A Technology Plan That Works

Digital learners are hungry to use technology in school. And many schools are responding by delivering cutting-edge equipment to all teachers and students and infusing this technology into instruction. This is all well and good. But as evaluators with the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, the authors have observed several major statewide technology initiatives in action, and although some schools have met with exceptional success as they infuse technology into learning, many others have not. This article presents five lessons administrators should keep in mind as they implement new technology initiatives.