Critical Technology Issues for School Leaders

This resource helps school leaders focus on critical technology leadership issues and practical solutions for integrating technology into any school, administration, or professional development program.

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 coalesces 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

Prior to embarking on a career as an author and consultant, Susan Brooks-Young spent more than 23 years as a prekindergarten through Grade 8 teacher, site administrator, and technology specialist at a county office of education. Since 1986, she has written articles, columns, and reviews for a variety of education journals. She has published a number of books about technology for education leaders, which have received international attention. Susan focuses much of her energy on working with school leaders on their role in successfully implementing instructional technology programs. To that end, she works on a variety of international projects. Susan is also a regular speaker at national and international conferences.