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DAILY INSIGHT: Live streaming graduation broadcasts: Our guide to making it happen

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 6/17/2013 9:31 AM

How to livestream an event on a limited budget

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DAILY INSIGHT: Bandwidth outside of the box

By Steve Smith, CIO Advisor 6/17/2013 6:46 AM

Creative solutions for increasing your bandwidth

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DAILY INSIGHT: Social "media" bigfoot

By Jon Castelhano, CIO Advisor 6/10/2013 7:38 AM

All about your social media footprint

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DAILY INSIGHT: The disinterested leader

By Miguel Guhlin, CIO Advisor 6/10/2013 7:20 AM

Should we become disinterested leaders?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Are we about to experience an ed tech bubble?

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 6/5/2013 6:01 AM

What's up with the ed tech bubble?

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DAILY INSIGHT: End passive PD!

By Jen LaMaster, CIO Advisor 6/5/2013 5:28 AM

Professional growth opportunities are everywhere. Take advantage of them!

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DAILY INSIGHT: What should we measure in our technology departments?

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 5/28/2013 5:29 AM

Is your IT department performing well?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Moving away from an IT Department

By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor 5/28/2013 5:16 AM

Are school IT departments necessary? Of course!

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DAILY INSIGHT: Our move to managed printing & copying, part 1: The why & how

By Andrew Wallace, CIO Advisor 5/23/2013 4:58 AM

Moving to a managed printing solution? Here's how

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DAILY INSIGHT: Quick feet

By Jon Castelhano, CIO Advisor 5/20/2013 6:59 AM

What qualities help us embrace change?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Great tips, resources and ideas for going paperless

By David Andrade, CIO Advisor 5/13/2013 12:36 PM

Let's all go paperless. Here is some help to get started.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Targeted 1:1: When one $ize doesn't fit all

By Matt Townsley, CIO Advisor 5/13/2013 7:18 AM

Here's how to do a targeted 1:1 program

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DAILY INSIGHT: Invest in your own PD

By Steven M. Baule. CIO Advisor 5/6/2013 6:53 AM

How can CIOs keep up the learning?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Sweat the small stuff

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 5/6/2013 6:43 AM

Focus on the day to day to get to the long term.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Lamenting the choice of 'choice'

By Andrew Wallace, CIO Advisor 4/29/2013 10:48 AM

It's the end of an era for Maine's revolutionary statewide 1:1 program.

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DAILY INSIGHT: The case for standardization

By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor 4/29/2013 9:53 AM

In support of tech standardization.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Achieving escape velocity — the impulsive Twitterer

By Miguel Guhlin, CIO Advisor 4/22/2013 8:30 AM

Can Twitter help us build stronger teams?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Tragedy and technology: What roles should schools play?

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 4/22/2013 7:13 AM

How should schools respond to tragedies? Do we need to limit Internet access?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Do not ignore the mobile app tidal wave

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 4/15/2013 5:21 AM

Here are some resources for creating a mobile website for your district.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Give us space

By Jon Castelhano, CIO Advisor 4/15/2013 4:48 AM

Can we create collaborative spaces in our schools?

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DAILY INSIGHT: 10 rules for a successful edtech program that have little to do with tech, part 2

By JD Ferries-Rowe, CIO Advisor 4/8/2013 7:23 AM

What makes edtech successful?

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DAILY INSIGHT: The perfect storm

By Steve Smith, CIO Advisor 4/8/2013 6:49 AM

There's a perfect storm coming for edtech.

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DAILY INSIGHT: 10 rules for a successful edtech program that have little to do with tech, part 1

By JD Ferries-Rowe, CIO Advisor 4/1/2013 7:03 AM

What makes edtech successful?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Keep the information simple

By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor 4/1/2013 6:48 AM

Make sure the information you provide is clear, concise, and easily digested.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Customers—what do they know?

By Rich Valerga, CIO Advisor 3/25/2013 6:12 AM

Focus groups help this tech department better serve its customers.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Enhancing safety: creating a "Need Assistance" button in Outlook 2012

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 3/25/2013 5:56 AM

Here's a low-cost way to create a "need help" button.

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DAILY INSIGHT: A new Student Information System?

By Steve Smith, CIO Advisor 3/19/2013 4:49 PM

Shopping for a new SIS? Here is some advice from a CIO who just went through the process.

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DAILY INSIGHT: #NoEmail4Lent dies a quick painful death

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 3/19/2013 8:00 AM

A funny thing happened when Carl gave up email for Lent ...

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DAILY INSIGHT: It's the leadership, stupid!

By Miguel Guhlin, CIO Advisor 3/13/2013 8:59 AM

What's more important: tech knowledge or leadership skills?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Corner speed

By Jon Castelhano, CIO Advisor 3/12/2013 5:58 AM

Personal interests can help us perform better on the job.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Schools are NOT coffee shops

By Paul Barrette, CIO Advisor 3/4/2013 8:37 AM

All open WiFi access is not the same.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Fairy dust and grit

By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor 3/4/2013 6:02 AM

Lions and tigers and IT departments, oh my!

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DAILY INSIGHT: Paved with good intentions

By Jen LaMaster, CIO Advisor 2/25/2013 8:08 AM

What's behind the Common Core?

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DAILY INSIGHT: AIF—A big step in the right direction

By Steve Smith, CIO Advisor 2/25/2013 7:51 AM

A quick explanation of AIF.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Random musings from the 2013 TCEA Conference

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 2/18/2013 11:54 AM

Couldn't attend TCEA? Here's what you missed.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Going email-less for Lent

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 2/18/2013 8:47 AM

Can Carl do his job and live his life without email for 40 days?

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DAILY INSIGHT: The importance of tech training and certification

By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor 2/12/2013 7:05 AM

Let's keep tech training a priority.

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DAILY INSIGHT: PARCC it

By Jon Castelhano, CIO Advisor 2/12/2013 6:49 AM

A quick look at PARCC and its technology tie in.

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DAILY INSIGHT: The ed tech bubble

By Steve Smith, CIO Advisor 2/4/2013 12:21 PM

Is an ed tech bubble good or bad?

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DAILY INSIGHT: We are social beings, so let's start learning that way!

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 2/4/2013 9:57 AM

Schools should leverage the power of social networks.

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DAILY INSIGHT: How to make transitions smoother

By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor 1/28/2013 10:19 AM

Timely advice on welcoming the new.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Hello 2013!

By Jon Castelhano, CIO Advisor 1/28/2013 10:11 AM

Useful advice about setting goals.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Creating, not criticizing, together

By Miguel Guhlin, CIO Advisor 1/22/2013 7:52 AM

Sometimes, collaboration is the only right answer.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Reuse, update, and recycle old technology

By David Andrade, CIO Advisor 1/22/2013 7:35 AM

Old technology can still be put to use. Here's how.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Smartphones for BYO

By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor 1/14/2013 10:06 AM

Are smartphones the best choice for BYO?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Would you buy a new car with a blindfold on?

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 1/14/2013 9:47 AM

Before you buy devices for students, take these necessary steps.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Tech I use on a daily basis as CIO

By David Andrade, CIO Advisor 1/7/2013 9:59 AM

What tech tools help school CIOs stay connected?

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DAILY INSIGHT: 10 ed tech predictions sure to go wrong in 2013

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 1/7/2013 7:29 AM

Is this the year someone will name a child "#"?

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DAILY INSIGHT: What CTOs SHOULD get fired for

By Miguel Guhlin, CIO Advisor 1/2/2013 11:39 AM

What type of actions are grounds for dismissal?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Final exams in a 1:1 BYOT environment

By Jen LaMaster, CIO Advisor 1/2/2013 11:31 AM

Advice for handling exams in a BYOT school.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Food for thought

By Jon Castelhano, CIO Advisor 12/17/2012 12:05 PM

Find simple ways to keep the dialogue going.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Embrace social media reponsibly

By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor 12/17/2012 7:13 AM

Don't block access—teach everyone how to use it responsibly.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Solving problems together

By Miguel Guhlin 12/10/2012 3:04 PM

Here's a process to help solve problems smartly.

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DAILY INSIGHT: The human side of IT management

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 12/10/2012 10:01 AM

Go ahead and hug your IT team today.

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DAILY INSIGHT:There are no “i's” In “team” or “award”

By Rich Valerga, CIO Advisor 12/3/2012 9:01 AM

Every member of the IT staff counts.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Let's kick "tech on a shoestring" to the curb

By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor 12/3/2012 8:52 AM

Technology must be a budget line item.

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DAILY INSIGHT: How the past can inform the future

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 11/28/2012 8:41 AM

What are the stages of innovation? And how can we get there?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Documenting work to ensure consistency & sustainability

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 11/26/2012 8:09 AM

Documentation is a necessary hassle.

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DAILY INSIGHT: 7 tips for doing first things first

By Miguel Guhlin 11/20/2012 7:03 AM

Whether you're a new or seasoned CIO, these tips can help you succeed.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Watch your language

By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor 11/19/2012 8:26 AM

Tech staff need to be careful to set the right tone and encourage tech use.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Long-term technology planning

By Matt Townsley, CIO Advisor 11/12/2012 10:45 AM

What steps should CIOs take to determine future access to digital tools?

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DAILY INSIGHT: What? My iPad can do more than email and Web? iPad productivity apps

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 11/12/2012 10:34 AM

Think your iPad is only good for email and a little bit more? Think again!

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DAILY INSIGHT: CIO = Chief Interpretation Officer

By Jason Epstein, CIO Advisor 10/31/2012 12:02 PM

What should CIO really stand for?

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DAILY INSIGHT: More cowbell

By Steven M. Baule. CIO Advisor 10/31/2012 11:48 AM

What's more important: STEM or social studies?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Push and pull technologies

By Doug Johnson, CIO Advisor 10/22/2012 7:52 AM

Are push technologies still relevant?

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DAILY INSIGHT: F5

By Jon Castelhano, CIO Advisor 10/22/2012 7:43 AM

Ideas to help CIOs manage stress.

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DAILY INSIGHT: We closed another work order, but does anyone know if the customer's happy?

By Steve Young, CIO Advisor 10/15/2012 7:55 AM

Is your help desk actually helping people?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Creating an atmosphere of innovation? Just Google it!

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 10/10/2012 12:23 PM

What innovations can K-12 "steal" from Google's workplace?

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DAILY INSIGHT: With Common Core and NCLB, are we missing the point?

By Steven M. Baule. CIO Advisor 10/10/2012 10:17 AM

It's time to decide the mission of public education.

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DAILY INSIGHT: The power of conviction

By Rob Glass, CIO Advisor 10/1/2012 3:26 PM

Take the first step to change disposition.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Sustaining employees during unsustainable times

By Rich Valerga, CIO Advisor 10/1/2012 3:13 PM

How do you keep your IT staff happy in uncertain times?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Get Out!

By Jon Castelhano, CIO Advisor 9/18/2012 7:31 AM

Have you shared your successes today?

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DAILY INSIGHT: iPad Deployment

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 9/18/2012 7:02 AM

All you need to know before deploying iPads.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Technology for new teachers?

By Matt Townsley, CIO Advisor 9/10/2012 10:32 AM

What's the best way to provide tech training for new teachers?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Challenge the status quo

By Steven M. Baule. CIO Advisor 9/10/2012 10:03 AM

Isn't it time to start thinking outside of the box?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Leading from the classroom

By Scot A. Graden, CIO Advisor 9/5/2012 11:44 AM

Let's celebrate our teacher leaders.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Whata-sizing education?

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 9/5/2012 10:53 AM

Where are the choices in education that we keep promising to deliver?

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DAILY INSIGHT: So what's next?

By Jen LaMaster, CIO Advisor 8/21/2012 3:12 PM

Moving from systems of support to systems of advocacy.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Reach out and touch someone

By Steven M. Baule. CIO Advisor 8/21/2012 3:04 PM

The importance of "Have a nice day."

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DAILY INSIGHT: Summer Reading: Kenneth Burke's Permanence and Change, Part 2

By Jen LaMaster, CIO Advisor 8/13/2012 6:48 AM

Think before you speak.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Can technology replace teachers?

By Steven M. Baule. CIO Advisor 8/13/2012 6:33 AM

Are teachers becoming unnecessary?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Summer Reading: Kenneth Burke's Permanence and Change, Part 1

By Jen LaMaster, CIO Advisor 8/7/2012 6:22 AM

Let's all try and challenge the status quo of learning.

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DAILY INSIGHT: The hierarchy of professional development needs

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 8/7/2012 5:30 AM

5 tips to turn PD into something wonderful.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Creating “corporate” sustainability in a non-corporate world

By Rich Valerga, CIO Advisor 7/30/2012 6:14 AM

Sustainability is about much more than going green.

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DAILY INSIGHT: It's all about the kids

By Steven M. Baule. CIO Advisor 7/30/2012 6:04 AM

Tech is important, but don't lose sight of why we're all here

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DAILY INSIGHT: Database decisions

By Jason Epstein, CIO Advisor 7/23/2012 9:17 AM

How can you handle the silo effect when it comes to database management?

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DAILY INSIGHT: ISTE 12: Expanding horizons? Depends on your view, part 2

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 7/23/2012 9:04 AM

"If you ever have the opportunity to visit a Blogger’s Lounge at one of these events, I highly recommend it."

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DAILY INSIGHT: ISTE 12: Expanding horizons? Depends on your view

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 7/18/2012 7:03 AM

An in-depth look at the sessions at ISTE

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DAILY INSIGHT: ISTE 12: Escalators, apps, and sitting

By Doug Johnson, CIO Advisor 7/18/2012 6:45 AM

A seasoned ISTE-goer sums up this year's conference.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Toot your own horn

By Steven M. Baule. CIO Advisor 7/11/2012 9:50 AM

If your boss doesn't know what you are doing, it's as much your fault as his or hers.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Identity crisis at ISTE 2012

By Jason Epstein, CIO Advisor 7/9/2012 6:39 AM

Where do school CIOs fit in at large ed-tech conferences?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Leadership in 4K: It's beyond smell-o-vision

By Carl Hooker, CIO Advisor 7/2/2012 7:20 AM

A recap of the SchoolCIO Technology Summit

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DAILY INSIGHT: Stuff I brought to SchoolCIO Summit and ISTE 2012

By Paul Barrette, CIO Advisor 7/2/2012 6:57 AM

Which tech tools are essential for a work trip?

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DAILY INSIGHT: That darn foundation

By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor 6/27/2012 9:39 AM

Superintendents must understand infrastructure needs to better support new initiatives.

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DAILY INSIGHT: 7 Resources for attending ISTE12 virtually

By Nancy Caramanico, CIO Advisor 6/20/2012 9:35 AM

Can't make it to ISTE this year? Enjoy the show from anywhere!

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DAILY INSIGHT: A BYOT glossary

By Jen LaMaster, CIO Advisor 6/11/2012 7:03 AM

Learn the key terms to be in the BYOT game.

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DAILY INSIGHT: Memphis City Schools debuts distance learning lab

By Rich Valerga, CIO Advisor 5/30/2012 11:35 AM

A distance learning provides numerous opportunities and benefits.

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DAILY INSIGHT: The administrator superhighway, part 2

By Jon Castelhano, CIO Advisor 5/29/2012 9:52 AM

What role does tech play in supporting the plan of guiding good teaching?

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DAILY INSIGHT: The administrator superhighway, part 1

By Jon Castelhano, CIO Advisor 5/21/2012 11:28 AM

How can failure help us succeed?

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DAILY INSIGHT: Leading indicators

By Scot A. Graden, CIO Advisor 5/21/2012 11:21 AM

Do leading indicators have a place in ed tech?

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