Five Trends of Technology in Schools

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS IN K-12 SCHOOLSIN K-12 SCHOOLS

Jeffrey L. Hunt, Ed.D.Indian Prairie School District 204jeff_hunt@ipsd.org, jeff.hunt@ilcto.orgTwitter: @jeff_hunt @ilcto

ILLINOIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS

•Began meeting informally in 2006 around CoSN webcasts.•Focus on Professional Development•Incorporated in 2007.

•Guy Ballard, Jim Flanagan, Connie Hodson, Jim Gerry, Jeff Hunt, Pete Knopf, Jeff Romani.

•501(c)(3) status in 2008.

ILLINOIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS

Leadership Development

•Providing professional development opportunities •Fostering leadership skills based on research & best practices •Providing a forum to discuss common issues •Fostering new leadership

ILLINOIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS

Emerging Trends

•Learning from other Illinois CTOs/CIOs.•Inviting experts to address topics of interest.•Influencing vendors to better meet the needs of education. •Prototyping and testing new technologies.

ILLINOIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS

Collaboration and Advocacy•Establishing effective relationships among IL CTO members and other organizations •Working collectively to influence policy •Supporting organizations that address Illinois educational technology issues

RESEARCH REPORT

CHALLENGES

1. Providing professional development.

2. There are more expectations.

3. Acquiring the skills to support instruction.

4. Building staff for organizational requirements.

5. Moving resistors to use technology.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Planning2. Instructional Focus3. Policy Development4. Leadership5. Data Management

Cloud ComputingPersonal Devices

Open SourceIncreasingBandwidth Digital Content

•OER

•Web 2.0

•Social Networking

FIVE TRENDS

CLOUD COMPUTING

Google Microsoft IlliniCloud Private & “Public”

OPEN SOURCE

PERSONAL DEVICES

INCREASE BANDWIDTH

DIGITAL CONTENT

OERWeb 2.0Social Networking

ILLINOIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS

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