General Resources

   
• ISTE National Education Technology Standards for students, teachers, administrators, coaches, etc.
• Project Tomorrow Speak Up Survey Options & Reports (annual)
• Horizon K-12 Report from the New Media Consortium (annual)
• FCC & USDoE Digital Textbook Playbook
• Infographic:  Components of 21st Century Classrooms
• USAC Schools & Libraries
• USAC Schools & Libraries Division Technology Planning Info (E-rate)

Leadership
"Level 5 Leadership" (summarized from Good to Great by Jim Collins):  Building enduring greatness through a paradoxical blend of personal humility & professional will.

• Article:  Collins Defines "X Factor" in School Leadership Greatness (March 2013)
• ISTE National Education Technology Standards (NETS) for Adminstrators
• Consortium for School Networking
• Article:  A Call for Technology Leadership (Nov 2010) District Administration
• National Association of Secondary School Principals Article on Leadership and Effectively Integrating Educational Technology:  10 Lessons for Principals and Other Education Leaders
• the Journal Article:  7 Habits of Highly Effective Tech-Leading Principals

Infrastructure

• National Broadband Plan
• SETDA Broadband Imperative
• SETDA School Speedtest Resources for evaluating the quality of broadband service

Curriculum Integration

• ISTE NETS Standards
• BLOOMS 2.0; Digital BLOOMS
• KSDE College & Career Ready Standards
• State of WA:  Crosswalks Ed Tech and Common Core Standards (DOC)
• SETDA Guidance:  Technology Readiness for College and Carer Ready Teaching, Learning and Assessment
• SETDA Out of Print:  Reimagining the K-12 Textbook in a Digital Age
• KSDE Open Education Resources (OER)
• KSDE LiveBinder for OER
• ACHIEVE OER Rubrics and Evaluation Tool
• SETDA Digital and Open Content Resources
• Software & Infromation Industry Association Guide to the Use of OER in Education (PDF)
• FCC/ED Digital Textbook Playbook (PDF)
• The OER Commons
• Creative Commons
• Digital Citizenship & Internet Safety Resource

Professional Development

• Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning
• KSDE Professional Learning for Digital Learning through INTEL Elements Courses
• Alliance for Excellent Education (Free webinars, online course opportunities, etc.)

Collaboration and Professional Learning Communities are Critical!

Subscribe to KSDE Technology Listservs.

Education Service Center Assistance for Technology

Service Centers offer support for technology planning, E-rate and collaborative opportunities for districts.  Here's the list of contacts/links for additional information.

ESSDACK (Hutchinson)
Technology Infrastructure:  Jerry Butler
Technology Integration:  Ginger Lewman
Website/Additional Info
(620)663-9566

Greenbush (Girard & Topeka)
Greenbush Technology User Group (GTUG)
Denise Grasso
Brian Boore
(620)663-9566

Keystone Learning Services (NE Kansas)
Dan Hinrichson

(785)876-2214

South Central Kansas Education Service Center (SCKESC in Clearwater)
Technology Directors Support Group
Tori Bohannon
(620)584-3300

South West Plains Education Service Center (SWPRSC in Sublette)
Southwest Plains Technology Cadre
Gina Tyler
Tom Barnes
(620)675-8835

Smoky Hill Education Service Center (Salina & Hays)
Technology Cadre
Chris Moddelmog
(785)825-9185