EDLD 5352 Section1122 Thomas Warlick Week 1 Assignment Part 3

The analysis of the Long-Range Plan for Technology is a valuable tool in my training for administrative leadership. The plan emphasizes the importance for a school administrator to be actively involved in technology leadership. Educational technology leaders must be life-long learners of the important education tool. Administrators influence on technology will directly affect teaching and learning in the classroom. An administrator is responsible for modeling the use of technology for staff and students. They must emphasize the importance of the integration of into their jobs and lives.

In reviewing the plan, the emphasis on the role that technology plays in the lives of all citizens in the 21st Century global economy is made very clear. The plan pointed out the importance that technology be accessible and implemented in schools in an equitable fashion that meets the needs of all learners across our state. Our students regardless of where they come from will need the technological tools to allow them to contribute successfully to the worldwide economy. While many of the students in our classrooms possess technological skill prior to entering the classroom, we must provide leadership and facilitation of technology in the classroom to increase their skills as they move through the education system.

The emphasis of the plan on the role of educational technology leadership is what I thought was most relevant to my future role as an administrator. The leader must provide students and teachers with opportunities to grow in the area of technology integration in the classroom. While most educators will agree that technology plays an important role in the lives of our students, technology is important to instructional process. As a leader that believes in the integration of technology, the plan demonstrates the importance of professional development for the entire school staff. Technology provides professional development opportunities that did not exist just a few years ago.

The Long-Range Plan provides the direction for all stakeholders that will move the existing educational system towards a 21st Century model that meets the needs of all students. Technology will open avenues that many believed were closed due to limitations that were perceived to exist in individuals lives.