Talking Tech and Boards

Technology bedevils boards of independent and international schools. Board members rightly expect a technology play of some sort, but struggle to find the right way to engage with school administrators around the topic. It is very easy for he conversation to migrate from "What is our technology strategy?" to "I think we should start coding classes in middle school," to "My sister's kids attend a school in Pittsburgh that lets students do coding internships at Google and we should start something like that." Heads of school bristle in response and the discussion goes downhill from there.In my interview (video available at the link) with Rod Berger of MindRocket Media in the Huffington Post, I describe ways boards (and board members) can engage management in important conversations about the school's technology strategy. Some might wonder why a school even needs a technology strategy? If so, then the audio interviews are a good place to start.The interviews are part of Matt Harris's Blueprint for Technology and Education project.