Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost.nifl.gov [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id XAA06780; Fri, 7 Nov 1997 23:16:22 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 23:16:22 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <971107221815_276638809@mrin79> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: RJurczyk@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1256] xpost NIFL-Workplace, Computers X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Status: RO The following is crossposted from NIFL-Workplace, and Health regarding the White House's statement on provision of computers for education. Robin Jurczyk NIFL-Family list moderator rjurczyk@aol.com ******** The following was posted to nifl-health. Apparently, the computers are only available to pre-k through 12th grade classes. I see 3 options for subscribers: 1) contact the White House to question the why adult basic education providers are ineligible for for these computers, 2) call the number listed to ask about eligibility, and/or 3) contact your local school district to find out if you could work with them to obtain computers for the school that your students might also use. > THE WHITE HOUSE > Office of the Vice President > ________________________________________________________________________ > For Immediate Release October 24, 1997 > > VICE PRESIDENT GORE KICKS OFF > "COMPUTERS FOR LEARNING" PROGRAM > > WASHINGTON -- Vice President Al Gore today (10/24) kicked off the > "Computers for Learning" program at a ceremony near the Washington > Monument. This program is designed to donate surplus federal computer > equipment to schools and educational nonprofits, giving special > consideration to those with the greatest need. > snip.. > > The "Computers for Learning" program is a unique partnership > between federal agencies, schools and non-profits across the country > to move more than 70,000 computers this year into our neediest > classrooms. A number of transportation systems and movers have formed > a partnership with the Department of Defense to transport donated > computers free of charge from federal agencies to classrooms. > > Schools and educational non-profits can sign up for the program > via a new website at "http:www.computers.fed.gov". This website also > includes information on how to find assistance if computers require > upgrading and how to contact volunteers with technical computer > knowledge. If a school or a non-profit does not have access to the > Internet, it can register by calling a toll-free hotline at > 1-888-362-7870. > > All U.S. schools and educational non-profits serving > pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students are eligible to receive > equipment through the "Computers for Learning" program. Federal > agencies will give highest preference to schools and educational > non-profits with the greatest need. Special consideration will be > given to schools and educational non-profits located in federal > empowerment zones and enterprise communities. > snip... > President Clinton defined the mission of "Computers for Learning" in > Executive Order 12999, which states his goal -- "to ensure that American > children have the skills they need to succeed in the information > intensive 21st Century." The "Computers for Learning" program also > contributes to President Clinton's Educational Technology Initiative, > which promotes putting modern computer technology in every classroom, > connecting classrooms to the Internet, training teachers to use these > new technologies effectively, and creating innovative educational > software. Barb Van Horn BLV1@PSU.EDU NIFL-workplace list moderator
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