School Technology Policies

“Christopher Wells’ expertise in school policy and procedure has been invaluable to my school system and department.  His vast experience and suggestions have helped to insure our policies address important aspects of educational technology.  Any district would be wise to consider consulting with Wells. 
 
Christopher’s broad appeal as a speaker and diverse experience in dealing with school policy issues make him an excellent choice for keynotes, conferences and leadership gatherings!  I’d certainly recommend him as a speaker.”
- Jill Hobson, Director of Instructional Technology
Forsyth County Schools, Atlanta, GA

“Wells carefully shares important information, examples, and resources helpful to any district that is continually developing policies and procedures in technology. He has developed a wonderful field guide for any administrator charged with developing such policies.”
—Donnan Stoicovy, Principal
Park Forest Elementary School, State College, PA

“Technological advances have changed teaching and learning in our schools. As key instructional leaders, principals must be prepared to regulate these advances. School leaders need up-to-date information about technology policies and how they affect teaching and learning. Smarter Clicking is an important resource in providing guidance for principals, administrators, and technology team members to develop technology policies and procedures that aid student learning.”
- Gail Connelly, Executive Director
National Association of Elementary School Principals

“For such a serious topic, Christopher Wells made a light hearted presentation with the impact being very clear. Excellent information. Everyone needs to hear this in our field of work. I appreciated him  taking the time to present such serious information on social networking.”
 - CK, Assistant Principal, Elementary School

“Thank you for your time this morning as you addressed the subject of Social Networking with our staff at Sugar Hill Elementary.   This topic is relevant to our staff member’s use of professional judgement.  Your powerpoint was concise and quite informative.  I sincerely believe it will continue to benefit the decisions our staff members make as they communicate effectively and ethically with their colleagues in the school and as they make decisions regarding communication with peers beyond the school setting.”
- DP, Assistant Principal, Elementary School

“I appreciate you taking the time to talk with our staff about social networking and county policy.  You really hit home with how many different things are considered social networking sights.  I hope that everyone understood the message of being responsible with communication to protect students and themselves.  I have always been concerned with implications that this would have for educators, but if they follow your rules, which are common sense of thinking before you post or friend on the web, many people will avoid a lot of issues.  I think your humor helped a lot of our staff hear a message that they normally get defensive about, and help the realize the serious implications of what seems like innocent actions.  Thank you again for your time and help with our staff.”
-DB, Assistant Principal, Elementary School

“This presentation was very informative. It made you stop and think about the pitfalls of social networking. Very engaging and interactive speaker! Thank you for this presentation.”
- RZ, Counselor, Elementary School

“Very informative, because I didn’t know there were so many social networks. It helped me to know the risks of usage and confirmed my decisions made to not befriend some people.”
- MP, 3rd grade teacher, Elementary School

“Thank you for having this speaker. He was very professional and exciting at the same time. Very engaging speaker. I appreciate the “needed” information.”
- DM, 4th grade teacher, Elementary School

”Christopher Wells was an excellent speaker, informative, entertaining, and not boring. We can definitely use the information given.”
- JB, 4th grade teacher, Elementary School