Technology transforms the world in which we live. It can make the impossible possible and is the key to doing more with less. It’s not the technology—it’s how you USE it and more importantly WHO we become because of that experience.

Students are not motivated by technology. They are motivated and transformed when they get to use the technology to connect, create, collaborate and contribute to a world outside of their classroom. Technology CAN make all of that possible — but only if it helps the learner achieve these things.

The following presentation and framework help reframe and refocus our attention on what matters most; the learner and the learning.

In order to get “TECHNOLOGY right”, we must first get “LEARNING right” and see the technology we use through these lens:

• Opportunity, not Obligation
• Impact, not Integration
• Compelling, not Cool
• Epic, not Engaged
• Significant, not Sufficient

Last week, I had the honor of having this conversation in person with education leaders in the State of Maine. The following resources were shared as a way to help them and other school leaders through the process of effectively deploying technology in a way that not only engages the learner but transforms them in the process.