ABSTRACT
239Technology in education, particularly student use of digital resources for personal and school projects, is ubiquitous, and school leaders must develop strategies for proactively addressing this issue. Education professionals should consider digital literacy as part of how they prepare teens for responsible and participatory citizenship. The International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) provides standards for students, teachers, and school leaders for using technology in a school setting. The ISTE Standards for Administrators (ISTE Standards-A) guide school leaders in supporting digital-age learning and transforming schools into technology-rich learning environments (ISTE, 2015). The ISTE Standards-A are organized into five categories: Visionary Leadership, Digital Age Learning Culture, Excellence in Professional Practice, Systematic Improvement, and Digital Citizenship. The ISTE Standards-A were created with the belief that school leaders set the tone and culture of a school as they relate to teaching and learning with technology. Preliminary Activities
Read through Scope & Sequence: Common Sense Digital Citizenship Curriculum (www.commonsense.org). When should schools and parents begin teaching students about digital citizenship? How much of this responsibility should fall on schools, and what topics should schools leave to parents to discuss with their children?
Read the following documents from ISTE:
ISTE Standards-A for school leaders
ISTE standards for other stakeholders (students, teachers, and coaches)
ISTE Essential Conditions.
After reading the documents, journal about how these standards and conditions are evidenced (or absent) in your current school setting.
