TICALThe Technology Information Center for

Administrative LeadershipYour One Stop Resource Center for

the Busy School Leader

Jason BorgenProgram Coordinator, TICALjborgen@portical.org

TICAL Statewide service Unique professional

development For administrators, by

administrators Santa Cruz COE/ California

and Arkansas Dept. of Ed. Logo hints

TICAL’s mission

To help K-12 administrators provide informed and effective leadership in the use of technology to improve education.

What are today’s technology questions?

TICAL is really three things An annual statewide leadership conference A statewide cadre of school leaders An Internet portal

The Cadre Members

TICAL Cadre: Composition Regional representation Varied roles

Principals Superintendents Other district-level administrators

Vision and passion for technology

Advise on portal design and content Review resources Provide face-to-face orientation Serve as mentors & models of good practice Answer questions in Forum

TICAL Cadre: Role

portical.org

TICAL’s Internet portal

The Portal’s Home Page

Portal Door, gate, or entrance Web site offering

Organized links to pre-selected Internet resources

Some “original” content

The Resource Database 800+ resources Includes

Publications Models/examples People/organizations Hardware/software Vendors

Each Recommended by

colleague Abstract written by

colleague

Resource Categories Curriculum Integration Data-Driven Decision-

Making Financial Planning Operations and

Maintenance Professional Development Technology Planning

Original Content Tools and templates

Excel spreadsheets Expert opinion pieces

Short articles Research summaries Narrated slideshows

Podcasts (audio and video) of best practices and success stories

Blogs by a variety educational leaders

Matrix Search

Interactivity with Peer Administrators

Interactive Polls Blogs by practicing

administrators that accepts comments

TICALevision—Video Podcasts– Accepting Comments!

TICAL Community (portical.ning.com)

Portal + Cadre + Conference = TICAL Limited set of pre-selected web resources Abstracts written by peers Original content contributed by peers and

invited experts An easy way to communicate with

colleagues

www.portical.org

Thank you! www.portical.org jborgen@portical.org