reference guide

The LTC’s annual Legal Reference Guide provides an introduction to the statutes, regulations, and rules that may apply to the use of technology in a school district. The information presented in this guide was written in collaboration with the LTC’s attorneys and should not be construed as legal advice or a comprehensive reference of every statute, regulation, or rule that may relate to technology within school districts. Unless otherwise noted, the laws referred to herein apply to all…

…also free online course material and a free validator tool that will aid in checking compliance. The detailed guide, “How to meet WCAG Quick Reference,” has descriptions of each of the characteristics required. We recommend educators and administrators review this reference to answer, “Is this Level AA accessible?” WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference is a customizable reference to WCAG 2.0 requirements and techniques. WebAIM’s WCAG 2.0 Checklist provides recommendations for implementing HTML-related principles and techniques for WCAG 2.0 compliance….

Technology Documentation Guide This Technology Documentation Guide was created to help districts more effectively organize critical technology-related documents in a single digital repository. This provides for more seamless day-to-day operations, as well as improved continuity of operations during periods of personnel change. Using Google Drive, this guide allows you to categorize your documents in a consistent, easy-to-navigate folder structure. Links to these folders can be easily provided to individual tech team members, ensuring that access to proprietary institutional…

The Apple Deployment Guide for Education is intended for technology managers and technical administrators and provides instruction on the steps of deploying Apple devices successfully in a learning environment. View Guide…

This document is an adaptation of ISBE’s Computer Literacy guidelines, with added columns for resources and notes. It includes breakouts by grade band (K-1, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12). View Resource…

On September 30, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center released a joint Ransomware Guide, which is a customer centered, one-stop resource with best practices and ways to prevent, protect and/or respond to a ransomware attack. View Resource…

A collection of clearly written guidebooks that demystify apps, services and platforms popular with kids and teens. View Resource…

Short, clearly written guides for social media and digital citizenship. View Resource…

A growing collection of clearly written guidebooks that demystify apps, services and platforms popular with kids and teens. View Resource…

Great resource from ConnectSafely and Future Privacy Forum for PD and and Trainings about Data Privacy View Resource…