computerdisc-l: money for Computer Discovery

["Patti S. Abraham" <psa1@ra.msstate.edu>]

I was visiting with Cheryl Lott and others and we were discussing the
money for upgrades, etc.  The MDE is giving as much money as is available
for your upgrades.  The people we need to be talking to are your
legislators.  I went out on the Web and downloaded the Senators and
Representatives and their addresses, etc.  I was going to create a
database and labels and write them a letter telling them about Computer
Discovery and how important it is to keep it up dated, etc.  I was also
going to set up an address book so I can email them regularly.  Then, I
had this great thought. . .if you are teaching business letters in word
processing, you could let your students divide up the names and they could
each write a Senator or Representative and tell them about Computer
Discovery and ask them for their help in providing funds to keep the
program up to date.  What do you think??

We could also invite your local legislators to visit the labs.  Those of
you with older labs could tell them how important it is to upgrade labs
since you are teaching with Windows 3.1, etc.  

If you want to do this, go to http://www.ls.state.ms.us/h_roster.htm and
print your representatives and go to
http://www.ls.state.ms.us/s_roster.htm and print your senators.  

Let's don't sit back and wait for others to take care of us.  Let's do our
part to ask for assistance.  Your programs are the envy of the rest of the
nation and we need to work hard to keep them that  way for our students.  

 

Dr. Patti S. Abraham psa1@ra.msstate.ed
Professor, Department of Technology and Education
Mississippi State University
Voice: 601-325-2280	FAX: 601-325-7599	Internet: psa1@ra.msstate.edu