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2003 CoSN Compendium
The first edition of CoSN's Compendium contains eight monographs which focus on:
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Cutting the Cord: Wireless Computing Comes of Age - In these days of tight budgets, how do we prepare our students and
schools for the future without encumbering tremendous costs? And which
high-tech tools are worth adopting even if they do involve new
investment? For many districts, the answer to both of these questions
is wireless technology.
[Executive Summary] (PDF)
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Strong Medicine: Scientifically Based Research and School Practice - In passing the No Child Left Behind Act, Congress has instructed
that funding decisions and practice should adhere to scientifically
based research of the sort common in medicine and other sciences. But
what does SBR look like in an education setting? And what are the
challenges and opportunities such an approach offers our nation's
schools?
[Executive Summary] (PDF)
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No More Flying Blind: Using Data-Driven Decision-Making to Guide Student Learning - Information management systems-especially curriculum management and
student information systems-are the navigation tools that can help
ensure that no child, teacher, class or school falls off the radar
screen. Learn about some of the applications and approaches that are
bringing data-driven decision-making to the classroom.
[Executive Summary] (PDF)
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Making the Grade: Accountability and Assessment Under No Child Left Behind - Accountability has been redefined by No Child Left Behind with its
focus on standardized testing as a way to hold schools accountable for
student achievement In this era of research-based education, it is only
right that we ask the question: What is the evidence that the use of
high-stakes testing is improving American education? And what else have
the experts learned by shining the light on our nation's schools?
[Executive Summary] (PDF)
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Safeguarding CyberAge Students: A Progress Report - Two years after passage of the Children's Internet Protection Act,
virtually all Internet-connected schools report that they have
Acceptable Use Policies in place and a significant number are using
technology tools to manage children's access to the Internet. But
school leaders who think they can check another potential problem off
their long "to-do" lists would be making a big mistake.
[Executive Summary] (PDF)
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Copyright For Schools: Understanding the Rules of the Digital Road - Although copyright mistakes and misdeeds may pass unnoticed in the
analog world, the Internet dramatically magnifies and compounds such
errors by increasing the likelihood of illegal copying and
distribution, and with it, the potential for detection and liability.
At the same time, the digital age introduces a variety of new questions
and challenges that make it harder to learn how to comply with
copyright law. The good news is that there are some great new
guidelines and resources to help steer schools in the right direction.
[Executive Summary] (PDF)
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Smart Budgeting: What Every School Should Know about TCO - Schools and businesses are different animals, but when it comes to
planning and budgeting for technology, the two groups face many of the
same challenges. Districts that have adopted the business sector's
Total Cost of Ownership model for analyzing technology investment
options understand that there's a lot more to technology planning than
budgeting for new hardware. Understanding the hidden costs and the
support needs associated with effective technology implementation is
more important today than ever before.
[Executive Summary] (PDF)
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Bridging the Gaps: School, Home and Student Achievement - Evidence continues to mount that parental involvement in a child's
education is one of the key factors in determining academic success.
But what are we as education leaders doing to build more productive
home-school relationships? And how is technology helping? This white
paper focuses on successful technology-based approaches and resources
for reaching out to family and community.
[Executive Summary] (PDF)
To purchase the full document, go to the CoSN Store.
CoSN members, access a free PDF through MyCoSN
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