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Please find attached my proposal for the upcoming FERA annual meeting. If you need any additional information please do not hesitate to contact me at mublanke@mail.usf.edu.

Thank you for your consideration, Matt Blankenship

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PRINCIPALS, THE CATALYST FULL PROPOSAL AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Principals, the Catalyst for School Technology Technology is becoming omnipresent in American society. As such, it is important for educators to incorporate all types of technology within the school environment and ensure students can effectively and efficiently use technology. Educational leaders need to embrace

technologies within school environments. As such, it is important to answer the question, in what ways can principals support technology in the classroom? This literature review attempts to answer this question by synthesizing recent findings from relevant articles. Method In order to find the most recent and relevant literature to answer this question, I limited search results to peer reviewed academic journals published since 2009 to engage the most recent literature on the ever evolving technology environment. In addition, I included older pieces often referenced in the given literature as foundational pieces. I located the articles by utilizing online databases Education Full Text, ERIC and google scholar. I utilized the key search terms principal, technology, integration and leadership to locate articles. I read and reread each article taking notes on key ideas that emerged in line with Glaser and Strauss (1967) constant comparative methods. I collapsed each idea into three broad themes: vision, model and leadership. I then reread the articles pulling additional facts within the three emerged themes. Discussion Vision. In order to effectively integrate technology in the classroom, educational leaders must actively set and communicate a vision incorporating technology to teachers. Dexter (2011b) states, leaders must have a vision for technology (p. 185). However, researchers often disagree on what a technology vision and or leadership should incorporate. Dexter (2011a) states a

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A: Title Principals, the Catalyst for School Technology B: Format Paper Presentation C: First Author Matthew Ulyesses Blankenship, University of South Florida, Tampa D: Contact Information mublanke@usf.edu 4825 Kanoy Drive Lakeland, FL 33805 863-651-6212 E: Co-Authors None F: Symposium Information N/A G: Abstract

Principals play a pivotal role in the successful integration of technology. Through a review of recent literature, the question In what ways can principals support technology in the classroom? was considered. According to the literature, principals can support technology in the classroom by creating and sharing a powerful vision, modeling technology use in their own daily activities and supporting the distributed leadership model by empowering technology leaders across campus. By utilizing these ideas, principals can create an environment where technology supports learning in the classroom. H: Proposal Summary See 2nd Attachment I: Graduate Student Status PhD Student at the University of South Florida in the Curriculum and Instruction: Reading and Language Arts Program housed in the Childhood Education and Literacy Studies Department

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