Ed tech leaders.

2. Larry Page & Sergey Brin
Salman Khan Bill & Melinda
Gates
Bil

3. • WHY THEM? –These are leaders in technology creation
and technology use whose ideas, innovation, and goals
are having a profound effect in education at all levels.
• ARE THEY TEACHERS? No, and yes. They are
visionary business people, donors, and providers of free
education through technology.
• SO, WHY FOLLOW THEM? Because they make
education through technology means happen. They
move it forward, provide tools to enhance learning,
motivate, prod, finance, etc.
Not only in the USA but in the world.

5. • Founders of Google,
worlds largest online
search engine.
• Developed: Low cost to
free technology tools for
education.
• Traits: Visionaries,
prospectors of the
future.
• NETS-A Standards:
Visionary Leadership;
Digital Age Learning
Culture
• Why follow them:
1. Google Tools
2. Google Education
3. Youtube [owners]
4. Google Apps
5. Chrome Books

7. • Founder of Khan
Academy, non-profit
organization providing
freed online education
worldwide.
• Developed: personalized
online learning, video
libraries, automated
exercises, and
assessments.
• Traits: Set the example,
ask purposeful questions.
• NETS-A Standards:
Systemic Improvements,
Excellence in Professional
Practice
• Why follow them:
1. Free online education
on a multitude of
subjects: mathematics,
science, history,
economics, art, etc.
2. Independent learning
tools.
3. In classroom support
tools.
4. Motto:
“You Can Learn
Anything”

9. • Co-Founder and Chairman of
Microsoft.
• Developed [Founded]: Bill and
Melinda Gates foundation to
partner with global
organizations to tackle critical
problems. In the US, founded
College Ready to improve
education.
• Traits: Model values, Inspires
shared vision.
• NETS-A Standards: Visionary
Leadership, Systemic
Improvement, Digital
Citizenship.
• Why follow them:
1. Through College Ready:
teacher receive support
resources, promote student
success through innovate
learning.
2. Promote purposeful use of
technology for education:
Digital Tools
3. Ongoing “Teacher Knows
Best” research for technology
integration in the classroom:
http://www.teachersknowbest
.org/