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Making Your Schools outﬁt many teachers and classrooms with interactive technology. Brookﬁeld (Conn.) Public Schools is using similar interactive whiteboards from Mimio. “I was impressed by the portability, and there’s almost no installation,” says Tracy Tishion, K12 technology resources specialist for the district. “We can easily upgrade to new products and won’t have to go out and buy a whole new package.” In the Cloud Some districts are adopting cloud-computing solutions to reduce future infrastructure needs and costs while providing new instructional capabilities. Li, in Vallejo City, says he is partnering with Google on a cloud project to allow teachers to set up virtual classrooms. e New York City Department of Education estimates it will save up to $5 million annually on e-mail infrastructure through a cloud solution it is receiving from ePals SchoolMail that integrates technologies from Microsoft Live@edu, a no-cost platform accessible through popular Web browsers for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Under the arrangement, announced last July, the district will not have to maintain software or hardware for the system, which will be available to the city’s 2 million students and parents. ePals won the competitively bid project to provide SchoolMail to New York for ﬁve years beginning with the 2010-2011 school year at no cost and without advertising of any kind to students. e move to the cloud is consistent with the district’s strategy to “take advantage of the technology out there and not be left behind,” says Bruce Lai, chief of staﬀ in the oﬃce of the chief information oﬃcer in the New York City DOE. “What cloud computing promises is that instead of having your own data center and putting in a bunch of hardware, you can take advantage of the Googles and Microsofts of the world. ey run their own data centers much more eﬃciently and cheaply than we can.” As cloud computing grows in popularDistrict Administration SOMEWHERE there, › Somewhere outOUT THERE, AN ADmINIStrAtor ANADMINISTRATOR WILL INSPIRE HER STUDENTS her FACuL INSPIre TO CAUSE AN EFFECT. StAFF to CAuSe For more than 35 years, Nova Southeastern University’s ideas, approach, and programs have inspired leaders to inspire the people around them to change the world. Here, you can advance your career and improve your abilities at your own pace with our unique training and degree programs offered online, on-site, or on campus. › Master of Science in Education › Educational Specialist Doctor of ›Educational Education Leadership Educational Leadership Educational Media Educational Technology Exceptional Student Education Gifted Child Education Educational Leadership Technology Management and Administration Instructional Technology and Distance Education Special Education › › 888-857-4785 www.FischlerSchool.nova.edu / District Admin ARE YOU READY TO CAUSE AN EFFECT? Nova Southeastern University admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, and national or ethnic origin.Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, Telephone number: 404-679-4501) to award associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees. 11-156-09PGA 70 October 2010 http://www.FischlerSchool.nova.edu/DistrictAdmin http://www.FischlerSchool.nova.edu/DistrictAdmin

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - October 2010

District Administration - October 2010
Contents
From the Editor
Letters
News Update
Curriculum Update
Facilities Update
District Profile
Administrator Profile
Conversations
The Price of a Good Education
Dividing Arizona
Making Your School Future-Proof
Connecting Curriculum with Community
A Small District’s Big Innovator
New Books
New Products
Product Focus
Tech Disruptions
Superintendent’s Insights
Online Edge
Professional Opinion

District Administration - October 2010