Gulf Coast Council of La Raza
Dr. M. L. Garza-Gonzalez Charter School
                                                                 

Policy and Leadership

Technology today is finding its way into classrooms across the nation. Many examples bring tremendous learning opportunities to students, teachers and communities. However, these examples are more the exception than the rule. Unfortunately there is no guarantee that technology has access into the classrooms or the teachers have the knowledge, skills and abilities to use these tools in ways that learning could be advanced.

The following are questions for gauging progress in the Seven Dimensions.

http://www.mff.org/edtech/projects.taf?_function=detail&Content_uid1=

One of the most interesting aspects of technology today is the digital mechanism available. The following link will provide you with many aspects related to digital learning and training such as software ,websites and basic technology skills.

http://www.mff.org/edtech/article.taf?_function=detail&Content_uid1=276

The following link will direct you to ways of finding out if the instruction of technology in our classroom is obtaining results.

http://www.mff.org/edtech/article.taf?_function=detail&Content_uid1=276

It is imperative that the teaching profession gets a sufficient dose of computer education in order to pass their knowledge to their students as the following link will validate.

http://www.mcrel.org/resources/technology/prodev.asp

Telecommunication  is vastly changing our educational system.

http://www.mcrel.org/resources/technology/prodev.asp

In order to have access to funds to be used in obtaining technical services and support, open the following link.

http://www.benton.org/Policy/Uniserv/

The interpretation and findings of year 1 and year 2 values for future school planning is necessary.

http://www.benton.org/Policy/Uniserv/

COPYRIGHT

Copyright is a form of protection provided by law to protect the authors of original works.

Copyright does not protect works that have not been fixed in a tangible form of expression.

Copyright is automatically protected from the moment of its creation and ordinarily given a term enduring for the author's life, plus an additional 50 years after the author's death.

American Bar Association -(Intellectual Property) http://www.abanet.org/intelprop/comm106/106copy.html

Protected are: Visual, Audio and  Digital works.

All works that are not protected and  those for which permission is secured.

Links can be hooked up if available on the web.

Fair Use Guidelines for Multimedia10 Big Myths  http://www.clari.net/brad/copymyths.html
10 Big Myths  http://www.clari.net/brad/copymyths.html
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

http://www.arh.eku.edu/Eng/HARNACK/models.htm

Grants

The following links are useful for providing online information about nonprofit activities and grant making.

http://www.sciencewise.com/fedix/

The Grantsmanship Center - http://www.tgci.com

Technogrants - http://www.technogrants.com

The following link will provide information on grant writing and fund raising.

Distance Education Clearinghouse - http://www.uwex.edu/disted/home.html

The following are links related to  Technology-based instruction, directory  to more

than 300,000 web pages on grants, budgets and agency partnership.

http://www.nonprofit.gov

W. K. Kellogg Foundation - http://www.wkkf.org

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - http://www.mellon.org

Microsoft Community Giving Program - http://www.microsoft.com/giving

Farallon Grant

Acceptable use policies

The most important thing is for the district to develop a  comprehensive and easily understood policy for internet use.

In your policies be specific about what you expect of your students and staff members regarding internet usage for educational purpose.

Be explicit about guidelines and standards including types of punishment and liabilities.

He absolutely explicit about the acceptable and not acceptable uses.

The disclamer statement needs to be part of the policy.

Net Etiquette

Online Resources

The following links will provide  information for Online Resources.

chico.rice.edu/armadillo/Rice/Resources/acceptable.html

falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/netpolicy.htm

http://netizen.uoregon.edu

www.lehigh.edu/~sek2/wwwpols.html

Reading Resources