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A Wake Up Call For School Leaders

A Principal's Reflections

I constantly see and hear about leaders who tout themselves in a way that makes others develop a perception that they actually know something about the effective integration of a variety of technology tools to improve professional practice. Simply communicating and telling your story with social media tools can accomplish this.

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Textbooks optional: What unbundling and BYOD mean for learning technology

eSchool News

Other tools going the way of the overhead projector? Enter the age of BYOD. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is a huge part of the way schools are integrating technology. schools are focusing on building out their 1:1 programs, 56 percent of school districts have implemented BYOD programs, and that number is rising.

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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

edWeb.net

Librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become “future ready.” The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning.

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Are librarians the key to a Future Ready school?

eSchool News

Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology, librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become future ready. She kicked off Season 6 of the Emerging Tech series of webinars on edWeb.net October 19th with a live broadcast from New Canaan High School on the topic of “ Future Ready Librarians.”

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Measuring Impact with the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA)

A Principal's Reflections

The “secret sauce” in all of this was the strategic use of digital tools to proactively share the details of our efforts and resulting impact. During my tenure as a principal, I was always in search of tools and processes to help measure the impact of the changes we were implementing. Unfortunately, nothing existed.

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Is Your School "Future Ready"?

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In November of 2014, President Obama challenged district superintendents to sign the Future Ready Pledge. Department of Education , and the LEAD Commission is hosting Future Ready Regional Summits across the nation to provide support for those districts and to build a network of leaders. Look at how you use time.

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Tom - The Future Ready effort is helping districts systemically plan BEFORE they purchase. Future Ready is helping districts to make more informed purchases and have a comprehensive plan in place prior to implementation. These tools support high quality instruction and empower both teachers and students.

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