The following resources were presented as part of a presentation entitled Technology and Instruction: The Administrator's Role, presented at the Administrators Technology Academy, MTETA, Motlow Community College, March 2002.

Online PowerPoint Presentation: Technology and Instruction—The Administrator's Role

Workshop Links:

Lesson plan on using Inspiration software to design food chains: http://www.eastislip.k12.ny.us/mst/web/lessons/sci_tech/4/4foodwebs.htm

Lesson plan on designing food chains using Hyper Studio:

http://www.alumrock.k12.ca.us/technology/tlc/grade4/goss4sm03.htm

Unit using Word and Excel to write children's books on food chains and to develop spreadsheets after dissecting owl pellets:

http://www.title3.org/Products/Units/2nd/cloverlu2.doc

Virtual Field Trip to the Ocean:

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/oceans/index.htm

A WebQuest for Administrators from Memphis City Schools:

http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/tech_plan_quest.htm

Unit on Food Chains from the Bedford County Department of Education:

http://www.bedfordk12tn.com/thomas/foodchain.htm

Teaching and Learning Academy of Memphis City Schools:

http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/admin.html

Learning with Technology Profile Tool:

http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/profile/profwww.htm

Further Resources:

Internet Resources for Administrators from Memphis City Schools http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/admin.html

Promoting Technology: 13 Ways to Do It http://www.nctp.com/promoting_technology.html

Assessing Staff Technology Competence http://www.fno.org/FNOMay93.html

Technology Standards for School Leaders Released http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/admin247.shtml

Downloadable Presentations on Integrating Presentations and Technology Plans http://www.portical.org/barnett_intro.html

Becoming a Technologically Savvy Administrator http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest135.html

NCTP National Center for Technology Planning http://www.nctp.com/

NCREL's Educational Technology Resources Online http://www.ncrel.org/tech/policy.htm

The Beliefs, Practices, and Computer Use of Teacher Leaders http://www.crito.uci.edu/tlc/findings/aera/

Technology in American Schools: Seven Dimensions for Gauging Progress http://www.mff.org/publications/publications.taf?page=158

Technology Standards for School Administrators http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/tssa/tssa.pdf

Building a Technology Library: The Experts' Choices http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech003.shtml

Assessing Teachers' Technology Skills http://www.winona.k12.mn.us/wms/maryalice/assessing_teacher_skills.html

An Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdTechGuide/