Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in Education

Understand the true cost of technology-beyond the purchase price. Updated April 2026 What TCO Includes Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) captures the full lifecycle cost of technology-not just the purchase…
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Value of Investment (VOI) in Education

Move beyond cost analysis to articulate strategic and instructional impact. Updated April 2026 What VOI Adds Beyond TCO TCO asks: What does it cost?VOI asks: What value does it create?…
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What Project Management Skills Are Crucial For K12 Educational Leaders

Continued from: Why Project Management Is Crucial for the Educational Technology Leader In my current role as a Senior Project Manager leading statewide educational technology projects and Initiatives over the last…
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Why Project Management Is Crucial for the Educational Technology Leader

As an educational technology leader for a school district, a regional service center, and a state organization for over 28 years in Utah; I have found the formal Project Management…
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Designing an Acquisition Process for Your District (Free Member Webinar)

23 March 2022
Watch the recording:  https://www.cosn.org/tools-and-resources/resource/designing-an-acquisition-process-for-your-district-recording-free-member-webinar/  Listen to the podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cosn/episodes/The-CoSN-Webinar-Series-Designing-an-Acquisition-Process-for-Your-District-e1ui9ob Have “ILL gotten goods” ever shown up at your doorstep with individuals expecting them to be added to the network? Join us…
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Support Students and Stay Connected with GoGuardian Teacher

10 March 2022
March 10 @ 2:00 – 3:00 p.m ET Register now for this free webinar from CoSN and GoGuardian! Connect with students, eliminate distractions, and gain back valuable teaching time with…
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Leadership Strategies to Assure Student Data Privacy: The Trusted Learning Environment Seal

14 March 2022
Monday, March 14, 2022 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT Presented by Dr. Lori Rapp, Superintendent, Lewisville Independent School District (TX); and Dr. Oskar Scheikl, Superintendent, Rockingham County Public Schools (VA) Moderated…
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Technology Leadership’s Role: Engaging the Last 10% of Families

19 May 2022
ParentSquare Solution Webinar  Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m ET Effectively communicating with all parents and guardians — especially that persistently unreachable 10 percent — is not easy, but with the…
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Overcoming Hurdles to Be a Leader

Overcoming Hurdles to Be a Leader: How Dana Castine Persevered During the Pandemic & Beyond Like other educators and IT professionals, the pandemic has been a challenging time for Dana…
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A Sneak Peek at CoSN’s 2022 EdTechNext Report

Several years ago, I worked with a fabulous organization as an Educational Strategist. Districts would contact this organization and ask them to help the district design the perfect online or…
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