Digital Transformation

Through a digitalization of the learning experience, both teachers and students are able to improve their skills to create a more engaging and effective education process. Here are the ways that a comprehensive digital transformation approach is dramatically shifting education in today's classrooms. Support for this toolkit generously provided by SHI.

A Culture for Transformation

Through a digitalization of the learning experience, both teachers and students can create a more engaging and effective education process

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Digital Transformation in K-12 Education

Digital tools are transforming the world we live in today, as well as the one our students will lead tomorrow

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The Keys to Digital Transformation

Digital transformation efforts are under way to provide authentic learning experiences that are relevant, valuable, and help build tangible skills

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Embracing Transformation

Today’s schools must embrace the technological future and engage with technology to change and adapt

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Digital Transformation and Disruption

Digital natives demand mobile devices in the classroom, virtual learning environments, teaching via video, and online assessment

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Managing Digital Transformation in the Classroom

This adaptable presentation shows both the opportunities and challenges that digital transformation presents

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Making the Right Decisions for Your School District

The success of one-to-one computing depends on several issues that must be addressed through research and policy considerations

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BYOD Planning and Implementation Framework

Developing a successful BYOD program requires extensive planning, communication, and ongoing evaluation

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BYOD Readiness Checklist for School Districts

Determine your school or district's readiness for BYOD

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Technology Policies for School Boards

A sample Policy presentation that can be modified and adapted for your own use when presenting to school boards

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Technology Policy and School Staff and Faculty

A sample Policy presentation that can be modified and adapted for your own use when presenting to staff and faculty

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Components of a Successful PLC

A comprehensive checklist that details what all thriving Professional Learning Communities have in common

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The Decision To Go Digital

Success depends on a strong network of professionals working together to support digital programs

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Digital Curriculum Challenges

Consider the following challenges you might encounter when migrating to digital content

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Digital Curriculum Checklist

Evaluate your school’s readiness for a digital curriculum

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Mentoring and PLCs

Professional Learning Communities can act as dynamic support systems for teachers

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Opening Up to Open Educational Resources

A comprehensive guide to OER and how these teaching and learning materials are freely available to anyone

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Ready to Alter Your Role?

New tasks and challenges call for developing new abilities and setting aside old habits

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Strategies for Principals to Implement Effective PLCs

A checklist for principals in creating a culture of continuous learning for their schools

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Thinking of Flipping

Additional details on what this approach entails and the policies that impact flipped classroom

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Tablets in education: Why one Texas school district turned to the Surface

Here’s how a Texas school district narrowed down the tablet field and what option they ultimately settled on.

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Upgrading to Windows 10: How SHI helped one school migrate 45,000 devices

Here’s how one school district migrated—and staved off a major ransomware attack in the process.

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A Simple IT Environment can Harbor Complex Challenges

An upgrade in a Washington, D.C. school ballooned into a bigger project that improved the IT setup of the entire school.

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