This book is designed to help teachers, educational leaders, and decision makers wade through the complexities of technology planning. It will provide an overview of the variables and resources you should consider and address when planning technology initiatives. It will show how, with proper planning, you can address Common Core, state, or provincial standards and improve student test scores. You'll also learn the best ways to foster relevant staff development and provide measurable accountability for expenditures. Most importantly, Getting It Right will help you to ensure that learners are effectively prepared with the skills and knowledge they will need to cope with the new realities of the 21st century.---Publishers' description.

Introduction --Where are we now and how did we get here? -- Planning for today and the future -- Building and sustaining a version -- Aligning teaching practices -- Aligning assessment -- Aligning leadership -- Aligning professional development -- Aligning hardware and software -- Aligning educational technology services -- Aligning personnel -- Aligning finances -- Summing it up.