Technology in & Beyond the Classroom: Becoming a 21st Century School Leader

Becoming a 21st Century School Leader

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Your assignment,
should you choose to accept it…


“I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen.
“When I was your age I always did it for half-an-hour a day.
Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible
things before breakfast.”

~ Lewis Carroll
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland


• Like Alice, many educators, policy makers, and
even the general public, respond with "That's
impossible!" when challenged to adopt a new
paradigm of education for the 21st century.

• Most people today adhere to a paradigm of
education that is strictly 19th century. But, like
the Queen, a growing number of educators are
believing in, and accomplishing, "the
impossible.”

• Technically it is the 21st century, but our schools
are not there

• Our challenge as school leaders is to reinvent
schools for the 21st century for the sake of our
children…and the welfare of our world


• Making a paradigm shift is not easy. After all,
when we think of education, we usually think
of what we knew as “school”


• Today's kindergarteners will be retiring in the
year 2074 (hopefully)

• We have no idea of what the world will look
like in five years, much less 60 years, yet we are
charged with preparing our students for life in
that world

• 21st Century Skills:
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Collaboration across Networks and Leading
by Influence
• Agility and Adaptability
• Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
• Effective Oral and Written Communication
• Accessing and Analyzing Information
• Curiosity and Imagination


Inspire & Lead

 Do you often share the vision for 21st
Century change and improvement at your
school and explain technology's role in
supporting this?

 Have you explained how specific school
programs and initiatives relate to that
vision?

 Have you invited members of your school
community to help in creation and periodic
evaluation of school technology strategic
plans?


Inspire & Lead

 Have you invited members of the school community to be on a
technology team?

 Have you examined and publicly advocated for local and federal
funding and policy support for technology programs?

 Do you ask for school community support and funding support?


Create, Promote & Sustain

 Do you highlight technology
trends and their impact on the
school, teachers and students?

 Do you point out emerging
trends and encourage discussion
on how they may be
incorporated in to the school
program as needed?

 Are you piloting any new
technologies and sharing the
results?


Create, Promote & Sustain

 Do you promote best uses of technology
at your school/organization?

 Do you regularly celebrate examples of
enriched student learning supported by
new technologies?

 Are students and teachers routinely
encouraged to use collaborative and
creative tools?


Lead by Example

 Are professional development goals
and offerings well communicated?
Do teachers know how to access best
resources for technology enriched
lesson planning and learning?

 Are you distributing an electronic
newsletter, blog, or podcast on a
regularly scheduled basis?

 Do you encourage collaboration
using cloud-based tools and
resources such as Google
Documents?

Lead by Example

 Are you using social media to communicate? Facebook, Twitter,
Blogger, Google+?

 Are you using social media to learn and expand professional
practice? Is this also taught to and expected of teachers? Do they
know how to create their own learning network?

 Do you take advantage of video chat such as Skype or online
webcasts when needed?

 Does the school website employ social media resources and
widgets allowing website visitors to share content?


Provide digital age leadership and management
 Do you share goals and give
project updates on technology
related projects? Tech support
personnel can provide updates
and necessary steps for special
upgrades. If there are problems,
planned solutions can be
explained so that staff feels
supported.

 Are teachers and students given
clear instructions how to get tech
support and technology
applications support?

Provide digital age leadership and management
 Are infrastructure improvements and related goals communicated
regularly? Are their ties to school academic programs
communicated?

 Do leaders communicate your support for digital age learning?


 Is the Responsible/Acceptable Use Policy for Technology clearly
communicated? Is it available on the school website and
handbook?

 Are resources for online safety and digital citizenship shared
frequently with parents and teachers? Are they part of the student
curriculum?

 Are resources readily available and shared on the school website?

 Do students understand how to have a good online footprint? Are
resources shared often with them?

you


Google Chrome:

 It's efficient…and fast!
• Faster than any other browser I've tried on the PC or Mac.

 Google Chrome Extensions in the App Marketplace which is a
fantastic bonus.
• A ton of free apps that are great for productivity and
education.

 You can access it from anywhere!


1. Screen Capture (by Google) - Capture visible content of a tab, a
region of a web page, or the whole page as a PNG image. Support
horizontal and vertical scroll when capturing whole page, with an
all new autosave capability.

2. Scratchpad - Scratchpad lets you take notes while you browse, and
syncs notes to Google Docs. Notes are found in your "Scratchpad"
folder in Google Docs. Works fully offline, so you can take notes
even when you aren't connected.

3. Google Dictionary - Double-click any word to view its definition in
a small pop-up bubble. View the complete definition of any word
or phrase using the toolbar dictionary.

4. LastPass – Secure single sign on for all websites; stores passwords
and automatically logs into website upon navigating to them

5. goo.gl URL Shortener – Easily share long URLs via goo.gl links and
QR codes

6. Read it Later - Save web pages to read later with one click! Adds
pages to the Read it Later online service

7. Evernote Web Clipper - Use the Evernote extension to save things
you see on the web into your Evernote account. It even lets you
search through your notes.


8. Diigo: Bookmark, Archive, Highlight & Sticky-Note – Highlighter &
post-it notes, bookmark & archive. All-in-one research tool

9. Email this page (by Google) - This extension adds an email button
to the toolbar which allows you to email the page link using your
default mail client or Gmail.

10. Google Related (by Google) - Find useful content while you browse
– including videos, news, images and more – all relevant to the
page you’re viewing.


11. Google Mail Checker – Displays the number of unread messages in
your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your
inbox.

12. Print Using Google Cloud Print - Now you can print any
doc/pdf/txt/jpg/jpeg file, Gmail email, attachment or Google Docs
document using Google Cloud Print.

13. Google Voice (by Google) - Make calls, send SMS, preview Inbox,
and get notified of new messages. (US only)

14. Dropbox - A free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs,
and videos anywhere.

• Dropbox is a very useful tool to store online files, sync your
computers and mobile devices, and share files. With all those
capabilities it makes it a natural tool for educators!

• Sign up for a free 2 GB Dropbox account at http://goo.gl/PQ11x or
by scanning below


• Google Docs is an easy-to-use, online word processor, spreadsheet
and presentation editor that enables you and your students to
create, store and share instantly and securely, and collaborate
online in real time.

• You can create new documents from scratch or upload existing
documents, spreadsheets and presentations. There's no software
to download, and all your work is stored safely online and can be
accessed from any computer.


• Twitter is easy to use. Registration is quick and you can create as many accounts
as you want. Followers are considered friends. Once they follow you through
your tweets, you can follow them back and they immediately consider you as a
friend.

• Twitter is mobile. Very easy to use on your mobile devices.

• Twitter allows you to network. Following colleagues on Twitter means you can
share information about the latest trends, practices and news. Many school
leaders use Twitter to network with colleagues and praise the tool as a
professional development gold mine—they learn from each other’s tweets.

• Twitter lets you connect to your community in real time. You can use Twitter to
provide parents and community with school news, including emergency
updates. As you get more experience on Twitter, you can learn to use it
effectively as a two-way communication device.


• Go to Twitter.com and sign up for a free account; yes, it’s all free. All that’s
required to get a Twitter account is to provide name, an email address, a
password and a username. These are all familiar requests with the exception of
the username.

Here’s what any new Twitter user needs to consider:
• Usernames are how people are identified on Twitter, and no two usernames are
alike. The goal is to create a name that will easily identify you to others. Don’t
be afraid to use your real name. If you want to hide, Twitter isn’t for you. ,

• Here are some examples of usernames:
• @colonelb - David Britten, a superintendent in Michigan who is a retired army officer
• @DrJoeClark - Joe Clark, a superintendent in Ohio
• @pammoran - Pam Moran, a superintendent in Virginia
• @iSchoolLeader - Steven Engravalle, a superintendent in New Jersey
• @kmmcphee - Karen McPhee, a superintendent in Ottawa, Ontario
• @Central_Supt - Dan Peterson, a superintendent in Iowa


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