When you are the technology coordinator, you wear many hats. One of those hats is peacemaker. There are often so many opinions on what technology should be added to a school community. As the technology coordinator, it is your job to not only research and find what will work best in your school, but also deal with administration who may have their own, different opinion. So what do you do when you encounter conflict with an administrator on technology acquisition? Research The first step in dealing with differing opinions with your school’s administrator, is to first research as much as you can! You need to be aware of the network configurations, what devices work effectively on the network, what the cost analysis is for different devices, etc. Frazier and Hearrington, (2024), state, “Regardless of the network type, it is critical that a technology coordinator work with experienced technical experts to design and install the most appropriate network for a particular location.” ...