To What Extent Should We Use Digital Technology in Education?

Blog Post #2

Digital technology should be incorporated in schools so we no longer stay status quo. As educators we need to embrace the opportunities available to allow us to incorporate digital technology into our schools. This allows educational leaders to promote success in their schools. In today’s society, students involve technology in a large part of how they function. It is my belief we need to join them in this and provide them with and education that will allow them to “be prepared for the world in which they’re going to live and work and think and play and be” (McLeod).

Educational leaders have the challenging task of envisioning what education will look like for their school as they incorporate the digital age. Scott McLeod states, “We know, simply from projecting current trends forward, that in the future our learning will even more digital, more mobile, and more multimedia than it is now” (2011, p. 4). As educational leaders embrace and incorporate the digital technology into their schools, they will be able to create powerful learning opportunities for their students and staff.