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FINAL REFLECTION


FINAL REFLECTION
LEADERSHIP & TECHNOLOGY
EDCI325

I hope that everyone is doing well in these challenging difficult times and that your families and friends are healthy and safe at home. We finally made it! I just completed one more year at UVM.
I have really enjoyed this course and learned so about Education and Technology in the United States. What I enjoyed the most were the discussions on blackboard but also on twitter. It was wonderful to connect with educators and tech leaders all over the world through ISTE.

One of things I learned about in this course is ISTE, The International Society for Technology in Education. I didn’t know that this nonprofit organization actually existed. I loved the fact that it serves educators interested in the use of technology in education. I know that ISTE serves more than 100,000 education stakeholders throughout the United States and the world through individual and organizational membership and support services. For someone who is looking to make tech tools available in developing countries, I think that ISTE is a great place to start and I have already recommended the schools I collaborate with in North Africa to register and get a membership for their leaders.

ISTE Standards - WHS - Woodsville High School's Library & Learning ...


Technology has a powerful impact on every aspect of our lives. It has changed the way we connect with each other. How we conduct our daily affairs and how we do business. At a high management level, technology can be one of the most useful tools to help you become a better leader. There is no question about it: technology is the driving force behind the new style of leadership A leadership which embraces change, learning, communication, and diversity.

One of ISTE’s most important and most relevant standard is Digital Citizenship.
It allows students to cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world as well as help them engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.  

 Through Digital citizenship, students all over the world can demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property and can also
manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security and are aware of data-collection technology used to track their navigation online. 

I am grateful for the opportunity to connect with tech leaders and educators at UVM and after this course, I'm thinking about taking more EDCI courses and maybe getting my endorsement.

Thanks again for everything,

Have a wonderful summer,

Arby

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