Planning for technology can be overwhelming. It can sometimes be frustrating and confusing. This week and next, we will work through a Technology Planning website with lots of excellent tools, designed "For Administrators, by administrators".

Often technology plans are conceived from the perspective of only a few individuals. Sometimes this results in duplication of effort or worse still, conflicts down the road, because individuals have not been fully involved in the process. Often, this lack of coordination costs money and wastes time and other resources. By pursuing a seamless, integrated approach, various management programs and legal responsibilities are also taken into account thus increasing the probability of a highly successful technology program.

Let's begin our exploration this week by looking at this site and working through some of the tools. I would like you to look first at this site http://www.portical.org/barnett_intro.html and then work through this section: "Monitoring and Evaluating Your Technology Plan" - How to make sure your technology plan is implemented and works. Presentation (13 minutes) Printable version and citations