NCREL Policy Issues
Issue 15, January 2004
Policy Analysis
This policy study provides an analysis of state educational technology policies in the North Central region, including examples of best practices, for the policy categories included in the State Policy Framework for Assessing Educational Technology Implementation. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive analysis of all state policies related to educational technology in the North Central region. Instead, its goal is to increase the self-assessment capacity of policymakers by providing examples of best practices based on the framework and the rubric.
This policy study is based on documentary evidence drawn from the official state Web sites of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, including links to Web sites of other organizations sponsored by states whose work relates to educational technology. Documents that are not available electronically were not included in this analysis, not only because of difficulties in accessing such policies but also because they are likely to have little impact if inaccessible to practitioners. Each state was provided the opportunity to validate that a summary of the information garnered from its Web site was an accurate and current depiction of its educational technology policies in the 19 areas described below. Each area also provides links to specific Web resources that provide additional information.
The 19 areas are as follows:
