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The reading this week were Chapter 6 from the textbook and “New Va. law: Teach web safety
Virginia now requires educators to teach the perils of online predators” article by Robert Brumfield, Assistant Editor, eSchool News. 

The topic was about the role of adminstrators in integrating technology into the schools. The article tells that school systems must develop internet use policies and teach our students about online predators. The superintendants must now create lesson plans that will be incorporated into the curriculum to help teachers prepare their students for sufring the internet.

Chapter 6 focuses more on what a school system has to do to be successful in incorporating technology into the classrooms and their students lives. A few qualitites that must be attained are organizational skills, courage, strategic skills, and operating skills. Once these are mastered a school system has a high chance of acheiving success in using 21st century skills in the classroom. It also helps if adminstrators use the tools they are trying to incorporate into the schools. For instance, most schools now have a webpage where they post pictures and news. Principals could also use a blog to keep parents up to date on school happenings. An adminstrator could also use a wiki to develop an agenda for a meeting by having others add what they need to talk about.

The more technology is used by everyone involved in a school system, the easier it will be to successfully incorporate it into curriculum.