Becoming a Technology Director
Are you ready to make your next career move? Want to know how you can achieve escape velocity and get into the tech director orbit? […]
Maker Spaces and Virtual Learning: Ed Tech Leader Q&A
Education technology leaders are increasingly called upon to help prepare students for the future of work. For one Tennessee CTO, that means creating maker spaces […]
Celebrate Ed Tech Appreciation Day!
Did you know that this year, December 4 is Ed Tech Day? Observed in early December, the day is designed to celebrate the professionals who […]
Insights Learned From Your Speak Up Data
I am going to be very up front with my intention in writing this blog. My goal is to persuade school district technology directors or […]
A Conference Built for System Administrators
When it comes to ed tech, system administrators and tech support professionals are at the center of everything. Frontline educators rely on their school or […]
The Real Duties of a Technology Director
When I became a technology director, the job description was a little sparse. At that time, it was a relatively new position across the state […]
TCEA Announces 2019–2020 Special Interest Group Officers
The results are in, and TCEA is excited to announce a new slate of Special Interest Group (SIG) officers for the 2019–2020 school year. These newly […]
'Surprise! You're a CTO Now.' 6 Tips for New School Technology Leaders
Being a good K-12 chief technology officer is about a lot more than just strong technical skills, according to a panel at the 2019 Consortium […]
5 Things Superintendents Want Their Chief Technology Officers to Know
Building trust takes technical skills, strong communication, and a willingness to own your failures, said district leaders at the annual conference of the Consortium for […]
Protecting Confidential G Suite Files
“I’m working with a few schools. They only wish to send password protected files. The files will go outside their organization,” says John M., a […]
Five Steps to 1:1 Deployment
“We’d like to meet and discuss our upcoming Chromebook deployment,” said the director. “We want to make sure we’re checking all the boxes.” As I […]
Tips for CTOs on Knowledge Management
“How do you keep track of everything?” I asked my secretary. We stood in a dilapidated portable building, the Technology Department building. In response to […]
