This document discusses how technology has changed expectations for administrators, teachers, and schools. It argues that technology has created transparency and that administrators must now have an active social media presence to communicate with communities. It provides examples of how administrators can use technology like Twitter, Facebook, and apps to share information, create collaboration time for teachers, and improve instruction. It emphasizes that technology should not replace relationships and that administrators must continue to foster growth among staff through modeling technology use and creating a culture of sharing.

1. Technology In The 21st Century
Bobby Dodd
Gahanna Lincoln High School
Principal
2016 NASSP National Digital Principal of the Year
Twitter: @bobby__dodd
Blog: https://glhsprincipal.blogspot.com

5. Why?
• Why do we do what we do?
• Why do we need to change
education?
• Why do we need technology as an
educational resource?
• Why do we need to change as
leaders?

6. To Make A Difference? To Help Students Succeed?

7. Industrial Age of Education

9. Emergence of Technology Has Created Change
• Expectations of administrators have
changed over the years
• Expectations of teachers have
changed over the years
• Expectations of what happens in our
schools have changed, we just need
to get onboard.

10. This Isn’t What I Signed Up For

11. Technology Has Created Expectations
• As Administrators, we are expected to be
visible.
• The term “Visibility” has changed over the
years.
• If you don’t tell your story, someone else will

12. Communities Expect Social Media Presence
• Everybody Wants to Know Now!
–Do your district/school/top
administrators/teachers have Twitter
accounts? Facebook accounts? Instagram
accounts?
–Is your website functional? Updated?
–Can you send mass emails in your
districts/schools?
–Do you know your communities social
media expectations? Go above and beyond

13. Technology Doesn’t Allow for Excuses

14. Technology Leads to Transparency
• Use Apps such as Remind, Twitter, Facebook to
share information
– “He’s Everywhere!”
– Recognize Everyone!
• Use email to inform
– Create newsletters
– Create videos
– Share everything you can!
• Share how you are growing as an administrator

15. Administrators and Teachers
Raised Expectations

16. Different Kind of Administrator
Old School to New School

17. Use Technology to Save Time
• Try new and innovative ways to do things
–Flip Staff Meetings
• Use an iPad and Screencast-O-Matic
• Creating Collaboration Time for Staff
–Offer Professional Development in Different
Ways
• Model using Technology Tools
• You save people time, you gain instant respect

18. Example of Creating Professional Development

19. Use Technology to Inform Staff

20. Be a Leader Staff Can Count On
• Educate yourself to be technologically savvy
– Your staff expects it!
• Create a mindset in your district/building
– Risk, Failure, Professional Development

21. Use Tech to Improve Teaching
• For example, tools that help with Depth of
Knowledge
• Level 1 (Recall & Reproduction)
– Twitter Hashtags for responses in class
• Level 2 – (Skills and Concepts)
– Demonstrate Prezi for organizing & comparing
• Level 3 – (Strategic Thinking)
– Using Twitter Chats for justifying stances on a topic
• Level 4 – (Extend Thinking)
– Gathering data from a Google Form

22. Don’t Let Technology Replace Relationships
• Technology will never replace the
importance of relationships.
• When discussions need to take place
face-to-face, make sure they do.
• Technology doesn’t illustrate feelings and
emotions very well.

23. Teacher Collaboration and Tech
• Remember our discussion of saving time?
• Google Forms, Google Docs, Formative
Assessment Apps

24. Foster Growth Among The Staff

25. Model a Culture of Sharing

26. Staff Can Collaborate & Share Daily
• By using technology, staff can collaborate with
educators from around the world.
• Administrators must lead this charge!

27. Who Holds the Power?
Students or Teachers?

28. Our Students Now Hold Information
• Teachers used to be the information
holders
• Now our teachers are facilitators
• Technology is at the forefront in this regard
• Our students have the devices and know
where to get information
• We have to lead and instruct with this in
mind

29. Change Our Practice To Fit Our Learners

30. This Starts With Us

31. New Report Card Is Great Example
• ACT/SAT
• Honors Diplomas
• How will technology play a
role in these areas to help our
students be successful?

34. Email: doddb@gjps.org
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