Leadership magazine Jan/Feb 2015 V 44 No 3 | Page 5
Leadership
Vol. 44, No. 3 • January/February 2015
Features
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Columns
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To our readers
It’s time for tech companies to
step up their obligation to our
nation’s students.
By Randall V. Delling
18 EdTech in California:
Change is the watchword
The “perfect storm” brewing
over our state means 2015 will
bring momentous changes in
legislation, academic practice
and available technology.
By Tony Baldwin
Five tech leadership lessons
Just as classrooms are different in the 21st century, our leadership must be different. When
administrators successfully lead an infusion of technology for teaching and learning, here
is what it looks like.
By Bobbie Plough
12 Closing the experience gap
District technology plans must take into consideration factors such as infrastructure,
network speed, teacher preparedness and – most importantly – student learning disparities, also known as the experience gap.
By Mike Berg
20 Differentiation through blended learning
Blended learning offers a manageable solution for effectively teaching through technology
in the classroom and across the curriculum, preparing students for the real world.
By Jason Kleber
26 Top 15 personalized learning tools for 2015
Today’s highly effective technology tools offer educators more opportunities to provide a
differentiated and customized learning experience for individual students.
By Devin Vodicka, Lisa Gonzales and Charles Young
30 Developing digital citizens
A digital citizenship curriculum can help students and educators better understand the
teaching and learning opportunities afforded through social media.
By Vanessa Monterosa
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Hardware options for
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35 Digital badges: Recognizing learning
When students develop new skills, knowledge and achievements, digital badges offer an
online record of their achievements.
By Victor Gonzalez
How to ensure your computer
hardware decisions are made
with the best interests of
student learning in mind.
By Rolland Kornblau
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