The information contained in the AASA web site has up to date and relevant information. There are 20 weblinks within the website that covers a variety of topics within the educational realm. All of the topics are valuable to a superintendent. I know several superintendents that use this web site or receive the journal and refer to it for current information.
The schooltechleadership web site contains a significant amount of information as well that would be productive for school leaders to get insight from. I specifically enjoyed the 4 options to access: Shift Happens which is an excellent video about globalization and the digital era, Tech Boot camp, School Data Tutorials, and E Archive. I have seen the Shift Happens video before and watched several of the versions again. Great tool to show my staff and plan on sharing that at our next staff meeting!
We have been exposed to many web sites and resources throughout this course. These two that are provided this week are a couple of my favorite and that I envision using more. School leadership is an interesting craft. One has to balance so many different areas and topics, that you have to use the people around you which help guide decisions. Like the saying goes, "Surround yourself with good people" and there is a lot of truth in that. I am not an expert in technology nor will I ever be so will use the people around me. Staying progressive is important and technology is an area that districts need to continue to find ways to improve the teaching and learning process.
10/10 points
ReplyDeleteHeath,
While you may never be a technology expert, you will want to keep learning technology skills so you can utilize those tools as a successful school leader. It is important for leaders to have quality websites that they use on a regular basis to locate current, accurate and timely information. The AASA is definately one of my favorite websites!
Joe