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Pereus, Steven C. – American School Board Journal, 2002
Describes a comprehensive computer software selection and evaluation process, including documenting district needs, evaluating software packages, weighing the alternatives, and making the purchase. (PKP)
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts
Black, B. R. – 1991
Intended to aid teachers, administrators, and interested parents by informing them about the state of the educational microcomputer market, this report is meant to be a guide to school districts in the acquisition and maintenance of microcomputers and related instructional materials. Trends in educational computing technology are noted in relation…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Price, Piper J. – School Business Affairs, 1993
A mainframe computer installed at a school district had all information online within a 24-month period. The key elements to success were adequate research and staff input, open communication, exemplary training, and a data-processing staff that made site visits to help with hardware or software problems. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Standards
Hurley, Michael L. – American School & University, 1998
Explains how software transportation programs help school districts track school-bus routes, fleet status, and other information and how to move a district to such a system. Advice is provided on the criteria for selecting software vendors, matching data and information of new software with systems and procedures already in place, training users,…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Peer reviewedHarry, Joe – T.H.E. Journal, 1995
Explains how the Arlington Independent School District (Texas) complied with the mandates of the Local Government Records Act. Topics include evaluation and needs, software selection, inventory and retention schedules, managing forms and records, standardized identification systems, finding specific records, costs and destroying obsolete records.…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Kory, Ross – School Business Affairs, 1991
A survey of America's 244 largest school districts, with responses from 215, showed that 28 percent are actively procuring at least 1 of 3 major administrative information systems: financial, human resources, or student information. Describes the installation and use of a new information infrastructure in a Maryland school district. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems
Peer reviewedHess, Philip – T.H.E. Journal, 1996
Offers guidelines for school districts planning to add computer technology, especially local area networks (LANs). Topics include electricity for laboratories, networkable software, hard drives, file servers, computer classes for parents, laboratory technicians, telephones, facilities considerations, inservice teacher training, access issues,…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Budgets, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Selection
