A Principal's Reflections: A Wake Up Call For School Leaders - 1 views
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John Evans on 24 Nov 14"So the other day I tweeted out this comment, "I am amazed each day to see so much educational progress in my Twitter feed. This should be the norm, not the exception." Many people in education talk a great game when it comes to the effective use of technology, but the results (lack there of) speak for themselves. I constantly see and hear about leaders who tout themselves in a way that makes others develop a perception that they actually know something about the effective integration of a variety of technology tools to improve professional practice. However, once you get past the rhetoric you quickly realize that it is just talk with a clear lack of substance. This is not to say that they are unwilling to learn or embrace significant change in this area. It just hasn't happened yet, at least from my view. Thus, the use of social media in schools by educators continues to be an uphill battle. "