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Why you need a vCTO
A Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is becoming a staple for all successful companies, of any size, in any industry. Once thought of as a luxury, it is now essential to have this tech savvy, business-minded professional on your side and on your leadership team. In recent conversations with other business owners about CTOs, I realized…
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Measuring the Impact of Instructional Technology
A few weeks ago, I was asked to outline my thoughts on evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of an instructional technology program. Measuring the impact of professional development, as a whole, is a knotty problem, but with more and more districts investing in dedicated FTE positions for job-embedded, just-in-time coaching, the question is relevant. Sooner…
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Tech Strategy for Success
The business strategy in place for your small business is vital to your success. This is likely a plan you put a lot of though, resources, and heart into. It’s the road map to your future with the keys to how you plan on outdoing the competition, growing, and better serving your customers. Your business…
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5 Ways Tech can Save your Small Business Money
Any small business owner knows that technology can be expensive. Technology can also pay off, especially in the long run, by creating significant savings. Different technologies will save your business money in different ways. The latest and greatest offering instant savings and increased cash flow is not always the best way to go, however. Choosing…
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Business Intelligence for Small Business
Business intelligence (BI) software is being leveraged in so many ways for so many companies. For example, when your Amazon account suggests items you may like to purchase, they come up with these items through predictive analytics. Business Intelligence makes sure the big decisions in your business are the right decisions. If you think your…
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Risks of a cut-rate provider
Many small businesses are turning to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) as Outsourced IT Departments. The day-to-day tech needs and strategic management tend to be too demanding for the average small business owner. Managed Service Providers are able to step in and take over, leaving time for small business owners to spend more time doing whatever…
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Web Accessibility: New Imperatives, Same Mission
If your school receives public funding and is accessible by “the public” at large, your website may be the focus of an accessibility review by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Web accessibility is drawing lots of attention from K12 school leaders as OCR reviews have picked up in the last 18 months,…
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Why you need a CTO
A Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is becoming a staple for all successful companies, of any size, in any industry. Once thought of as a luxury, it is now essential to have this tech and process savvy, business-minded person on your side. In recent conversations with other business owners about CTOs, I realized just how vital…
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Action Steps to Run Your Network at the Speed of Learning
Today’s technology landscape for a school isn’t anything like it was in 2007. When I first began to coach teachers on the use of technology, we had fixed labs with projectors and a teacher laptop was an innovation. With the proliferation of classroom hardware, and the ascendance of cloud-based resources, our brave new world is…
