US/ND-2: re: Professional Development
re: Professional Development
Currie Morrison (currie@hale.ssd.k12.wa.us)
Tue, 3 Sep 1996 11:50:23 -0700 (PDT)
The debate whether the new act is intended to just drop a wire at the door
step of the district IS office or whether it is intended to not only drop
the wire at each door step at each school and library but also to give us
some training in the potential uses of this tool is the question in my
mind.
The regulations which will be the result of our inputs and many others
will be reflected in the final regs. This is as far as I can tell
something a little new in our demomocracy. As ususal the lobbyist for the
big boys will always want to keep their obligations to govnernment minimal
while maximizing their profit potential. That is a given, we shouldn't
particularly resent as much as just recognize that is it their and learn
how to deal with it.
Yes, we need the training.
Yes, we need ongoing support to make our younger generation competitive in
a world wide economy
Yes, we need low cost access devices
Yes, we need standardized protocols
Yes, we need max bandwidth
Yes, we need regional hubs
Yes, we need more than just a few people who are interested in new things
to integrate technology into the daily fabric of student learing.
This is part of the bargain for school reform that schools owe the
public sector.
Cheers!
Currie
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