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‘‘(B) how such technology will be used to 
improve the academic achievement for such stu-
dents. 
‘‘(4) A description of how the applicant will pro-
mote— 
‘‘(A) the utilization of teaching strategies 
and curricula, based on scientifically based re-
search, which effectively integrate technology into 
instruction, leading to improvements in student 
academic achievement as measured by chal-
lenging State academic content and student aca-
demic achievement standards; and 
‘‘(B) sustained and intensive, high-quality 
professional development consistent with section 
2033 (as applicable), based on scientifically 
based research, which increases teacher and prin-
cipal capacity to create improved learning envi-
ronments through the integration of technology 
into instruction through proven strategies and 
improved content as described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(5) A description of how the applicant will in-
tegrate technology across the curriculum and a time 
line for such integration, including a description of 
how the applicant will make effective use of new and 
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emerging technologies and teaching practices that are 
linked to such emerging technologies to provide chal-
lenging content and improved classroom instruction. 
‘‘(6) A description of how the applicant will co-
ordinate education technology activities funded under 
this subpart, including professional development, with 
any such activities provided under other Federal, 
State, and local programs, including those authorized 
under title I, title II, title IV, and the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
seq.) and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Tech-
nical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 
‘‘(7) A description of the accountability measures 
and process the applicant will use for the evaluation 
of the extent to which funds provided under this sub-
part were effective in integrating technology into 
school curriculum, increasing the ability of teachers to 
teach, and enabling students to meet challenging State 
academic content and student academic achievement 
standards. 
‘‘(8) A description of how the applicant will en-
courage the development and utilization of innovative 
strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous 
academic courses and curricula through the use of 
technology and distance learning, particularly for 
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those areas that would not otherwise have access to 
such courses and curricula due to geographical isola-
tion or insufficient resources. 
‘‘(9) A description of what steps the applicant 
has taken, or will take, to comply with section 
5205(a)(1). 
‘‘(10) If requested by the State— 
‘‘(A) a description of how the applicant will 
use funds provided under this subpart in a man-
ner that is consistent with any statewide edu-
cation technology priorities that may be estab-
lished by the State consistent with this subpart; 
and 
‘‘(B) an assurance that any technology ob-
tained with funds provided under this subpart 
will have compatibility and interconnectivity 
with technology obtained with funds provided 
previously under title III (as in effect on the day 
preceding the date of enactment of the No Child 
Left Behind Act of 2001), as appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 5215. STATE ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available under 
section 5212(a)(1), a State shall carry out activities and 
assist local efforts to carry out the purposes of this subpart, 
which may include the following activities: 
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‘‘(1) Developing, or assisting applicants in the 
development and utilization of, innovative strategies 
to deliver rigorous academic programs through the use 
of technology and distance learning, and providing 
other technical assistance to such applicants through-
out the State, with a priority to high-need local edu-
cational agencies. 
‘‘(2) Establishing or supporting public-private 
initiatives, such as interest-free or reduced-cost loans 
for the acquisition of educational technology for high- 
need local educational agencies and students attend-
ing schools served by such agencies. 
‘‘(3) Assisting applicants in providing sustained 
and intensive, high-quality professional development 
based on scientifically based research in the integra-
tion of advanced technologies (including emerging 
technologies) into curriculum and in using those tech-
nologies to create new learning environments, includ-
ing training in the use of technology to— 
‘‘(A) access data and resources to develop 
curricula and instructional materials; 
‘‘(B) enable teachers— 
‘‘(i) to use the Internet to communicate 
with parents, other teachers, principals, and 
administrators; and 
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‘‘(ii) to retrieve Internet-based learning 
resources; and 
‘‘(C) lead to improvements in classroom in-
struction in the core academic subject areas, 
which effectively prepare students to meet chal-
lenging State academic content and student aca-
demic achievement standards. 
‘‘(4) Assisting applicants in providing all stu-
dents (including students with disabilities and stu-
dents with limited English proficiency) and teachers 
with access to educational technology. 
‘‘(5) Establishing or expanding access to tech-
nology in areas served by high-need local educational 
agencies, with special emphasis on access provided 
through technology centers in partnership with librar-
ies and with the support of the private sector. 
‘‘(6) Developing enhanced performance measure-
ment systems to determine the effectiveness of edu-
cation technology programs funded under this sub-
part, particularly in determining the extent to which 
education technology funded under this subpart has 
been successfully integrated into teaching strategies 
and school curriculum, has increased the ability of 
teachers to teach, and has enabled students to meet 
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