1. School Administrators & Technology Use Amy Caldwell

2. What they need, don’t have, and must do Principals need to have the same or more computer skills that their staff and students have Many do not, unfortunately, have technology skills so they cannot integrate it successfully Effective leaders must educate themselves to stay current and ready to support their teacher and student bodies

3. Hear comments from the executive director of the International Society for Technology in Education

4. Why don’t they know? Grew up before technology revolution Limited professional development Geographic isolation Lack of training in professional degree programs

5. What can they do? Stay up to date Utilize programs currently available Get familiar with technology Lead by example

6. Where do they start? Self-assess Use self-assessment rubrics available online: http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/rubric-for-administrative-technology-use.html Be aware of state technology standards for administrators Enlist or attend training from professionals

7. What comes next? Provide professional development in technology to staff Model the new technologies Support teachers

8. Are they ready? Technology is always changing Administrators must progress with technological changes Remain aware & prepared

9. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•A) and Performance Indicators for Administrators http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForAdministrators/2009Standards/NETS-A_2009.pdf

10. References Awalt, C., & Jolly, D. (1999). An inch deep and a mile wide: Electronic tools for savvy administrators. Educational Technology and Society, 2(3), 97-105. Bishop, P. (2001). Information and communication technology and school leaders. Paper presented at the Seventh World Conference on Computers in Education, Copenhagen, Germany. Retrieved from http://www.acs.org.au/documents/public/crpit/CRPITV8Bishop.pdf Johnson, D., & Bartelson, E. (1999). Rubrics for leadership. The School Administrator. Retrieved June 17, 2010 from http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/rubrics-for-leadership.html Johnson, D. (2007, June 16). Rubric for administrative technology use. Retrieved from http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/rubric-for-administrative-technology-use.html Kincaid, T., & Feldner, L. (2002). Leadership for technology integration: The role of principals and mentors. Educational Technology and Society 5(1), 1-8. Morote, E., Inserra, A., Bolton, J., Manley, R. & Brucia, J. (2006). K-12 School business administrators and technology, what they use; what they want?. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (pp. 3517-3523). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Retrieved from http://74.125.155.132/scholar?q=cache:ra-2ZNCQsqIJ:scholar.google.com/&hl=en&as_sdt=10000000000000