31 Doug Johnson 2005 <p>This article from School Administrator magazine (August 2005) deserves the attention of any educator who believes technology policies need to serve the school system's primary mission -- high quality teaching and learning. &quot;Many school districts have not yet figured out how to create good policies about technology use,&quot; writes Doug Johnson, a district technology director in Minnesota. &quot;Unilaterally made and often unofficial rules are creating what seems like a new range war -- not between the cattle ranchers and the sheepherders but between the educators and the technologists.&quot; How can central office administrators, IT directors, principals and teacher leaders work together to shape sensible technology policies that encourage 21st Century learning? In Johnson's district, policy development is a collaborative process that often begins with a dialogue built around Edward deBono's brainstorming techniques. &quot;No one will agree with every decision,&quot; says Johnson, &quot;but at least everyone can have a better understanding of why it was made.&quot;</p> <p>Johnson, D. (2005). More voices create better policies. The school administrator (Aug. 2005). Retrieved from the American Association of School Administrators 13 May 2008. http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2810&amp;snItemNumber=950&amp;tnItemNumber=951 </p> http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2810&snItemNumber=950&tnItemNumber=951