Services for Education

From public schools to private schools, large districts to individual buildings, The ICon Group has the experience and expertise to help you implement technology successfully.

Educational Reform...
Restructuring...
Change .

Let's face it: our world is changing faster now than at any other time in history. Schools are struggling to meet the needs of an Information Age society in which change is the only constant.

How do you keep up without losing sight of your educational goals and without making costly mistakes? How can you take advantage of the latest tools if you don't even know what tools are available?

You need a plan. Successfully implementing change requires that you define your present situation, determine a destination, and plan a route for reaching your goals. It involves identifying the "key players" in your district, knowing how they interrelate and how each relates to the remaining staff. It means making people a part of the process by giving them responsibility for decisions and their outcome.

The ICon Group can help.

We will:

• help you learn how to plan;
  
• provide demonstrations of the latest technology tools;
  
• lead discussions of how those tools might best fit into your curriculum;
  
• provide curriculum-based staff development to ensure that your staff makes the most effective use of the tools identified in your plan;
  
• help you monitor the results of your plan, ensuring that it continues to evolve.
  

Our Planning for Change workshop is an ideal beginning. This workshop--designed for district and building technology coordinators, decision-makers, and administrators--explores change as a concept and as a phenomenon. Participants learn to design a road map for change, beginning in the present and moving into the future. They examine different personality types and the ways in which each reacts to change, and they devise ways of involving staff to generate enthusiastic support for implementing a plan. As part of the workshop, participants begin developing a plan for the future of their own school or district. Contact The ICon Group today to learn more about scheduling this or other staff development opportunities for your school or district.

Where do you turn when you need an answer to a technical question or when you have a technical problem that's affecting your work? The ICon Group provides quick, accurate, and efficient assistance.

• Needs analysis
  
• Data conversion and data transfer from mainframe or mini to micro and back, or across platforms
  
• Trouble-shooting
  

How can you be sure that the system you're planning to install will work? That all components will integrate properly? That you've ordered everything you need? That installation is complete and correct? With The ICon Group's professional design services, you can be sure!

• Database and systems design
  
• Network planning and design (See Choosing a Network Consultant, in our "Resources" area.)
  
• Specification development
  
• Bid preparation
  
• Bid response evaluation
  
• Instalation supervision
  

The ICon Group provides a wide array of staff development opportunities, ranging from one-on-one tutoring, to seminar-style presentations (ideal for professional days), to hands-on workshops and classes. These are just some of the topics we offer:

• The Role of Technology in Education
  
• Planning for Change
  
• Data-driven Decision-making
  
• Introduction to the Macintosh®
  
• Using and Understanding Networks
  
• Personal Information Management Tools
  
• Student Information Systems (Chancery SMS ®, MacSchool ®, WinSchool ®)
  
• Multimedia: More than a Magic Lantern
  
• Telecommunications: The Global Classroom
• Teaching Scientific Inquiry with Computers
• Developing Student Analytical Skills with Databases
• Spreadsheets in the Mathematics and Science Curricula
  
• FileMaker Pro ® (including scripting)
  
• iLife ® Applications
  
• iWork ® Applications
  
• Microsoft Office ®
  
• Excel ® (including macros)
  

The ICon Group can help you get the most from your software and systems. We will meet with you to determine your precise needs and will design efficient, easy-to-use systems that best meet those needs:

• Database development using FileMaker Pro ®, Bento ®, and other applications;
  
• Multimedia presentations using Keynote®, PowerPoint ®, and other applications;
• Digital movie and DVD production using Final Cut ®, iMovie ®, iDVD ®, and other applications;
  
• Web Site design and development.
  

For more information, or call.