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Technology Improvement Leadership Tool
http://tinyurl.com/c7o87o
Generator - Technology Improvement Leadership Tool
Generator is the technology improvement leadership tool for further education and skills.
Generator enables you to review your deployment of technology across the whole organisation, for the benefit of learners, employers and management.
Using Generator you can review your current use of technology. It will enable you to clearly identify areas where it is effectively used to achieve outputs and has a positive impact on learners’ outcomes. The tool further highlights areas where there are opportunities for improvement.

Technology Charter (UK)
http://news.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=39101
Becta (UK) launches technology charter to help schools join the digital revolution
By signing up to the Next Generation Learning Charter, schools will be making a commitment to give pupils an enriched and enhanced learning experience through the use of technology. They will be given guidance and advice by Becta to help them progress, and they will be recognised when they reach key stages of development.

Make learning personal
http://publications.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=39138
Make learning personal: How are you making Next Generation Learning personal?
A guide to help schools support learners to make effective, safe and discriminating use of technology.

enGauge
http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/
enGauge: A Framework for Effective Technology Use
EnGauge, a Web-based framework developed by NCREL with Metiri Group to determin ..
-What value does technology bring to our nation's (USA) schools?
-How can our schools ensure a return on these investments?
-Why does technology work in some schools and not in others?
The enGauge framework identifies Six Essential Conditions—systemwide factors critical to effective uses of technology for student learning.

Assessing Your Assets
http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196604543
Assessing Your Assets
Systems for tracking and managing IT assets can save time and dollars.
As executive director for technology in a large urban district, I can attest that software for managing assets, when implemented properly, can save time, money, and human effort. The following are suggestions to help you realize the promise of automated asset management in your district.

Documents from Naace about the ICT Mark (UK)
http://www.naace.org/resource.asp?menuItemId=18
Downloadable documents from Naace about the ICT Mark
This series of booklets provides guidance and publicity and promotion material to schools, LAs, advisers and consultants on delivering the ICT Mark for Schools.
Free to download, print and use in any environment where school improvement in ICT is needed!

Technology Audit : Survivor's Guide
http://www.nctp.com/
Technology Audit : Survivor's Guide
This 270-page book is extremely helpful to any (USA) school or organization that wants to know what is involved in an audit and how to succeed as a result.

Manage ICT sustainably
http://tinyurl.com/pqrtk
Manage ICT sustainably
Managing ICT sustainably means knowing and understanding the total costs incurred through purchasing, maintaining, supporting, developing and eventually disposing of ICT.
Purchasing | Maintaining - replacing and upgrading | Planning ICT budgets |

ICT investment planner
http://tinyurl.com/mxj9d
ICT investment planner
This tool can give schools a better understanding of the total cost of ownership (TCO) of ICT. The tool highlights how the value and cost of ICT changes over time and provides a sound basis for planning future ICT investments.
The original version of the investment planner was designed, developed and piloted by the London Grid for Learning (LGfL) in partnership with Becta. The work formed part of the London Learning through ICT action plan and drew on experience of previous projects on total cost of ownership.
http://tinyurl.com/ov7r6
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Managing ICT costs in schools: report
http://tinyurl.com/nozux
Managing ICT costs in schools: report
This report summarises work undertaken with 43 schools between 2002 and 2005 in a series of projects which focused on the total cost of ownership (TCO) of ICT. The data gathered using the Becta Total Cost of Ownership model are shown in tables and charts.
The projects highlighted how knowledge of the full costs of ICT can support management investment decisions. The key messages in this report will enable headteachers, ICT decision-makers, local authority officers and governors to develop a strategy for sustainable ICT provision appropriate to their schools. The summary sheet which accompanies this report also contains all the key messages and may be useful for wider distribution.

FITS OM: Assessment
http://becta.org.uk/fits_om/assessment.cfm
FITS OM: Assessment
Becta have developed a spreadsheet tool to help schools assess their current ICT operations management. The tool is based on FITS OM (Framework for ICT Technical Support Operations Management) and asks a number of yes/no questions on key activities that should be carried out for each of the functions.
After all of the questions are answered the spreadsheet will produce a graph that shows the percentage of the implementation of each function in your school. The tool can be used to plan to improve current practice by identifying gaps in the schools ICT operations management.
http://becta.org.uk/fits_om/documents/assessment.xls

Transforming Learning in the School of the Future : Review
http://www.future-learning.net/
Transforming Learning in the School of the Future : Review
This web site has developed from many ideas representing the professional experiences over 80 Naace members. By classifying those ideas, identifying the key property of each idea and arranging these properties in order of recurrence, we have created the Naace Future Learning Toolkit - a checklist that can be used to confirm the presence of each key element within a school's plan for transforming learning. The result represents a reference point for a Naace concensus about what is meant by 'Transformed Education', and how it can be brought about in the School of the Future.
The Future Learning Toolkit is more than a self review of existing practice. It maps out an ambitious journey to go beyond what is currently accepted as best practice, in order to make the systemic changes needed to be transformational rather than just optimal.
The composite audit tool indicates the extent to which the selected key enablers have been considered and incorporated into the transformation plan.
The composite audit tool indicates the extent to which the selected key enablers have been considered and the descriptors now apply.

ICT Infrastructure Services Framework
http://tinyurl.com/qp488
ICT Infrastructure Services Framework
Becta's (UK) new procurement Framework
The infrastructure services available are based on the requirements of Becta? Functional Specification for Institutional Infrastructure.
Although the full range can be purchased as a ?anaged service? educational institutions can also purchase individual services which can be integrated with existing ones, for example provided by the local authority.

ICT Co-ordinators Handbook
http://www.bucksict.org.uk
ICT Co-ordinators' Handbook
An interactive guide of information and advice for all ICT Co-ordinators.
Buckingham ICT Support Team (UK)

Sustainability of ICT infrastructure
http://tinyurl.com/j956e
Sustainability of ICT infrastructure
Becta's focus on the long-term sustainability of ICT infrastructure is designed to help schools plan and budget for ICT, confident that they are taking into account all associated costs both now and in future years. This section is aimed at school leaders and staff responsible for the management of ICT costs.
Total cost of ownership : The total cost of ownership tool helps you work out the cost of ICT ...
Managing ICT costs in schools : A report is now available about managing ICT costs in schools ...
Manage ICT sustainably : Understanding the total costs incurred from purchasing through to eventually disposing of ICT ...
Support costs : Schools should develop sustainable ICT technical support services for all aspects ...
Proportional costs : Individual elements of ICT in schools that combine to form an overall ICT budget ...
Training costs : Teachers view ICT as the most common need for future training and CPD ...
Software costs : It is essential to purchase software from a reputable source to manage software costs and obtain best value ...
Hardware costs : Purchasing and maintaining hardware is the largest proportional cost within a school's ICT budget ...
Open source software : Can open source software in education lead to savings? ...
Strategic financial planning : Becta's model can help you plan your ICT investment ...
ICT investment planner : This total cost of ownership estimator will help to calculate the cost of ICT year after year ...
Budget for next year : Review current ICT provision and work out future requirements and costs ...

Procurement advice at Becta (UK)
http://www.becta.org.uk/procurement
Procurement advice at Becta (UK)
Welcome to the procurement section. Whether you are purchasing on behalf of your school or yourself, we have advice, product information, some background on best value, a guide to services, a step-by-step guide to purchasing and tips on the real cost of ICT.
Choose software : The place to start if you're looking for education software products...
ICT investment planner : Use the planner to get a clear idea of ICT cost and value and plan for sustainability...
Consultancy services : Get best-value consultancy services from our selected suppliers...
Whiteboard and projector security : Read advice on the safe use of whiteboards and projectors...

The MATRIX (UK) (ICT school self review)
http://tinyurl.com/pwz3x
The MATRIX (UK) (ICT school self review
Team SLICT - This Matrix has been designed in four sections and this section helps you to identify where you, your colleagues and your school are embedding and developing ICT, and where it is being used to its full potential for learning and teaching.
The MATRIX is an online tool, developed by NCSL and Becta, which facilitates self-evaluation and action planning. Use the matrix to review your current position against a set of levelled statements. There are examples available that place the statements into helpful scenarios and context. As you complete the matrix, an action plan, based on your results (which are automatically saved if registered and logged in), is produced. This action plan contains helpful support and guidance, which you may wish to consider.
Other MATRIX(s) available include
Adult & Community Learning | Assessment | Becta's self-review framework (ICT) | Curriculum | HOS (Hands On Support for the embedding of ICT in teaching and learning) | ICT Infrastructure | Inclusion | LEA | Leadership and Management | Leading Networks | Learning & Skills | SLICT |

The Becta (ICT) Self-review Framework and the ICT Mark
http://matrix.becta.org.uk
The Becta (ICT) Self-review Framework consists of a matrix tool for each of the eight elements that make up the framework.
Within each element are a number of strands, and within the strands are aspects divided into 5 levels, from 5 (not started yet) to 1 (e-enabled). A school will need to work through these matrices, and the threshold for the ICT Mark is indicated on the matrix.
A set of standards, guidance, and actions that have been agreed to be the way forward for schools ICT.
UK April 2006

School ICT Self-review framework (UK)
http://tinyurl.com/p4blb
School ICT Self-review framework
The Becta self-review framework has been specifically designed to enable schools and colleges to take a global view of how ICT is being used across their organisation, providing a benchmark from which schools can establish a clear path for future development. Becta? self-review framework is based on the maturity models successfully developed by other organisations to support improvements in processes, products and delivery.
The self-review framework offers every school and college an opportunity to review and improve its performance in relation to its use of ICT, and is set to play a critical role in increasing the number of schools and colleges making strategic and effective use of ICT to improve educational outcomes.

The Team SLICT Matrix - an audit tool
http://www.new-media-learning.com/The_TeamSLICT_Matrix.pdf
The Team SLICT Matrix - an ICT audit tool for school senior managers, headteachers, principals

The Becta e-Confidence Matrix - an audit tool
http://www.new-media-learning.com/The_TeamSLICT_Matrix.pdf
The Becta e-Confidence Matrix - an audit tool for senior managers principals headteachers.

Tools and Guidelines for Assessing Technology
http://tinyurl.com/b9scf
Technology in Schools. Suggestions, Tools and Guidelines for Assessing Technology in Elementary and Secondary Education
Directed toward state and local education agencies, this guide describes how to measure technology use by examining planning and policies; finance; equipment and infrastructure; technology applications; maintenance and support; professional development; and technology integration.

Self-evaluation Platform (SEP) on Information Technology in Education (ITEd)
http://www.emb.gov.hk/index.aspx?langno=1&nodeID=4333
Hong Kong : The Self-evaluation Platform (SEP) on Information Technology in Education (ITEd) for schools is a web-based platform for individual schools to conduct self-evaluation of their performance / progress in ITEd. Schools can use or adapt the sample surveys disseminated through the system or create school-based surveys in accordance with the evaluation goals or targets set out in their Information Technology (IT) plans.

Eight Pillars Of Successful Technology Implementation
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech188.shtml
Eight Pillars Of Successful Technology Implementation
Integrated education works best when it is well planned, well-integrated, closely monitored as to its effectiveness, and given a fair chance. "A fair chance" only can be guaranteed, however, if computer-based teaching and learning is constructed on eight pillars of success

Technology Planning
http://csriu.org/onlinedocs/index.html
Technology Planning | Technology Planning in Transition | USA | Outline for the Development of a District Technology Plan | Technology Planning for Libraries | Filtering/Blocking Software Issue | Children's Internet Protection Act | Safe and Responsible Use of the Internet: A Guide for Educators | Choosing Not to Go Down the Not-so-good Cyberstreets |

Free ICT planning guide for schools
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/learning/planning-guide/
Free ICT planning guide for schools
'Essential steps to harnessing the power of ICT' is a guide to implementing a successful ICT strategy in easy stages.
Use it to assess your current position and prepare your next steps. Topics include:
Mobile computing | Continued Professional Development (CPD) | Wireless technology | Curriculum management | Learning Gateway |

ITshareNet
https://www.itsharenet.org/home
ITshareNet is an open exchange where IT professionals share IT solutions?ree, non-commercial applications, source code, white papers, and best practices that they've developed for use in their own organizations.
A Flexible Services Model for IT | Business Value Index | IT Activities Pipeline and Portfolio Management | PC Refresh Analyzer | Strategic Intent for IT Outsourcing | IT Activities Pipeline and Portfolio Management | Collaboration and Productivity | Mobility and Wireless | Support and Maintenance | ICT | Messaging and Communications |

School audit proforma
http://www.becta.org.uk/page_documents/leaders/cef_audit_proforma.doc
School audit proforma : Measuring the impact of whole-school ICT
Under each criterion, please highlight the sentences which you judge to most closely match your school? position, using coloured and/or bold text.
Then, in the boxes provided under each criterion, please note the strengths and areas for development that you have identified and note the evidence used. Note that these text boxes will automatically expand, if needed, to accommodate the text you wish to enter.

Managing Students with Computers
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/workshops/managing_students/intro.html
Welcome to the Managing Students with Computers workshop, where you will learn about managing students and their technology-based learning experiences in the classroom and the lab. As teachers and students spend more time working on computers, they need to know how to handle the issues that arise.

Return on Investment In Information Technology
http://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/guides/roi
Return on Investment In Information Technology (IT) : A Guide for Managers
New information technology (IT) systems are serious, and potentially risky, investments for government agencies and nonprofit organizations. This guide is designed to help public sector managers better understand how a return on investment (ROI) analysis can take some of that risk out of their next IT investment.

Carrying out a subject audit for KS3 ICT
http://www.bcs.org/BCS/Groups/ExpertPanels/Schools/Ks3IctNatStrategy/deptaudit.htm
Carrying out a subject audit for KS3 ICT
Why carry out a subject audit for KS3 ICT? | Key preparatory actions you may take prior to the audit | Making the audit non-threatening | Implementing the audit | Review after the audit | Further ideas for building on the departmental audit | Learning Diaries | Project Diaries |

ICT Curriculum at Warrington Grid for Learning
http://www.wgfl.org.uk/ict/
ICT Curriculum at Warrington Grid for Learning
ICT | Policy advice and updates | Policy advice and updates | Write your school's ICT Development plan | Inclusion | Using wireless laptops | Enabling use of ICT in all classrooms | Using laptops and desktops in all classrooms | examples of work done in Warrington primary schools | Software for the primary curriculum |

Kiran Intra Track : free download
http://www.kiranreddys.com/
Kiran Intra Track is an IT issue tracking system, designed for IT support, Development and Testing departments. Kiran? Intra Track runs on Windows and can be integrate with web clint Kiran's Inter Track

Framework for ICT Technical Support (FITS) pocket guide
http://www.becta.org.uk/tsas/
Framework for ICT Technical Support (FITS) pocket guide
Becta has developed a pocket guide designed as a handy reference book for anyone involved in ICT management or day-to-day technical support in schools. It can also be used by anyone defining ICT or technical support strategy in schools.
This guide complements the Framework for ICT Technical Support (FITS) service, which has been developed by Becta.

ICT Hands on Support Matrix (HOS)
http://www.HOSmatrix.ncsl.org.uk
ICT Hands on Support Matrix (HOS)
The HOS initiative has been designed to help teachers make more effective use of ICT within their teaching and learning. The HOS matrix has been developed to assist schools think about how to make best use of the resources available to them. It will help them to: identify staff who may benefit from HOS; identify staff who may become HOS providers and identify staff who may benefit from basic ICT skills training
Using the matrix will: help teachers to evaluate their approach to ICT within teaching and learning; provide teachers with an individual action plan for future development and provide HOS manager with a report on all staff to help them make decisions about maximising the value they get from the HOS programme.

Common factors in successful ICT practice
http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/index.php?section=ap&catcode=as_pl_dev_03&rid=2261&wn=1
Common factors in successful ICT practice
The ICT in Practice Awards provide Becta with a real insight into how ICT best supports professional practice. By observing the entrants and discussing with them how they use ICT, it is possible to identify some common features which characterise effective practice using ICT.

Use of ICT across the curriculum
http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/index.php?section=ap&catcode=as_pl_dev_03&rid=60&rr=1
How to monitor the use of ICT across the curriculum

Auditing ICT hardware
http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/index.php?section=ap&catcode=as_pl_aud_03&rid=1956&rr=1
Auditing ICT hardware
Knowing exactly what hardware you have and where it is located in school can help you to deploy resources more effectively and plan for the future. This timesaver will enable you to carry out and record an audit of the hardware in your school or department.
The timesaver contains an audit form and a summary form to help you to get an overview of your entire provision.

Promoting Technology Use in Schools
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te200.htm
Promoting Technology Use in Schools
Although there has been a strong push to get educational technology into the hands of teachers and students, many obstacles to implementation still exist. Equipment may not be placed in easily accessible locations. Hardware and software often pose problems for teachers in the classroom, and just-in-time technical support may be unavailable. Teachers may lack the time and the motivation to learn technology skills. Professional development activities may not provide ongoing, hands-on training for teachers or practical strategies for implementing technology into lesson plans.
Overview | Goals | Action Options | Pitfalls | Different Viewpoints | Cases | Contacts | References |

Student Guide to Evaluating Information Technology on Campus
http://www.educause.edu/asp/doclib/abstract.asp?ID=PUB2301
Student Guide to Evaluating Information Technology on Campus
The Student Guide is a set of questions that helps prospective students and their parents/guardians assess an institution's computing and IT environment in easy-to-understand language. Questions are organized into four categories: Academic Experience, Administrative Experience, Student Life, and Services and Fees. The Guide covers such information technologies and services as distance/distributed learning, technology-supported collaborative learning, classroom technology enhancements, wireless networks, taking care of business online, security and identity theft-prevention strategies, FERPA rights notification, peer-to-peer file sharing policies, and more. The Guide comes in two forms: a print brochure and an interactive Web site.

ICT : LEA self-review and planning matrix
http://www.becta.org.uk/leas/display.cfm?section=12
ICT : LEA self-review and planning matrix
Developed by Becta and NCSL, the matrix is an online process and product tool designed to provide support, guidance and needs assessment.
The matrix provides an online review tool for use by individuals or organisations. Currently there are a wide range of matrices available, mainly aimed at schools and LEAs.

Managing IT in Primary Schools
http://matrix.ncsl.org.uk/
Managing IT in Primary Schools
This interactive Matrix is designed to help you identify the current level of IT management and implementation within your school, and act as an aid to forward planning.
The Matrix allows you to:
- break down areas of IT development into Categories and Factors for easy reference.
- establish the Stage of IT implementation each Factor within your school is at.
- develop a set of Action Plans to move your IT development on to the next Stage for each Factor.

Recipe fpr Success of ICT in a Primary School
http://www.new-media-learning.com/documents/recipe_for_success_3.doc
Is this a good recipe for making ICT impact on learning in the primary school?
Word document

Project management
http://www.terry-freedman.org.uk/artman/publish/article_63.shtml
Project management
Whatever the type of infrastructure is decided upon, or whatever the nature of the improvements being made, you need to make sure that certain rules of project management are adhered to, believes Terry Freedman

Suggestions for promoting ICT
http://www.terry-freedman.org.uk/artman/publish/cat_index_19.shtml
Suggestions for promoting ICT
Terry Freedman suggests ways in which you can promote ICT in your school or college.

Essential Concepts in Managing with ICT
http://www.terry-freedman.org.uk/artman/publish/article_73.shtml
Essential Concepts in Managing with ICT

FITS (Framework for ICT Technical Support)
http://www.becta.org.uk/tsas
FITS stands for Framework for ICT Technical Support and it is based on the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL).
ITIL is derived from the collective experiences of ICT technical support providers all over the UK. It represents their learning curve over the last 20 years and this has been distilled into a set of common processes applicable to any establishment using ICT. We have applied them to schools, and FITS is designed to enable you to by-pass all the mistakes commonly made and implement them successfully from the start.
The emphasis of FITS is on proactive tasks as well as reactive ones. It views technical support not just as a function responsible for resolving incidents, but as a service provider whose main objective is to prevent incidents from occuring in the first place. We see this as the ultimate goal of technical support and we aim to help you make it happen.

Secondary Management ICT (Lewisham UK)
http://tinyurl.com/5kdwo
Secondary Management ICT (Lewisham UK)
ICT Pupils Portfolio Front Cover | Spreadsheet for Yr7 Y8 Y9 Units Assessment | Curriculum Planning/Auditing | Cross Curricular ICT Guidance and Proformas | KS3 Lesson Observation Checklist | Lesson Planner | Teaching Observation Proforma | ICT Scheme of Work |

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