Smarter Clicking (eBook)

About the Author
Preface
1. Optional No Longer: The Need for Effective School Technology Policies
Why school technology policies are essential
Legal policy requirements
Comparing technology expectations and correlating policies
Using policies to shape instructional expectations for technology
2. It’s Everyone’s Responsibility: A Collaborative Approach to Technology Policy Development
Leading technology policy development and implementation
Policy development and implementation responsibilities
Comparing the policies of school and home technology use
Policies for the larger learning community outside of school
Involving more learning community members in policy development
3. Good Fences Make Good Users: Policies for Protecting Privacy
Student and staff privacy: the policy perspective
Managing sensitive instruction-related information
Guidelines for protecting student information
The emerging social networking challenge
4. Keeping Money in the Checking Account: Policies for Protect Technology Investments
The real cost of innovation in the classroom
Educating and the investment cost of technology
Developing policies to address the changing scope of educational technology investments
5. Knowing the Secret Handshake: Technology Access Policies
Evaluating school technology functions and related policies
Developing Acceptable use policies (AUPs)
Using passwords to secure access
6. Buttons, Bells, and Flashing Lights: Managing K-12 Internet Use
Internet applications in the classroom
Policy development to support instructional internet use
Policies to protect others’ privacy and personal rights
7. No Stone Unturned: Implementing Technology Policies and Procedures
Exploring the impact of policies on the learning culture
Shaping the culture with school technology policies and procedures
Supporting culture change with technology team members
Managing community response to school technology policies
Preventing conflicts over policy components
8. In My Crystal Ball, I See…: Emerging Technology Concerns
Policy challenges of ubiquitous technology
Addressing emerging technology and limiting risks
Policy development to support future appropriate school technology use
Resources
References
Index