The information found in the NSBA site was very informational and can be applied in some manner to all school districts. Many examples were provided about the positive sides and also the challenges and how to potentially deal with those as well. In fact, I found the site to have a plethora of information to garner insight from. The situations dealing with sexting and the manner in how those are dealt with state by state is scary. I just don't think kids or even adults many times understand the seriousness and complexity of what their actions can do. Depending on the situation, some actions and consequences can be life changing.
The Education Leadership Toolkit provided many resources of information about technology, education, and effective use of the tool. There is so much information one can get bogged down so I found myself trying to skim and scan to find the most related material to me as an educational leader.
This website could be a useful tool for use with our administrative team, technology group, and possibly the board as well if you would pick a few areas to highlight to make manageable for people to comprehend.
Technology has opened more opportunities for all students, however, I believe the students in less fortunate situations have benefited the greatest. With the many uses of technology, as a school district we have to do a good job of teaching students the right and wrong ways to use the tools. As educators, we have to do a better job in utilizing the tools and teaching/enriching our content standards.
10/10 points
ReplyDeleteHeath,
You provide a good overview of the NSBA website. Your example of the implications of something like sexting is right on target. Schools need to take the lead in helping students be responsible digital citizens. This includes information about cyberbullying, being careful about personal information on Facebook, etc. The NSBA website has many up-to-date technolgoy resources.
Joe