The Board of Trustees, therefore, encourages the instructional use of computers, videotapes, interactive videodisks, distance learning, cable television, and other technologies. Prepare students to be lifelong learners and productive workers in a technological age. The Board recognizes that teachers need training in the use of the district's technology. Teachers and instructional aides shall receive training in using the technologies available to them. All district schools shall have the opportunity to obtain computers, software, and other equipment.
Technology includes computers, local networks, the Internet, television, and video.
Ethical issues include copyright, privacy, appropriateness, and fair and considerate use of equipment. Students must be provided with the skills and knowledge to use technology in a productive and positive manner. The district's educational software shall be carefully selected and evaluated so as to meet the teachers' and students' needs and conform with district policy and regulations. 6162.7 Instruction Use of Technology in Instruction Copyrights Staff shall strictly observe copyright laws related to computers and software and shall guide students in the observance of said laws. Program objectives relate to course objectives and are explicitly stated or readily apparent to the learner.