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Technology and schools-A Status Report (fwd)



This is a subject that deeply interests me and I thought might interest
some of you.  Let me know if you have seen any additional info about this
report or the subject in general. SARAH 

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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 13:26:47 EST
From: smiddlebrooks@MAIL.ASTC.ORG
Reply-To: The Informal Science Education Network
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Subject: Technology and schools-A Status Report

     For your information....

     ASCD EDUCATION BULLETIN              October 10, 1997

     MORE SCHOOLS MUST MAKE TECHNOLOGY WORK FOR STUDENTS, SAYS REPORT
     While the number of computers in the classroom and access to the
     Internet have increased, only 3% of schools in the United States are
     currently making optimal use of educational technology in America's
     classrooms, according to the "School Technology and Readiness Report:
     From Pillars to Progress."


     The report, which was released yesterday at the White House by The CEO
     Forum on Education and Technology, also states that almost 60% of the
     nation's schools have inadequate and outdated technology.


     For more information, contact the CEO Forum at 1001 G Street, Suite
     900 East, Washington, D.C. 20001; (202) 393-2260; E-mail
     ceoforum@itstrategies.com; Internet www.ceoforum.org.


     The CEO Forum considers hardware, connectivity, digital content, and
     professional development the Four Pillars, which provide a foundation
     for 21st century education.  The Forum report underscores the need to
     better integrate technology into the classroom, noting that while
     schools have more computer hardware and increased access to the
     Internet, they require software that is rich in content and resources
     to train educators on technology.  For example, although the student
     to computer ratio improved from 20:1 to 9:1 between the 1990-91 and
     1996-97 school years, on average only 6% of a district's technology
     budget in 1996-97 was earmarked for technology training for teachers.

     In addition to announcing the report's findings, the CEO Forum
     unveiled the Star Technology and Readiness Chart (StaR Chart),
     designed to help educators, parents, and decision makers assess their
     schools' technology integration status and to assist them as they
     identify their technology goals.

     The CEO Forum is a partnership among 21 U.S. business and education
     leaders seeking to build a common understanding of the issues and
     realities associated with the use of technology in education today,
     and to assess how ready the nation's schools are for teaching and
     learning in the 21st century.



     from
     Sally Middlebrooks
     ASTC

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