Readings About Vision
Developing a vision of and establishing broad goals for the role of technology in curriculum and instruction is an important part of the school district planning process. The following Web links offer useful background material to stimulate the thinking of school board members and district staff. They provide different views of the current status and future expectations for educational technology, enlarging a reader's concept of what is possible.
The Changing Faces of Virtual Education (Two study reports)
(http://www.col.org/virtualed/)
Pew Internet and American Life Project (Digital Disconnect and other articles)
(http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=67)
Retrospective on 20 Years of Educational Technology Policy (Report)
(http://www.nationaledtechplan.org/participate/20years.pdf)
Technology: Something's Coming, Something Good (Research-based policy brief)
(http://www.cse.ucla.edu/products/newsletters/policy99.pdf)
Visions 2020: Transforming Education and Training Through Advanced Technologies (A report from the US Dept. of Commerce)
(http://www.technology.gov/reports/TechPolicy/2020Visions.pdf)