Action E-Services Discussion Board

View Topic (1) Discuss current efforts to use information systems in Education and/or other institutions of Learning (such as corporate, nonprofit, and government) as the basis for providing e-services to teachers, instructors, students, and administrators and (2) analyze the impact of “digital divide” on student performance (including enrollment and retention). Support your discussion with at least a 150-word substantive content post supported 2 appropriate relevant references.

Required Reading

American Federation of Teachers. (2007). Survey of teacher salary trends. Retrieved from http://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/salarysurve…

CNN Money. (2017). Cost of living: How far will my salary go in another city? Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/…

Florida Departments of Education. (2017). PK-12 public school data publication and reports: Staff-teacher salary data 2015-16. Retrieved from http://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-i…

Payscale. (2017). Average salary for all K-12 Teachers. Retrieved from http://www.payscale.com/research/US/All_K-12_Teach…

Pellegrina, J., & Quellmalz, E. (2010). Perspectives on the integration of technology and assessment. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 43(2), 119-134.

Southern Regional Education Board. (2011). Focus on teacher reform legislation in SREB states: Tenure, dismissal, and performance pay policies. Retrieved from http://publications.sreb.org/2011/11s11_focus_tenu…

Also, use resources below to explore additional literature support for your topic: the search engine sites i.e., Google

Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/

Optional Reading

Additional Resources

Writing Resources

As indicated via the expectations for each case assignment essay, as well as our session long project – all submissions are to reflect graduate level research and writing skills. The following web-based resources provide excellent guidance toward this end.

APA 6th Edition Citation Style, Citation Style Management (2010). Cornell University Library. Retrieved May 2012 from http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tut…

APA formatting and style guide (2009), from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue. Retrieved May 2012 from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

APA Overview and Workshop (2009), from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue. Retrieved May 2012 from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/664/01/

Avoiding Plagiarism (2009), from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue. Retrieved May 2012 from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/

Grammar and Mechanics (2009), from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue. Retrieved May 2012 from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/