Papers

Posted on January 31, 2012
Read this paper to find out how campuses can enhance and streamline existing IT infrastructure and processes to prepare for the demands of a digital learning age.
Posted on January 31, 2012
Download this thought leadership paper to discover six successful funding strategies to bring lecture capture to your campus.
Posted on January 20, 2012
This Center for Digital Education handbook shares the advice of school administrators and technical officers who are currently implementing a BYOD strategy, and provides checklists to help guide schools on the path to BYOD.
Posted on January 16, 2012
This Strategy and Planning Guide will help further your discussions about introducing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative on your campus.
Posted on January 10, 2012
Download this paper to learn the requirements, best practices, and planning and budget considerations that will help your campus prepare for and navigate through the BYOD landscape.
Posted on January 9, 2012
This Thought Leadership Paper examines some of the major challenges – technical, financial and practical – to the adoption of mobile learning in K-12 education, and presents solutions that will pave the way for schools to embrace mobile learning.
Posted on December 18, 2011
Download this paper to find out how charter schools are in a unique position to take advantage of education technology tools, and how they are demonstrating impressive successes as a result. It also explores factors charter schools should consider when looking at how to effectively embark on new initiatives. Learn how some schools are balancing the parallel, yet potentially conflicting, objectives of innovation and accountability.
Posted on December 2, 2011
This Funding Report covers available grants and highlights examples from across the nation where campus officials leveraged funding in a unique and creative manner to respond to the demands of the evolving classroom and the needs of their students.
Posted on December 2, 2011
The 2011 Q4 Special Report focuses on the evolution of learning settings from traditional, instructor-led classrooms to completely virtual, student-centric classes and schools. It describes and illustrates myriad K-12, college and university learning environments, gives examples of how evolving classroom models impact students and teachers, and highlights the technologies that make it possible. To bring students into a digital learning age, the classroom must evolve.
Posted on November 30, 2011
Technology is transforming education, but it can’t be said enough that it is not the technology itself that makes the change happen. Properly integrating technology into curriculum is critical. Each step of this process requires strategic decisions that impact the future of every student in the school system. This webinar aims to walk the audience through some of these critical steps outlined in the handbook, “Planning for Progress in K-12 Education: Inspired Outcomes through Practical Technology Application.” We will discuss what the ideal educational ecosystem includes, why professional development is critical and what infrastructure is necessary. Finally, we will discuss funding opportunities and strategic partnerships that enable schools and districts to make it all happen. It is the hope that after reading this, you will have the knowledge and direction to begin — or continue — leading your schools down a path to the ideal educational system.