Smarter Balanced has developed hardware and operating system specifications for new technology purchases as part of a comprehensive approach to technology guidance. Their goal is to provide clear information for schools and districts making new instructional technology purchases so that they can proceed with the assurance that these devices will be able to administer the Smarter [...]

A Quicksheet has been developed to add your information to the Technology Readiness Tool manually rather than via one of the available templates.

This may be a better option for schools that have a few labs or small groups of devices to input. Remember to only enter the devices you anticipate using for online testing.

 In response to feedback received from the consortia members and State Readiness Coordinators, we (Pearson) have revised the Device file layout and template. The revised documents can be accessed on the Home page of the Technology Readiness Tool after logging in to http://www.TechReadiness.org and at http://www.assess4ed.net in the private group for SRCs. The following [...]

Technology Leaders, This letter pertains to the Technology Readiness Tool (TRT) that will assist in your school’s preparation for the online state assessment system to be implemented in 2014-15. The window for entering the data for each school is drawing near and we want to be sure that you are prepared for the data collection effort!  The NDDPI has [...]

The training tools are now available online to support the Technology Readiness Project. Please see the links on the lower right column of this page.

To: North Dakota Superintendents, Principals, Technology and Assessment Coordinators Subject: Technology Readiness for 2014-2015 State Assessment North Dakota has adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and under the current plan will be implementing a new, computer-based state assessment system beginning in school year 2014 – 2015.  The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction has partnered with the [...]

Welcome! This blog will serve as a central information point for activities related to preparing schools to use online student assessments.   Background: North Dakota has adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and under the current plan will be implementing a new, computer-based state assessment system beginning in school year 2014 – 2015.  The North [...]