Managing Technology in Our Schools: Establishing Goals and Creating a Plan »

There have been many books about managing technology in education, but none have discussed the progressing role of the business manager to guide the school towards governing technology_until now. Managing Technology in Our Schools is for those who will not only be responsible for managing and financing technology budgets, but for providing the leadership to govern. The book reflects on the last thirteen years of schools' roundabout progress and uses the lessons learned to identify best practices for managing and financing the next wave of technology purchases and application.

Acknowledgements     V
Technology Meanders In     1
The First Buyers: Early Adopters of Technology     9
Managing Innovation     15
The Other Stakeholders     23
Managing the Stakeholders     30
The Path of Getting Computers into the Classroom     41
The Perfect Learning Environment     49
Enter the Techies     58
Managing Chaos     65
What Business Managers Need to Know from Technical Staff     73
Students among the Chaos     83
Matching Technology with the Learning Environment     94
Before Buying Technology     104
Successful Classroom Models for Adapting Technology     117
What Electronic Materials Need to Be     124
The Leadership Role of Business Managers     136
And Then There Was Mosaic     146
About the Author     155