I may be teaching a grad course on the art and science of managing technology in school environments. My colleague Royce uses the 4th edition of Managing Information Technology by E. Wainright Martin et al from Prentice Hall Business Publishing which Amazon has for a reasonable price. The most current 5th edition however is running for an ungodly $150.80 for the hardcover!
Another text I’ve come across which hits the highlights of technology management in K-12 is Thane B. Terrill’s Technology on a Shoestring, a copy of which is available through our Lamson Library. While not an in-depth tome, it nonetheless covers the spectrum of what any tech coordinator is likely to face on a daily basis.
Chapters include:
- What is a network?
- Network architectures
- Operating systems
- Network Design Attack Plan
- Special Operations
- Network Infrastructure: Tying It All Together
- Dealing with Vendors
- Multi-Function vs. Single-Function Servers
- Security Overview
- Viruses and Spyware
- Lurking Dangers
- Hoaxes and Spam
- Firewalls
- Backup Strategies
- When Things Go Wrong
- Email and IM
- Disk Imaging
- Recovering from a Disaster
- Websites
- Blogs and Wikis
- Fixing Problems
- Remote Connections
- Foundations of the Internet
- Working with People
- Maintaining Your Own Sanity
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