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[1.08.08] Taking TCO to the Classroom / Value of Investment
Winter 2008 Newsletter

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[12.10.07]
View Powerpoint presentation "Measuring the Value of Investment in Technology." [PPT]

[12.10.07] View Powerpoint presentation "Lessons Learned from the Front Lines of One-to-One." [PPT]

[11.06.07] Read about “The Importance of Measurable Benefits” in Ed Tech magazine plus a sidebar in "Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools," a new book from ISTE by Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum (page 131 – 133).

[10.07.07] The Arizona school district is investigating two approaches to one-to-one student computing.
Read the Case Study.

[08.01.07] Taking TCO to the Classroom / Value of Investment
Summer 2007 Newsletter
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[06.25.07] CoSN Releases Two Case Studies on the Value of Investment in Education Technology
Read Iowa and Wisconsin Case Studies (PDF).

[05.14.07] Gauging Technology Costs and Benefits May issue of AASA’s The School Administrator magazine and Rich Kaestner's Article
Read and print the hardcopy (PDF) Go to Other Publications in the Resources section.

[04.25.07] Video: Des Moines Public Schools uses TCO and VOI to evaluate EdTech Investments
New updated benefits workbook includes revised layout and expanded 21st century skills section. Go to Methodology or Assessment Tools to review.

[10.19.06] Education Leaders from Across the Globe Join to Launch VOI Research Project
Today, a joint international research project involving Australia, the US and the UK has been launched to investigate new ways to measure the value education technologies in schools in Australia, the UK and USA.



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