for teachers. Linking training to improving test scores and meeting the needs of the teachers where they live are just the first two.

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The Hedgehog and Technology
In this Radio TICAL episode, Ceres USD superintendent Walt Hanline shares his passion for Jim Collins’ book Good to Great. Walt believes it is the best book related to his profession that he has ever read! In particular, he talks about the “hedgehog concept” and technology’s role as an accelerator. This is an example of when it makes sense to apply business practices to education.

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Using Multimedia to Present to a School Board
In this narrated presentation, TICAL cadre member Stephen Vaughn walks you through what to do and what not to do when presenting information to a school board or any group of stakeholders. You will hear some key strategies to focus on when designing a PowerPoint slide presentation.

Expert Opinion: Technology Planning

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Acceptable Use Policies
One in a series of brief, narrated slide presentations by Harvey Barnett, Senior Research Associate at WestEd. This presentation is 9 minutes long and focuses on why your school needs an acceptable use policy (AUP) and what it should contain. A printable version is also available.

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Align Technology with School Improvement
Join TICAL cadre member Kevin Silberberg as he makes a case for the importance of aligning the use of technology with your overall school improvement efforts. Use this short narrated presentation for your own leadership development or as a discussion starter at a principals' meeting.

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Based on a Review of Relevant Research
Looking for a quick path to relevant research on technology and education? Here is a shortlist of excellent research summaries. You'll find this very helpful in updating or creating a technology plan to meet requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation or applying for grants (e.g. EETT).

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Buying a Document Camera
Do you know what to look for when buying document cameras? This 2-page guide will walk you through the technical specifications without leaving you stumped. Whether you are purchasing projectors for the entire school or replacing some individual projectors you will be ready to speak with vendors.

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Buying an LCD Projector
Buying new projectors for your school or district? Take a look at this 2-page tutorial created by TICAL cadre member Bob Blackney. He provides you resources and expert advice on LCD vs. DLP projectors, brightness, warranty, bulb life, focal length, portability, wireless, management, and control. Once you are finished reading this you will have the expertise needed to buy a projector.

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E-mail Protocol and E-mail Etiquette for Effective Communication
In this presentation cadre member Gabe Soumakian focuses on e-mail protocol and etiquette to improve effective communication. He shares proper ways to send group e-mails, manage your e-mails, and how to identify spam.

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EdTechProfile's Radio TICAL Interview
EdTechProfile is one of the statewide educational technology services (SETS) funded by the California Department of Education and provided free of charge to California public schools. In this episode, Steve Kay talks with Brian Dunsmore, EdTechProfile’s director, about ways you can use EdTechProfile in your technology planning process.

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Learning and Living in an Online World
Internet use has changed. Increasingly, our students are using the Internet for social purposes, not simply to look up information or buy things. School administrators have to worry about more than filtering out inappropriate content; they have to add cyber safety to the course of instruction. In this episode of Radio TICAL, Susan Brooks-Young offers ideas for how you can meet these safety challenges without giving up valuable instructional uses of the Internet.

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Planning for 1:1
In this Radio TICAL episode hear Eileen Lento, K-12 education strategist at Intel, talk about some of the critical aspects of the planning process for moving to anytime, anywhere, anyway learning in a ubiquitous, one-to-one computing environment.

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Planning for Funding and Budget
Harvey Barnett explains key factors to consider when you develop a budget for your technology plan.

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Primer on Copyright Law and Fair Use
In this narrated slideshow, attorney Melissa M. McGann explains just what copyright is and how to determine if a use of a copyrighted work is fair use or not. Part of TICAL's Legal Issues series.

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Quick Take: Apple's iPod Touch in Education
In this 6-minute narrated presentation Susan Brooks-Young provides an overview of the iPod Touch and how it can be used in and out of the classroom for learning and management purposes.

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Software Licensing
In this narrated slideshow, attorney Melissa M. McGann explains how to ensure that the software in your district is used legally and ethically by staff and students. Part of TICAL's Legal Issues series.

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Surviving an E-rate Audit
In his first-hand account, Tim Landeck, Technology Director and TICAL cadre member shares his positive and negative experiences with e-rate auditors and provides some expert advice to those who may want to prepare for the audit.

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Taking Control of Email Presentation
In this narrated presentation Devin Vodicka provides a sequence of steps and offers resources that will help school leaders to take control of email, increase their efficiency, and improve their effectiveness. You will be free of email overload after you view this presentation.

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The Future of Ubiquitous Computing – Zero Cost Licensing with Open Source
In this Radio TICAL episode, the Director of CoSN’s K-12 Open Technologies Initiative, Steve Hargadon, shares an overview and the benefits of adopting open source software in your schools.

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What to do with all those morning emails?
In our inaugural TICALevision episode, TICAL Director Rowland Baker speaks with Principal in Fresno Unified Jack Jarvis on how he manages email amongst all his other duties in Fresno Unified. Jack shares his simple strategy that is effective.