A Compendium of Findings:
Project MEET Resource Book

From 2000 until 2003, Mass Networks ran a series of roundtables and workshops for the Policy strand of Project MEET. These events, which brought together tech directors, teachers, TPDs, principals, curriculum directors and superintendents from Project MEET districts, were designed to share best practices around educational technology policies. Many of the sessions were so successful that we were asked to run them again and again as public forums, private workshops and conference workshops. This repetition gave us the advantage of observing how trends change over time as the technology, the economy and the general environment changes.

This book represents the best of our findings over the 3-year time span. The issues we chose to include are the timeless ones; Network Security vs. User Flexibility, for instance, was an issue 3 years ago and will be an issue 3 years and probably 30 years from now! The articles all contain our research on national best practices as well as reports of how Massachusetts districts are addressing the issue. When appropriate, the articles are accompanied by worksheets that readers can fill out to help them structure their own approach to the issue. Each article also includes explanations of the most appropriate audience for the article as well as how the article can help the reader to address the particular issue.

For more information on these and other issues, please contact Erica Levy-Ringel at elevy@massnetworks.org.

• From Pilot Projects to System-Wide Implementation
• Network Security vs. User Flexibility
  
• Updating Your AUP
  
• Study Groups and Action Research
  
• Supervision and Evaluation in a Technology-Rich Environment
  
• Staffing Models for Good Teaching with Technology