Chris O'Neal, state director of the Virginia Initiative for Technology and Administrative Leadership (and an Edutopia blogger), discusses essential technology skills for school administrators and the issues they face on a day-to-day basis, including data-driven decision-making, understanding the role of technology from a school or division administrator's perspective, and identifying and promoting effective use of technology in the classroom. VITAL provides technology training for Virginia's school principals, superintendents, and other school-leadership staff.