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Some #edtech educators belong to professional organizations, is it right for you?

A professional organization can lead to authority in a field as a thought leader, volunteer opportunities to contribute back to the larger #edtech community or help you make professional connections to further your career.

Often we only consider one small part of a professional organization, the annual conference.…

Top 10 Key Findings from the 2016 IT Leadership Survey

1. Broadband and network capacity is the top priority for IT leaders, replacing assessment readiness (which for the first time failed to make the top three).

2. Privacy and security of student data is an increasing concern for IT leaders, with 64 percent saying they are more important than they were last year.

3. Nearly 90 percent of respondents expect their instructional materials to be at least 50 percent digital within the next three years.

4. Virtually all responders (99 percent) expect to incorporate digital Open Educational Resources (OER) over the next three years, with 45 percent expecting their digital content to be at least 50 percent OER within that timeframe.

5. Nearly 80 percent of IT leaders use online productivity tools – the largest use of cloud-based solutions in education.

6. District bans on student personal devices are a thing of the past – only 11 percent have banning policies.

7. The path to IT leadership differs for women and men. The vast majority of women come from educational / instructional backgrounds (72 percent). The majority of men (54 percent) come from technology / technical backgrounds.

8. Racial diversity in IT leadership is lacking. Ninety-percent of school IT leaders are white.

9. IT leaders have advanced education, with 75 percent earning some college beyond their bachelor’s degree.

10. More than one-third of IT leaders plan to retire in the next six years.

시스코-MS, 신규 클라우드 플랫폼 출시

시스코 ACI 와 마이크로소프트 윈도우 애저 팩 통합한 ‘마이크로소프트 클라우드 플랫폼용 시스코 클라우드 아키텍처’

시스코와 마이크로소프트는 ‘마이크로소프트 클라우드 플랫폼용 시스코 클라우드 아키텍처(Cisco Cloud Architecture for the Microsoft Cloud Platform)’를 출시하고 양사의 클라우드 및 데이터센터 협력 관계를 더욱 공고히 할 계획이다. 이로써 클라우드 서비스 제공업체들은 서비스 제공 속도를 높이는 한편, 시스코 인터클라우드로 전환하는 과정을 한층 간소화할 것으로 기대된다.

인터클라우드는 시스코 클라우드 전략의 핵심 플랫폼으로서 ‘다수의 클라우드를 연결한 하나의 클라우드’라는 방향성을 갖고 있다. 이는 클라우드/프라이빗 간 워크로드를 통합하고, 국가간…

These three links may change the way you think about what you recommend and how you acquire cloud services and apps:

The U.S. Department of Education's Privacy Assistance Technical Center and especially this document...

The CoSN Protecting Privacy in Connected Learning ToolKit