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Monday, July 15, 2002
http://www.electronic-school.com/2002/01/0102f5.html Technology Purchasing Pitfalls John Painter I've seen school districts pull some really dumb moves when it comes to buying technology. Of course, there are plenty of savvy technology buyers in school districts today, but even the smartest folks sometimes make the wrong choices and have to live with their own -- or their predecessors' -- mistakes. I'm talking about the kind of purchases that are well intended but also wasteful, shortsighted, and ultimately harmful to the goal of providing the sound educational experience that students and parents deserve. For the past decade, I've been the marketing director for a computer software, hardware, and services company that sells to K-12 districts. I've also got an insider view from my wife, who is an elementary school teacher. In conversations over the years with colleagues, other vendors, and my wife, I've noticed that districts seem to be making the same avoidable mistakes over and over again -- what I've categorized as the 10 common pitfalls of technology buying...
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