1. Technology for AP’s: What’s Hot MASSP Assistant Principal & Dean's Mid-Winter Summit Presented by Ric Wiltse, Executive Director Michigan Assoc for Computer Users in Learning

2. What’s Hot?  Toys  Trends  Policies  Resources  Burning issues  Everything else  Questions and Answers

3. Toys  iPads and tablets  iPad 2 on the way! Camera, USB, camera  Smart phones  Other hand held devices  Apps  Google Apps for Education  What to fear: pen cameras & camcorders, t-shirts  What’s ahead: brain wave input: emotivemotiv

4. Trends  Bigger, better, smaller, faster  24/7 education  Assessment  How can technology be used to reduce costs?  Cloud computing  Broadband penetration

5. Policies  Ethical  Hacking, plagiarizing, sexting, bullying, texting, property destruction, forgery, inappropriate sites, password sharing, right to privacy and more  Network Access  What can be brought in and connected to the network?  Cell Phone Use in School  During school, after school  Social Media Policy

6. Resources  Standards (NETS-A)NETS-A  Web Resources  Education World Education World  Technology Info Ctr for Admin Leadership Technology Info Ctr for Admin Leadership  MACUL Space MACUL Space  Connected Principals Connected Principals  Other Resources  MI Learning on iTunes U MI Learning on iTunes U  21 Things for Administrators 21 Things for Administrators

7. Resources  Twitter  5 Twitter Uses for School Leaders  MASA Webinar: Administrators who use Twitter – Kathy Schrock (DEN)  MACUL Conference  March 16-18, Cobo Center in Detroit  Administrator Forum on Thursday, March 17  Over 200 Exhibits  Administrative Strand  Educational Technology Leadership Conference  April 21 Muskegon Community College

8. Burning Issues  What are you facing or fearing?  What are your parents expecting?  How are you communicating?  What are your learning communities?  Should the use of electronic communication devices be seen as student conduct or academic/classroom issues?  Is it possible to develop evaluation tools that minimize or eliminate the effectiveness of cell phones to cheat?

9. More Burning Issues  How do schools keep up with the ever changing landscape that the communication age has created?  What challenges have you encountered in your career that were related to technology?  What other toys, policies and resources are you using that we have not discussed?  Is your district a shining star or can you recommend one to visit for best practices?  Have you had to deal with student video’s on YouTube?

10. Questions, Answers, Comments  Contact me Ric Wiltse, Executive Director Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning rwiltse@macul.org 3410 Belle Chase Way, Suite 100 Lansing, MI 48911 517.882.1403