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Critical Technology Issues for School Leaders

By: Susan J. Brooks-Young

Focus your technology leadership skills on what matters most!

Emphasizing the importance of effective, regular use of technology as a teaching and learning tool, the author gathers the most critical technology leadership issues and transforms them into practical strategies for busy school leaders. Four areas are explored and supported with resources and reflective questions:

New Literacies: the latest technology advances and opportunities
Engaging Teachers and Students: tools for professional development, classroom Web sites, blogs, and distance learning
Providing a Reliable Infrastructure: tech-ready facilities and cost management skills
Legal and Social Concerns: Internet safety, copyright and plagiarism issues, and home-school communications

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781412927307
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2006
Page Count: 184
Publication date: May 11, 2015

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Focus your technology leadership skills on what matters most!

Ever-changing technology and a generation of "digital-native" students challenge educators to keep pace, especially in preparing students for a successful future in an increasingly technologically advanced world.

Well-known technology specialist and consultant Susan Brooks-Young emphasizes that incorporating effective, regular use of technology as a tool for teaching and learning is imperative if we want to "stay in the game." In this new book, Brooks-Young gathers her most popular and insightful work into a collection of practical technology strategies for issues most critical to busy school leaders. The book is organized into the following four sections, each focusing on a different aspect of technology leadership:

New Literacies: the latest technology advances and opportunities for integration in schools
Engaging Teachers and Students: tools and strategies for professional development, establishing a Web presence, classroom blogs, and distance learning
Providing a Reliable Infrastructure: tech-ready facilities, cost management, software and networks, and the role of technology coordinators
Legal and Social Concerns: Internet safety and security, precautions, copyright and plagiarism concerns, home-school communications, and much more

School leaders will find detailed and concise information, extensive resources, and reflective questions for personal use or group discussion. This comprehensive, straightforward guide provides all the tools needed for effective technology leadership.

Key features

- Timely coverage of the technology issues that matter most to school leaders
- Discussion and reflective questions
- Timely and topical resources

Author(s)

Susan J. Brooks-Young

Susan Brooks-Young has been involved in the field of instructional technology since 1979. She was one of the original technology users in the district where she taught and has continued to explore ways in which technology can be used to facilitate student learning. She has worked as computer mentor, technology trainer, and technology curriculum specialist. Prior to establishing her own consulting firm, Susan was a teacher, site administrator, and technology specialist in a county office of education in a career that spanned more than 23 years. Since 1986, she has published articles and software reviews in a variety of education journals. She is also author of a number of books which focus on effective use of technology in schools. Susan works with educators internationally, focusing on practical technology-based strategies for personal productivity and effective technology implementation in classrooms. Two current areas of particular interest for Susan are mobile technology and BYOT programs.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1: New Literacies

1. Integration Issues for Twenty-First-Century Teachers

2. Information Literacy

3. Visual Literacy: Taking Things at Face Value

4. Library/Media Centers: Strategy for Improved Student Performance

5. Don’t Limit the Value of the Library/Media Center

Part 2: Engaging Teachers and Students

6. Implementing Your Vision: Professional Development Through Promoting Effective Technology Integration

7. Provide Your Own Professional Development

8. Establishing a Web Presence: What to Do Before Building a Classroom Web Site

9. Set Out on a WebQuest

10. Blogs in K-12 Education: Where’s the Fit?

11. Video Streaming: Harnessing a Unique Capability of Technology

12. Distance Learning in the K-12 Learning Environment

13. Project-Based Learning: Technology Makes It Realistic!

Part 3: Providing a Reliable Infrastructure

14. Managing Total Cost of Ownership

15. Tech-Ready Facilities

16. Software and Networks: The New Challenges

17. The Evolving Role of the Technology Coordinator

18. What to Do When Things Aren’t Working

Part 4: Legal and Social Concerns

19. Teachers, Students, and Technology Use: Some Cautions

20. Copyright and Technology Use in the Classroom

21. Monitoring Student Internet Use: It’s More Than Filtering

22. Spreading the Word Quickly: Technology-Based Home/School Communication

23. Assistive Technologies: Meeting the Needs of Students With Physical Disabilities

24. Sitting Pretty? The Ergonomics of Computer Workstations

Subject Index

Reviews

"At last! An insightful book and practical guide for educational administrators to provide the leadership necessary to ensure technology integration in schools. Thought-provoking questions at the end of each chapter will result in substantive discussions."

Marion Ginopolis, Director
LEADing the Future

"Provides a wealth of practical ideas, sound advice, and excellent online resources. An easy-to-use resource for helping administrators understand the importance of technology integration in today’s schools. I would highly recommend this as a must-have informational source for any school administrator."

Ryan Imbriale, e-Learning Specialist
Baltimore County Public Schools, MD

"I have used Susan Brooks-Young’s work numerous times and it stands out as stellar in the field of education technology. She is a trusted source for relevant top-notch content. I always look forward to her new materials and use her work in classes and workshops."

Chris O'Neal, Director
University of Virginia

Other Titles in: Policy & Planning | Leadership in Educational Technology

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