| Denair (CA) Unified School District - Rural, 1580 Students (PDF) |  |
| All school sites in this district are at a single location, and they have run a fiber optic cable down the middle of the district, connecting all campuses to a gigabit local area network. The district utilizes systemwide e-mail, has telephones and intercoms installed in every classroom, and has a strong Web presence accessed by parents, with individual campuses and even individual teachers updating site pages. They are working towards having all staff acknowledge and use these communications systems that parents are expecting. |  |
| Building Virtual Communities | |
| This article discusses online communities and factors that lead to success in online communities the most important of which is the role of the community organizer. Online communities is an innovative strategy for establishing cross-functional teams as members do not have to find a common meeting location or time. | |
| Helping Practicioners Meet The Goals Of No Child Left Behind (PDF) | |
| This resource is a compilation of white papers designed to provide school leaders and policymakers with information on ways e-learning can help schools meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act. | |
| Cell Phones Test Schools' Outreach Efforts | |
| Seismic shift in mobile phone use calls for new communication strategies | |
| Social Technology As A New Medium In The Classroom | |
| At the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where I teach, students spend a lot of time on Facebook and other social networking sites. | |
| Evaluating Crisis-Alert Systems | |
| In the age of e-mail and text messaging, instantly alerting parents and staff members about emergency situations on campus has become increasingly common, and new technologies have allowed districts to choose crisis-alert systems that are tailor-made for their needs. | |
| Districts Weigh Benefits And Drawbacks Of Setting Up Student E-Mail Accounts | |
| Districts hope the plan will improve communication and student engagement in learning, but many educators are wary. | |
| Telling The Technology Story: PR Strategies For School Leaders (PDF) | |
| Public relations is a critical component of a district's successful technology implementation -- and it involves communicating on an ongoing basis with the range of stakeholders inside and outside the district. | |
| Bouncing Back: Emergency Planning For IT, Data and Communication Needs (PDF) | |
| The best planning cannot prevent all natural or man-made disasters. But it can help your district respond promptly and effectively when threats become a reality. | |
| Hands-On Favorites | |
| This article highlights administrators and technologists who have recently purchased notification systems. They describe how they use the system, what they like about it, and what they wish that the system did for them. | |
| The Plugged-in School: Districts Harness Technology To Attract And Retain New Teachers | |
| While schools districts may be slow to jump on board, universities, regional education service agencies, and non-profit organizations are harnessing some of the new technologies as a way to both appeal to incoming teachers and to support them during their challenging first years in the profession. | |
| How To Spark Remote Learning | |
| Second Life, the online world that brings players together from across the globe to socialize, shop and even fly, is developing a second career as a hot spot for learning English as a second language (ESL). | |