Talk:Directing Technology/Purchase

Currently editing this page (Summer 2009):

Outline: What is Bidding- Focus on PA What is the procedure: Research- Write Specifications-Advertise- release RPF- receive bids- evaluate- select lowest qualified bidder- put on school board agenda- board approval and purchasing
 * Laura Turner -- Lauraturner
 * John Franzen -- Jpfranzen contact: jpf207@lehigh.edu    I am planning on creating a procedural page for district bidding.  I am also thinking about creating another page on leasing technology.  So far I have contacted the business department of my district to get any information or documents they have on file.  I now have copies of bids, bid notices, and other information.  My next step is to focus in on the technology part of it by emailing the district's tech coordinator and the former tech staff development person from our district.  Right now I am just focusing on bidding, however I am going to include leasing as I move further into the tech realm.

Dicuss what PEPPM is and other sites like it

Include sample documents- Bid notice from paper- procedure graphic

I am planning to research the equipment side of this topic - researching and selecting hardware and software based on teacher needs, costs and availability, etc. -- Laura

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Wikibook users that were responsible to writing this chapter of "Directing Technology:"
 * Douglas Brace -- Dabrace1984
 * Brian Clifford -- Bclifford
 * Jhumur Halder -- Jhh306

Progress to date has been little - just outline of our section of the book completed. I'm not sure if we need the final section (maintaining) or if that's covered by another group. If we don't need it, our section is really two large pieces that we'll need to find a way to split between the three people in our group. We can discuss on Tuesday. - Brian C.

We will have to talk with Dr. Garrigan about whether or not we need to incorporate the third section on "Maintaining Technology." In looking at the chapters of our book, we probably will not have to do it because the next chapter is titled "Maintain." - Doug B.

I just added some in the bidding process section. Feel free to edit and suggest me whether I am on the right track or not. - Jhumur H.

Brian -- Planning

Jhumar -- Receiving

Doug -- Planning and Installing

Move "Planning the Logistics" up to "Planning For The Purchase of Technology"

Remove "Planning the Logistics"

11/13 - I just moved the separate planning page information up to this page (BC)

11/13 - should we link the budgeting discussion back to the budget page/section? (BC)

I want to click an external link and open a new browser window but don't know how to do it. Can someone help me? Thanks. (Pchu 07:04, 20 November 2007 (UTC)=Pei)

Pei, are using a Mac or a PC? If you are using a Mac, press control (ctrl) and click at the same time. A context menu will appear giving you options. If you are using PC, right-click and look at the options under the context menu. E-mail me if you have any other questions. -- Douglas Brace

Doug, I know all these, but what I want is to just click on the link and it opens a new browser. In frontpage or dreamweaver you can always select _blank, _self, or something like that when you create a link. You need to think about keeping readers on your site without having them right click on pc or control click on mac. (65.78.116.39 22:57, 20 November 2007 (UTC)=Peicheng)

I thought that you knew this. I have looked around Wikibooks to find the proper tag or markup for forcing a new window/tab but haven't found anything. I am completely aware that it is best to keep users on the same page as long as possible and I also know about the "_blank" tag in Dreamweaver/FrontPage. I will ask Dr. Garrigan if he knows about forcing new windows/tabs. -- Douglas Brace

Doug, Brian and Jhumur, I would expect no less that a wonderfully laid out and content rich page from the three of you. The formatting of your section was so easy on the eyes and I was intrigued by the thumbnail photos. May I poach your code? -- Paige Hawkins

Paige, I have no problem with you poaching the format of the Wikibook. I tried to make it as simple as possible but still make it easy to easy hierarchy. -- Douglas Brace