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Since the early 1980s, advances in computer technology have transformed how we communicate, entertain ourselves, work and even learn.

Here's an exerpt from an article about LaserDiscs being used (or not being used) in the classroom.

This article provides a great historical synopsis of computers in education but the conclusion on page 10 sums it up nicely. For the past 15 years since I have been in a public education system I am constantly feeling like I'm behind the "8 ball' when it comes to technology because its use and constant changes are ever demanding.

In order to coach the transition process of change, technological or otherwise, administrators need to familiarize themselves with this process. I hope you find the information useful.

A lot of interesting statistics about principals thoughts on social networking.

An example of law governing the interaction between educators and students and how quickly it changes.

A different type of educational technology

Punya Mishra and Matt Koehler's explanation of TPACK

This is Henrico County's alignment to the Virginia Technology Plan in a PDF file.

Busy directors and program managers may feel that they don't have time for technology planning or that technology planning is too complicated. However, the creation of a technology plan is an important way to stay aligned with the program's needs and to procure adequate funding.

Find whatever you're looking forwith Totally Local Yellow Pages West Prairie School District's three-year technology plan, approved by the district's board of education Thursday night, includes steps to move the district towards implementing a one-to-one digital learning program that would provide students with their own device, such as a laptop computer or iPad.

The state's technology plan provides a framework for new division technology plans, suggesting potential courses of action for local strategies.

This website provides a sequence of planning steps for school districts to apply when developing a technology plan and vision. This was published by the National School Boards Foundation. I thought these steps were clearly stated and easy to follow. Navigating through the website specifically this page, http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/atp.html also provided information for school leaders to consider when evaluating and assessing their districts plan which should be conducted periodically.

This is Chesterfield County's Master Technology Plan. Since our new technology director, Adam Seldow, Chesterfield has been experiencing a plethora of 'new' technology treats as noted in our plan. It's almost exciting.

This will help with the budget part of the paper!

For those who like learning from journal articles.

This video highlights several different types of Web 2.0 software.