Whether it is the struggles of the LA school system’s iPad program or the teacher in a single school wanting to use apps in the classroom, the system to select and invest in educational technology remains a mystery to many outside of schools (and a fair amount inside).
The address this, Digital Learning Now!, a program that aims to expand the use of technology in education, has written a series of reports that aim at proposing a procurement system for schools that help them test and iterate their investments rather than creating a one-time big bet on technology.
To simplify what they proposed, they developed an infographic that maps out a possible way to buy technology — one that developers and marketers should be aware of as they consider selling to formal education.