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** //Technology Standards Addressed:// ** **I. Leadership and Vision** **  A. facilitates the development of a shared vision for school-wide technology use and widely communicates that vision. C. fosters and maintains a school-wide culture of responsible risk-taking that promotes the innovative use of technology. V. Professional Practice and Productivity A. models the routine, purposeful, and effective use of technology B. uses technology effectively for communication and collaboration. C. engages in sustained professional development in the use of technology. D. maintains an awareness of emerging technologies and their potential uses in education. **

//** Description: ** // //**Final Project: A Day in the Life of the principal at Tayac Academy ** //media type="file" key="A Day in the Life of a Principal SMC.mov" **Link to School's Page**
 * As an administrator, I lead by example. I take the time to relate to the parents and the staff the importance of utilizing multiple modalities in order to instruct our youth. The application of technology is apparent to our teachers but few realize that there are practical applications for administration. Not only can we catalog the events of our school year but also, we can utilize digital representations for staff development and training. For my project, I choose to create a digital story outlining a day at Tayac. This is something that we can show when we have back to school night, parent meetings, and staff yearly reflection. I outlined using the digital camera what a day looks like as the principal of Tayac Academy.  **
 * //Reflection:// **
 * Completing this assignment, I learned a great deal. The major lesson learned is that the introduction of technology into your instruction is an immediate attention-grabbing medium. I saw that with the introduction of Kidspiration the teachers were able to reach some of the students that previously had a hard time grasping the concept introduced. A vast majority of the students that were involved are visual learners and the use of technology with instruction helped to reach those learners. I also learned that as adults we also process learning similar to our students. We have to be engaged in a lesson in order to receive the most out of it. We have to achieve the same goal for our students. **
 * With the technical insight gained from our participation I can see that there will be more integration of technology into instruction across grade levels. The staff that participated in the program is anxious to share there gained knowledge with team members. I anticipate that we will be holding more professional development training sessions in order for them to educate the staff on ways to integrate technology into their instruction. This will not only benefit the students but the staff as well. **