The CoSN Value of Investment (VOI) Leadership Initiative, is designed to support the effective use of technology in K-12 education. The focus of this initiative is to provide a methodology and tools for K-12 school leaders, allowing them to better measure and articulate the costs and benefits of proposed technology projects.

To learn more about the VOI concept, see About VOI.

There is little information on determining the value of investment for K-12. View or subscribe to What's New for notifications of information concerning CoSN updates or other information concerning project costs and benefits.

At the heart of the CoSN VOI Leadership Initiative is the VOI cost-benefit Methodology & Tools which is a proposed project evaluation approach supported by an online project Cost Estimator and a Project Benefits Worksheet. 

CoSN Resources includes white papers, articles and presentations with CoSN content to provide a better understanding of VOI. Other Resources provides relavent information from other sources, including Gartner's Total Value of Opportunity (TVO).

In order to help you understand the VOI concept in real world situations, CoSN developed three VOI Case Studies. The projects investigated are One-to-one Student Computing, Online Learning and Formative Assessment. We could use several more case study examples; submit your case study brief.

For more information and support on VOI and for a list of the school leaders and sponsor representatives who advise this initiative for CoSN, see Contact - Advisory Panel.

VOI is an important part of technology leadership in times of economic crisis. See  CoSN's "Mastering the Moment" initiative for more information on how VOI analysis of proposed projects provide valuable information to K-12 technology leaders in times of economic stress.

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