Resources for Technology Planning

Below, you will find resources you or your school may use for technology planning.  If you would like to receive examples of Technology Plans developed by various Heartland Area Education Agency schools, please send your request to Wade Andersen at wandersen@aea11.k12.ia.us.

21st Century Standards Resources

1. Iowa Core Curriculum Technology Literacy
2. ISTE NETS Standards
3. Partnership for the 21st Century Skills

Technology Planning Guides and Tools

1. ICT Integration Guidebook

2. Technology Planning Articles(Includes articles on auditing your technology program)
3.  Schools and Libraries Technology Planning
4.  National Educational Technology Standards
5.  Keystone AEA #1 Technology Planning Kit (Includes Auditing Tools)
6.  Northwest Educational Technology Consortium Processes
7.  Northwest Educational Technology Consortium Tools
8.  Education Leadership Tool Kit:  Change and Technology in America's Schools
9.  Technology Integration Matrix
10.  Checklists for Planning a Technology Initiative (pdf)
11.  Are You Ready for a 1:1 Initiative? A Checklist (pdf)
12.  1:1 School Experiences (pdf)
13.  Leadership and Professional Development for a 1:1 Initiative (pdf)
14.  A Resource Guide for Identifying Technology for Schools (pdf)

Resources for Auditing Technology in Your District

The Technology Audit is an example of data-driven decision making and how research and evaluation tools can be used to provide useful information for district technology planning.  Below, you will find some resources you may use to conduct or prepare for a technology audit of your school.

1. Evaluating Technology
2. The Technology Audit Process (pdf)
   
3. Does Your District Need a Technology Audit? (pdf)
   
4. Administrators Accessing the Effectiveness of Technology (pdf)
   
5. State Educational Technology Directors' Association Toolkits