*Leadership & New Tools*
As new technologies are introduced the leaders in the school decide if and when these new
technologies will be supported and permitted on the district servers.
From the point of view of a technology leader, what are challenges and the advantages of
implementing these new technologies? Are any of the new technologies supported by your
own school or workplace? Do you agree with the decision to support, or not support, these?
I think that there are both advantages and challenges to implementing new technologies. The 12 reasons why to blog as an administrator from a book by Debbie Weil on page 121 states great advantages. They are the following: sharing news and events, progress monitoring, status alerts, marketing, public relations, community building, customer relations, branding, creating "customer evangelists", thought leadership, advocacy, and replacing the school Web-site. Blogs allow administration and their staff to keep up with numerous things all in one place. I beleive that getting support may be a struggle at first, because most teachers do not like change unless it is for the better. Another issue that may come up is financing new technology. Solomon & Schrum state that upgrades, maintenance, and support play a large role, so in looking at free, web-based tools, districts have to explore the real costs, thse above and beyond the software itself, and weigh them against alternatives.
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