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As the world becomes an increasingly digital society, the nation's schools are entering a new era of accountability, and this has changed our expectations of school superintendents.
Schools leaders have come to rely on computing devices and the internet to engage students' interest, track their progress, personalize instruction, and understand how technology works and how it can transform teaching and learning.
On this page, eSchool News editors have compiled resources that we hope will help you, as a school leader, learn how to best use technology to strengthen your district.
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Superintendent's Center News
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Protecting kids or free speech: Where to draw the line?
Controlling what children see on TV, online, and in other electronic media requires a delicate balancing act between the First Amendment rights of content providers and the desire to protect kids from inappropriate material, said panelists during a Nov. [Read More]
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Free software could help IT departments
School and college IT departments have until the end of the calendar year to take advantage of a new offer from automated systems management software provider Kaseya, which is providing its IT inventory software to educational institutions free of charge for a limited time. [Read More]
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'Convergent education' comes together
As I was saying last month, an avalanche of change is rumbling towards our field. [Read More]
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1,200 Ga. students getting Mac laptops
Greater Atlanta Christian Schools has launched a massive Apple technology initiative that will put new laptops in the hands of more than 1,200 students--and higher tuition bills in the mailboxes of parents, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. [Read More]
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SETDA forum illuminates key ed-tech trends
Attending this year's annual State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Education Forum was like sitting through a timeline of technology integration in schools during the last few years: Participants heard about what's now the norm (interactive whiteboards, or IWBs), what's hot on everyone's list (digital textbooks), and what's on the horizon (national high school reform). [Read More]
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ED announces new tech chief
Karen Cator, former director of education leadership and advocacy for Apple Inc. [Read More]
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Educators focus on dropout prevention
As education leaders align their programs with the goals set forth by Education Secretary Arne Duncan under the Obama administration, a major point of emphasis is turning around underperforming schools and stemming the nation's dropout rate. [Read More]
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