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Ch. 412
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(8) Video and audio tapes or other technologies; AND
(9) WEB-BASED RESOURCES AND COURSES.
7-902.
The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Technology applications can propel the State's school systems into
immediate and dramatic reform, without which the State will not meet the very
ambitious National Education Goals [by the target year 2000];
(2) Creative uses of technology can reshape the State's outdated method
of providing education and empower teachers to create an environment where
students can be challenged through rigorous, rich classroom instruction at a pace that
suits the learning style of each individual student;
(3) The acquisition and use of technology in education throughout the
State has been [inhibited] ENHANCED by:
(i) The [limited] INCREASED exposure of students and teachers to
the power of technology as a cost-effective tool to improve student learning and
achievement;
(ii) The [inability] ABILITY of the State and [local educational
agencies] COUNTY BOARDS to invest in and support needed technologies;
(iii) The [lack of appropriate electrical and telephone connections in
the classroom] INCREASED NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE AND INTERNET ACCESS
IN SCHOOLS AND IN CLASSROOMS; and
(iv) The [limited] INCREASED availability of technology-enhanced
curriculum, staff development, and administrative support resources and services in
the educational marketplace;
(4) Advancements in technology offer new and interesting possibilities to
promote new partnerships among teachers, students, parents, communities, and
industry in the quest for knowledge and the process for learning;
(5) The use of technology will cultivate and maintain a technologically
literate citizenry and internationally competitive workforce when used as an essential
tool in the learning process;
(6) In support of the overall national technology policy, the State
Department of Education and the Department of Business and Economic
Development must assume a vital leadership and coordinating role in providing the
State's vision and strategy to infuse advanced technology throughout all educational
programs;
(7) State support can ease the burden at the local level by enabling the
acquisition of advanced technology, teacher training and support, WEB-BASED
DISTANCE-LEARNING RESOURCES, and market development for new educational
products;
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