10 Key CoSN Back-to-School resources for Ed Tech Leaders
1) Digital Equity Dashboard CoSN’s Digital Equity Dashboard is an innovative and practical tool designed to help school districts and communities leverage data to close digital equity gaps. This powerful…
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Stagger System for Purchasing Devices
Kelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D. serves as superintendent of educational and technology services for Desert Sands Unified School District in La Quinta, California. This blog post describes a system that would allow…
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CoSN Cybersecurity Staffing Resource for K-12
Overview: Cybersecurity represents a comprehensive challenge facing all staff in K-12 organizations and requires the creation of a culture of cybersecurity within each K-12 organization. This paper identifies and addresses staffing…
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Student Data Privacy Toolkit Part 1, 2 & 3
Protecting student data privacy is a critical and fundamental school system requirement. But addressing legal requirements and community expectations for student data privacy while allowing for data-driven decision-making and technology…
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Navigating Generative AI: Promoting and Managing Academic Integrity in the New School Year
With AI dominating conversations among education leaders, the importance of managing expectations and academic integrity is now more critical than ever as the new school year commences. Most districts are…
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VOI Project Benefits Workbook
An assessment of your proposed projects can help your district: Evaluate whether a project is worth doing or which project offers the best value Sell benefits of a project to…
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VOI Project Cost Workbook
An assessment of your proposed projects can help your district: Evaluate whether a project is worth doing or which project offers the best value Sell benefits of a project to…
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VOI Methodology Flowchart
As IT budget levels continue to be challenging, it’s more important than ever to carefully evaluate the anticipated costs and benefits of proposed educational technology projects. CoSN provides a methodology…
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TCO Example Workbook
The CoSN TCO tool was designed to help school technology leaders understand the costs associated with the computing environment. Versions of this free web-based tool have been used by over…
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Indirect Labor User Survey
To make informed decisions about technology investments, it is essential to understand not just upfront costs but also ongoing expenses, including indirect labor costs. Indirect labor costs are the hidden…
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