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==//"We need to read enough to know what's right and wrong. It is very important to know a good deal about technology ... what's the latest thinking about how to access information, best model for putting technology into the classroom, what's available ... what role new technologies such as iPods and Blackberries play ... what smaller devices are on their way. The superintendent needs to have enough knowledge to ask the right questions and to pick a good CTO."//==

— Dr. Annette Griffin, Superintendent, Carrollton – Farmers Branch Independent School District, Carrollton, TX
=**A recent Education Week [|article] which was followed up by an online chat ([|transcript]) highlighted an administrative technology gap that most districts face in one form or another. How can we expect to move forward with 2.0 initiatives when such a knowledge gap exists?**= = =
 * ==**To be an effective technology leader, you should model innovative uses of technology and empower educators, parents, students and the community with technology solutions.** ==



 * ==**You should consider yourself the model-in-chief in your district, taking every opportunity to showcase innovative technology in your work with your staff and community.** ==



 * ==**Integrating technology into district leadership, management and operations will empower people to do their jobs more efficiently and effectively.** ==


 * Source: **http://superintendentempower.org/strengthen/index.html


 * National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)[| Vision 2021 initiative] asks the important questions:** **//What will schools be like in 2021?//** **//What will be the role of principals in 2021?//** **//What needs to be done today to prepare schools for the next generation?// [|Visit their blog]**

[|Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent]
Of all the challenges you face as a superintendent, technology leadership may be the one that leaves you feeling the most unprepared, uncertain and vulnerable.

Tech Standards for Educational Leaders http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/tssa/tssa.pdf
=VIDEOS= http://www.speedofcreativity.org/resources/videos-for-pd/ http://movingforward.wikispaces.com/videos

=//Articles / Reports//=


 * **[|2006 - TIME - How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century]**
 * **[|2007 - Edutopia - Future Shock]**
 * **[|2006 - MacArthur Foundation - Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century]**
 * **[|2006 - NCSAW - Tough Choices or Tough Times (executive summary)]**
 * **[|2002 - Ten Trends for Educating Tomorrow's World - Gary Marx]** **from the //Journal of School Improvement//**
 * **Partnership for 21st Century Skills**
 * **[|Framework for 21st Century Learning]**
 * **[|Publications]**

=//Blog Posts//=


 * **[|Shift Happens -- Now What?]** **by Stephanie Sandifer on her Change Agency blog**
 * **[|Is It OK To Be a Technologically Illiterate Teacher?]** **by Karl Fisch at the [|Fischbowl.]**
 * **[|9 Principles for Implementation:The Big Shift]** **by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach on [|21st Century Collaborative]**
 * **[|Internet Safety Discussion and Resources] by Christopher Sessums on [|Eduspaces]**

**2008**

 * **[|Web 2.0 is the future of education]** **[Steve Hargadon - 4 March 2008]**
 * **[|Data-Driven Teaching]** **[Nicholas Hobar - 31 January 2008]**

**2007**

 * **[|On Leaving Teaching To Become A Teacher]** **[Clay Burell - 27 December 2007]**
 * **[|Classroom 2.0]** **[Andrew Robitaille - 15 September 2007]**
 * **[|A problem with blogs]** **[Jeff Utecht - 15 March 2007]**
 * **[|A problem with blogs continued]** **[Jeff Utecht - 22 March 2007]**
 * **[|Beyond comments]** **[Mark Ahlness - 23 March 2007]**
 * **[|The privacy gap]** **[Will Richardson - 26 February 2007]**
 * **[|The steep "unlearning curve"]** **[Will Richardson - 7 February 2007]**
 * **[|The future begins now: School 2.0 manifesto]** **[Christopher D. Sessums - 31 January 2007]**
 * **[|More on School 2.0]** **[David Warlick - 27 February 2007]**
 * **[|Pedagogy Defines School 2.0]** **[Jeff Utecht - 10 January 2007]**
 * **[|Some thoughts about School 2.0 -- Part 1]** **[Chris Lehmann - 5 January 2007]**
 * **[|Future of learning manifesto]** **[Christian Long - 4 January 2007]**
 * **[|Modified version]** **[Scott McLeod - 6 January 2007]**

**2006**
= = =//Books//=
 * **[|Beyond the digital native / immigrant dichotomy]** **[Wesley Fryer - 21 October 2006]**
 * **[|Did You Know?]** **[Karl Fisch - 15 August 2006]**
 * **[|Did You Know? 2.0]** **[Karl Fisch - 22 June 2007]**
 * **[|Talking to 49 superintendents]** **[Chris Lehmann - 31 May 2006]**


 * **Enriquez, [|As the Future Catches You]**
 * **Friedman, [|The World Is Flat]**
 * **Florida, [|Rise of the Creative Class]**
 * **Jenkins, [|Convergence Culture]**
 * **Papert, [|The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer]**
 * **Pink, [|A Whole New Mind]**
 * **Solomon, [|Toward Digital Equity]**
 * **Tapscott & Williams, [|Wikinomics]**

=OLPC (one laptop per child)= http://www.laptop.org/ http://wiki.laptop.org/go/The_OLPC_Wiki http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/** Birmingham City Schools will be first in nation to get $200 XO laptops** http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2007/12/birmingham_city_schools_will_b.html**
 * http://www.olpcnews.com/

=**Getting Up To Speed (Superintendents) - from [|CoSN's site]**= [|Digital Learning Spaces 2010] [|Hot Technologies for K-12 Schools] [|A Guide to Handheld Computing in K-12 Schools] [|CoSN EdTechNext mini-reports] [|E-Rate: A Vision of Opportunity and Innovation. Education and Library Networks Coalition, July 2003] [|E-Rate: 10 Years of Connecting Kids and Community. Education and Libraries Networks Coalition and National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training, February 2007] [|Essential Conditions: Necessary Conditions to Effectively Leverage Technology for Learning. International Society for Technology in Education] [|Maximizing the Impact: The Pivotal Role of Technology in a 21st Century Education System. International Society for Technology in Education, Partnership for 21st Century Skills and State Education Technology Directors Association, 2007] [|Networked for Learning: Enabling 21st Century Student Success. ENA and Infotech Strategies, 2006] [|Socratic Arts]**
 * [|Executive summaries of reports from CoSN's Emerging Technologies. Series: Collaboration in K-12 Schools: Anywhere, Anytime, Any Way]

= References from [|this article] by Vance Stevens =
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Grossman, Lev. (2006). Time's Person of the Year. Time Magazine, Dec. 13, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2007 from: http://tinyurl.com/3chjkb.

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Prensky, M. (2005). "Engage me or enrage me," What today's learners demand. Retrieved July 3, 2007 from: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0553.pdf.

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Toledo, Cheri. (2007). The Future of Teacher Education: Herding Cats and Chasing Targets. Presentation given at the Future of Education online conference. Retrieved July 3, 2007 from: http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/foe-2007/Cheri_Toledo/**