Making Better Technology Choices in K-12 is a practical, research-informed guide to helping educators navigate today's overwhelming digital landscape with clarity and confidence. As tools like artificial intelligence evolve at unprecedented speed, in-service practitioners are tasked with making rapid decisions that carry ethical, pedagogical, and equity-related implications. This book provides teachers, technology coordinators, and other school and district staff with an immediately applicable approach to evaluating and selecting learning technologies-from math and literacy apps to chatbots and cloud-based products-with effectiveness, workflow, and accessibility in mind. User-friendly and inviting, this original framework includes a structured rubric for determining whether any tool aligns with sound pedagogy, supports teacher agency and student learning, and upholds essential values like equity, integrity, and security.