Now What? One of the most important roles of the technology coordinator is "to serve as the technology leader for the school or district" (Frazier & Hearrington, 2017, 166). Planning and budgeting for technology wants and needs is a big part of that. Before any new technology is purchased, the technology coordinator must carefully consider how it will be used to directly impact student learning. The technology coordinator must have and share a district technology vision create an attainable plan for the vision to come to fruition find resources to support the vision (Frazier & Hearrington, 2017) We cannot simply purchase new technology and put it in the hands of students and teachers and expect miracles to happen. How many times have we been given a new device or program to use and thought..."What am I supposed to do with this?" The solution to this problem is professional development. I'm not talking about the one-and-done PD we've all had before
My name is Valerie Matson. I am a 3rd grade teacher and am currently pursuing a degree in Instructional Technology and Leadership at the University of Montevallo.