NETS 7/12/16

I found the NETS standards to be very interesting. I never knew that they existed but I appreciated the points that they made. I think it's very important to be a visionary leader and encourage technology in your leadership. I think that NETS made a great point in saying that a leader should model technology usage and stay active in the technology community. For example, using technology during staff meetings such as padlet for collaboration or blogger to write about a concern they have in the building. These are great ways to promote technology and show teachers different ways to use technology in their own classrooms. A leader should also promote technology usage during evaluation meetings and provide examples for how it can be used. A leader needs to be an advocate for technology in their building and have a basic knowledge of how the technology works. For example, if you are implementing Chromebooks, you should know how to use it properly and how to connect to Wifi or where the access points are.

 I also like that in the NETS they stated to provide professional development opportunities for staff and recruit/retain staff that are tech savvy essentially. Always staying on top of technology yourself but bringing that information to the staff is important and trying to find staff who has a passion or interest in technology is a bonus. I also think using technology in efficient ways is necessary. Showing staff how it can be used for data collection and analysis might be one way. I also really liked that in the standards it stated to model appropriate use and encourage Internet safety with staff and students. This is something that can be overlooked sometimes but is important to model approproiate usage especially with social media.

Overall, I thought the NETS for administrators was interesting and provided great guidelines for me to try to follow and incorporate in my leadership in the future!


Tech Plan Process