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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
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1997
At the request of the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, this investigation identified state and local school food authorities' (SFA) management and operating practices recognized as best practice by the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) or other officials. In addition, the study determined whether some of these practices could be…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Children, Computers, Delivery Systems
Gardner, Marilyn – 1983
Based on the experiences of the Boston Public Schools (BPS), this document offers guidance in the organization and development of a system-wide approach to an extensive expansion of computer technology. The following topics and steps in the process are addressed: identifying the present status of a school system's computer education program;…
Descriptors: Computers, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1983
This report of the Technical Assistance Study provided to the Smithville Public Schools by the Technology Lighthouse of the Merrimack Education Center offers information for use in planning computer technology applications over a 3-year period. It provides specific guidelines and criteria for planning and development, equipment considerations,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Costs, Curriculum Development
National Advisory Council for Computer Implementation in Schools, Tucson, AZ. – 1984
Problems and issues related to the financing and use of educational technologies in Arizona schools are addressed from both short- and long-term considerations. A brief review of the spread of computers in schools includes projections for future use of computers in education and a discussion of factors affecting the market, the convergence of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Donors, Educational Planning
Hiblar, Bill; Newman, Joan – 1983
The second in a series on educational computing for teachers and administrators, this booklet offers a checklist for use in making decisions about program development, 11 case studies illustrating how teachers in Washington state have initiated programs, and a collection of articles on various aspects of educational computing programs. The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Evancoe, Donna Clark – Business Officer, 1985
Steps that should be followed in choosing and implementing an administrative computer system are discussed. Three stages are involved: institutional assessment, system selection, and implementation. The first step is to define the current status of the data processing systems and the management information systems at the institutions. Future…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Business, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs
