ABSTRACT
School leaders being prepared today, like many of this book’s readers, cannot imagine a world void of electronic communication or social presence. Those leaders recently retired or contemplating an impending retirement have, in many cases, weathered the past four decades and emerged as heroes, goats, or some combination of the two. The majority of educational leaders who resisted technological advancements and left their computers to gather dust in their office have either retired or been reassigned to other duties within the school system for which they are employed. More difficult to characterize by any demographic divisions such as age, the dabbler is the educational leader who does show interest in electronic and technological communication but simply has trouble keeping up with and effectively utilizing all that is available. Smartphones, like those made with iOS or Android, have become mainstays of school administrators’ toolkits.
