Ted Richane
The Fratelli Group
202.822.9491
trichane@fratelli.com

Washington, DC (April 3, 2006) – The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) released its 2006 Compendium today, the latest in its annual collection of monographs by leaders from across the education technology community. The six monographs in the 2006 CoSN Compendium explore a number of key leadership issues important to K-12 district technology professionals, including:

• Measuring the Value of One-to-One Computing
• Open Technologies in K-12 Schools
• Not Just Fun and Games
• You’ve Got the Data ... Now What?
• Assessment Goes Online
• The Emerging Role of the District CTO

The Compendium includes case studies, interviews with experts and in-depth reviews of the latest legislation, policy and research findings relevant to education technology leaders, particularly those at the school district level.

“CTOs and other school district technology decision makers can look to this year’s Compendium as a guide to what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what to anticipate in the year ahead. We’re thrilled to provide it for our members and the larger education technology community,” said Keith Krueger, CoSN CEO.

This year’s monographs were selected by a committee made up of CoSN members and led by Jo-Ann McDevitt, Chair of the Compendium Committee and Judy Salpeter, the editor of the publication.

More information about the 2006 CoSN Compendium is available at www.cosn.org/resources/compendium/. The Compendium is provided free of charge to CoSN members as a member benefit and is available for purchase to non-members via the CoSN online catalog.

About the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is the country’s premier voice in education technology leadership with a mission to serve as the national organization for K-12 technology leaders who use technology strategically to ultimately improve teaching and learning. CoSN provides products and services to support and nurture leadership development, advocacy, coalition building, and awareness of emerging technologies.

CoSN leadership initiatives include: Accessible Technologies for All Students (www.accessibletech4all.org); Cyber Security for the Digital District (www.securedistrict.org); Data-Driven Decision Making (www.3d2know.org); Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse (www.safewiredschools.org); Taking Total Cost of Ownership to the Classroom (www.classroomtco.org); and the development of the Council of School District Chief Technology Officers (CTO Council).

CoSN’s membership includes a unique blend of education and technology leaders, policy makers, and influencers from the public and private sectors. Our audience includes key technology leaders (often called Chief Technology Officers—CTOs) in leading-edge states and districts, policy makers, private sector leaders, as well as those technology leaders who wish to accelerate their districts’ or states’ systemic technology use. Visit www.cosn.org or phone 866.267.8747 to find out more about CoSN’s programs and activities supporting leadership development to ensure that information technology has a direct and positive impact on student learning in elementary and secondary schools.