EdTech IT environments can be complicated areas. They include not only a structure for running the business side of the school, but also an instructor environment and a student environment. each of these three need special attention as to what tools are used and what access is needed. Locking and unlocking internet sites, supporting data […]
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Series: Review Your IT Environment
Platform
The Platform is so important to EDTech that it cannot be overemphasized. It is a combination of hardware, software, network and cloud tools. This would include defining the servers, desktops, laptops, tablets and all of the hardware that will drive your environment forward. With the ever changing landscape of options, you need to continually revise […]
Policy
What needs to be in place? re you the kind to have a policy for everything? if anything comes up do you refer people to your policy – hard a fast? Are you flexible? Do you review your policies from time to time to see what is still valid? When developing policy keep the following […]
Planning
It’s all in the Planning. How many times have you heard that line. Planning is important and we all need to be doing it. But what kind of planning is needed? With Ed Tech, you need to plan the roll out of software and hardware. IT Leaders should always be planning. Short term and long […]
Procedure
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). When did this become a negative thing? I have heard people say SOP in frustration when things are not changing or have become overbearing. It is used when a desire to be free of the constraints of yesterday meet the confinements of current practices. Some think and act as if all […]
Program
By Program, I do not mean the educational offerings to students, but rather the full offering that IT provides to Admin, Staff and Students. The ED Tech IT Leader lives in a split world. One that includes providing a robust standardized administrative technology offering that enables the business side and another innovative instructional environment that […]
Projects
IT Projects can set you apart from the crown. You have to get the individual regular tasks of maintenance and support into the groove so that you can free up time for IT projects. Some IT projects are obvious, like server upgrades, software deployments and technology refreshes, but some creep in unnoticed and grow into […]
People
This is the most important area of your EdTech IT life. This is the area that I will cover the most. Recently I attended a webinar where the IT Leader said something like “90% of my time I am working directly with people and not technology, and I am lying about the other 10%”. Not […]