K12TechPro – By K12 Tech Pros, for K12 Tech Pros? Yes, it’s true! This website is for the K12 Tech Dept community.
Mission Statement: At K12TechPro, our mission is to provide technology resources, support, and professional development opportunities to help school district technology departments stay up-to-date on the latest issues, trends, and best practices in educational technology.
Our platform, the K12TechPro Community, allows technology departments across the globe to collaborate and work together. With message boards, chat rooms, and other resources, K-12 technology professionals can share ideas, ask questions, and get support from their peers. We understand the importance of community; the K12TechPro Community is designed to foster connections among K-12 technology professionals. By leveraging the collective knowledge and experience of our community, technology departments can better support their schools and districts in implementing effective and impactful technology initiatives. Our goal is to create a community where K-12 technology professionals can collaborate, share best practices, and stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in K-12 technology.
Benefits:
- Vetting. We don’t let just anyone in. Only K12 techs get over the wall. We use your application and downright detective work to verify you work in K12 tech. We are literally paying a person to help us with this process. This is important to us. You can trust that you are with K12 techs when you join. No supers, no plain Jane teachers, no middle schoolers, just K12 tech departments.
- Access to K12TechPro Tech Talks. These are message boards for the K12 tech dept hats we wear. I.E. Director, EdTech, and more.
- Access to K12TechPro Water Coolers. What’s a Water Cooler? Join to find out, but basically it’s real-time chat. Communicate with other K12 techs. I.E. Esports Water Cooler is comprised of a bunch of K12 techs that talk about Esports at their schools. MO Tech Talk are a bunch of techs from Missouri.
- Article Discussion. All of the articles on K12TechPro.com are discussed in more detail in a group setting.
- K12TechTalk Podcast Discussion. As podcast episodes are released, there’s discussion in more detail in a group setting.
- Calendar. Access the K12TechPro calendar and see what special events are on the horizon.
- Swag. You will receive an item of swag for joining the K12TechPro community. We mail it to you.
- And more. We can’t reveal everything, but we promise it’s full of professional development for K12 tech depts.