Focus of this Blog

Within the context of the big picture described above, schools and their supporting organizations struggle every day with how to keep things going, how to save money or improve performance, what their direction should be or what’s the best next step, and how to take that next step.

SchoolOne works on the cutting edge of many of these issues every day, and offers this blog as a place to reflect on current trends and ideas for people engaged in the work. SchoolOne seeks to be your technology partner in education, and we hope this blog sparks a conversation about how to be the best partner we can be.

Again, the broad themes we see in the big picture are:

• Shifting focus from what’s taught to what’s learned
• Using technology to personalize the educational process and to empower all stakeholders
• Using technology to increase efficiency and effectiveness across the board

In that context, some topics we’ll try to tackle in the coming months include:

• The bandwidth crisis you face (or will face soon)
• Total Cost of Ownership, and how to drive it down
• The infrastructure needed to support 1:1 computing
• Administrative software (especially student information systems)
• Software integration that saves you money, especially between your SIS and LMS
• Why bother paying for email, and other paradigm shifts in messaging

We’ll modify these topics, add to the list, welcome your ideas, and react to trends and the news. Let us know how we’re doing and how to do better!