Aimed at school and district leaders, this guide helps them use technology to enhance the engagement and achievement of students. It addresses the changes involved in schools, the characteristics of today's students and teachers, communication tools, and legal, safety, ethical, and curricular considerations, then specific types of technology, including one-to-one, Web 2.0, apps, social media, content-focused curriculum tools, and using the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework for planning lessons. Revised and updated, this edition incorporates new technologies, including the increasing use of tablets, smartphones, YouTube, and social networking tools; the rise of bring your own device; online learning and flipped classrooms; Twitter, massive open online courses (MOOCs), Skype, digital textbooks, and the Common Core; innovative makerspaces, including 3-D printers, fabrication, and goals of the maker movement; the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math); and personalized learning. It adds new stories from leaders and emerging trends like gamification, the blend of formal and informal learning, and using apps in the classroom, as well as a new companion website. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)