Giving Compass' Take:

· Writing for Education Dive, Lauren Barack explains that when it comes to implementing new technology, school districts need to ensure that teachers have all the training and support they need to succeed and help students.

· How can schools help teachers learn about the technology they will be implementing? Why is it important to empower teachers through technology?

· Read more about education technology and teacher development. 

When it comes to cybersecurity and digital citizenship training in schools, David Roberts believes the process needs a top-down approach. To the chief technology officer and administrator of technology for Idaho's Boise School District, that means making sure teachers have all the professional development, training and support they need — before that learning can be seeded in students.

To that end, teachers are encouraged to sign up for short online courses, or e-modules, that are hosted with Schoology, and focus on cybersecurity and digital citizenship. Classes are short, and the first one took educators just 10 minutes to complete. Educators also learn the difference between a personal account and a professional one, and the parameters of social media — a point that's also emphasized with students.

“What you do with Snapchat outside of school is not the same as what you do with technology in school,” he said to Education Dive. “It’s not wrong to use Snapchat. But you need to understand the difference.”

Read the full article about tech implementation by Lauren Barack at Education Dive.