Perhaps the weakest area of the typical one-to-one computing plan is the complete absence of leadership development for the administrative team—that is, learning how to manage the transition from a learning ecology where paper is the dominant technology for storing and retrieving information, to a world that is all digital, all the time.
Leaders must be given the training to:
Craft a clear vision of connecting all students to the world’s learning resources.
Model the actions and behaviors they wish to see in their schools.
Support the design of an ongoing and embedded staff development program that focuses on pedagogy as much as technology.
Move in to the role of systems analyst to ensure that digital literacy is aligned with standards.
Ensure that technology is seen not as another initiative, but as integral to curriculum.
"My colleagues and I have demonstrated that online environments focused on collaboration and action, rather than reading and test-taking, can be more social, creative, substantial and personally meaningful than traditional classes"