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EDITOR’S NOTE
Ed-Tech Leadership
At a Critical Time
Current, future challenges grow increasingly complex
A
recent story in Education Week posed the
question: “Is Education Facing a ‘Tech
Bubble’?”
The article, by Digital Directions Senior
Writer Michelle R. Davis, speculates that
educational technology companies and
entrepreneurs may face the risk of a market
meltdown, similar to the massive boom-and-bust
that rocked the technology market in the late 1990s.
“People say this is different [from the dot-com
boom], but it’s not that different,” one analyst told Michelle. Other
analysts, however, caution against such pessimistic perspectives, saying
there is much more efficient use of resources than there was in the ’90s.
What all analysts agree on is that it is vital for today’s ed-tech money to
flow to smart companies and ideas that can have a significant impact on
school improvement.
Questions about the possibility of an ed-tech bubble bursting are
emerging at a critical time for K-12 leaders. Schools across the country
are scrambling to prepare for the technological demands of the
Common Core State Standards and their accompanying online
assessments. Educators are searching for products, services, and
approaches to help them do a better job personalizing learning for
students. And schools are trying to help students develop the
technological skills they need to succeed in college and the workplace.
That is why ed-tech leadership is arguably more important than ever.
The K-12 system needs leaders who understand how to tackle these
challenges and who will educate K-12 industry investors and ed-tech
company officials about what types of products and services schools
need most. Smart leaders are the ones most likely to identify good players
and bad players in the marketplace, helping to reduce the prospect of a
bubble bursting, which would leave schools with fewer high-quality
products and services to choose from.
In the cover story for this issue (“Movers & Shakers,” Page 26),
Michelle examines the philosophies and tactics of several district
ed-tech leaders, and points to research showing that high-caliber
leadership is essential to better use of technology in schools.
Leadership always matters, but that is especially so at this moment
in time. n
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Digital Directions - Winter 2013
Digital Directions - Winter 2013
Contents
Editor’s Note
DD Site Visit
Bits & Bytes
Digital Storytelling
Online Courses Turn on Gaming
Reading in the Age of Digital Devices
Movers & Shakers
State, Federal Leadership Seen as Key to Innovation
Open-Source Opportunities
BYOD Boundaries
E-Cloud Forecast
Digital Shift
Security
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