Taking Buying By the Horns with Project Unicorn

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Presentation 2: Smooth Operators: Educator Interoperability Tinkershop

Elise Hawthorne
Erin Mote
ISTE and Project Unicorn created the resource "Better Edtech Buying for Educators: A Practical Guide." In this session, hear how education leaders optimize their edtech buying practices. Join us for free resources and Unicorn magic.

Audience:	Chief technology officers/superintendents/school board members, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators
Skill level:	Intermediate
Attendee devices:	Devices useful
Attendee device specification:	Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Topic:	Technology infrastructure and connectivity
Grade level:	PK-12
ISTE Standards:	For Educators: Leader Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students. Model for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning. Analyst Use technology to design and implement a variety of formative and summative assessments that accommodate learner needs, provide timely feedback to students and inform instruction.

Proposal summary

Purpose & objective

The purpose of this presentation is to empower educators. By the end of this session, participants will become more informed about systemic needs around issues such as data privacy and interoperability, and will know how to make the case for the inclusion of technology tools and resources in school districts.

Outline

1- What is data interoperability? (5 minutes)
2- Tips and best practices for edtech procurement (15 minutes)
3- Q&A (5 minutes)

Supporting research

projectunicorn.org
ISTE guidebook: https://my.iste.org/s/store#/store/browse/detail/a1w1U000004LpapQAC
10 Questions for EdTech Vendors: https://www.projectunicorn.org/resources/10-questions-for-edtech-vendors
Tier Stories: A Glimpse Into the Interoperable Classroom: https://www.projectunicorn.org/resources/tier-stories-a-glimpse-into-the-interoperable-classroom
Why Data Interoperability Matters for Schools: https://www.projectunicorn.org/resources/why-data-interoperability-matters-for-schools
Why Data Interoperability Matters for Vendors: https://www.projectunicorn.org/resources/why-interoperability-matters-for-vendors
Interoperability Rubric: https://www.projectunicorn.org/resources/interoperability-rubric

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Presenters

Elise Hawthorne, InnovateEDU

Erin Mote, InnovateEDU