Peek inside any K-12 classroom and you may find students taking a test on a desktop computer or a teacher connecting with a satellite school via video conferencing. Technology has transformed the regular classrooms of today to the learning centers of tomorrow.
Thanks to trends like online collaborative learning, social media, and digital applications, educators and students can now attack lesson plans and problem-solving with fervor. But behind the scenes, school administrators and IT directors face different challenges altogether to preserve the positive benefits of technology while protecting personally identifiable data and complying with federal and state regulations.
As technology becomes more central to school activities, it is crucial that strategic decisions regarding technology are made with the informed guidance of an advisory group. However, understanding and implementing technology can be overwhelming for many school districts despite the growing need to meet and exceed the demands of their users, especially since the level of tech-savviness among the younger generations have become more commonplace.
One way to ensure a high-performance and seamless classroom experience while also avoiding high-risk surprises is an ongoing collaboration of various stakeholders we call the Information Technology Advisory Committee (or ITAC).
The ITAC, comprising of school administrators, IT staff, teachers, students, and parents, can provide the right mix of perspectives on technology in education and speak for the varied interests of the end-user community.
If you think an ITAC is right for your school district, we invite you to download this guidebook, which provides a roadmap to forming an ITAC.
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