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Volume: 2004 Issue: 4

10/21/2004

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President’s Message

Oswaldo A. Galarza 10/01/2004

The K-12 education community is impacted regularly by statewide initiatives. more..

Addressing Problems of Information Exchange

By Russ Brawn 10/01/2004

Knowing the Problem For a moment, imagine yourself to be the chief executive officer of a large enterprise (on the scale, say, of a Fortune 500 company) having these characteristics: • more than a half-million employees • an annual budget exceeding $42 billion • six million clients and most challenging of all, • an abundance of legislated, somewhat conflicting, not to mention, ethically demanding directions as to how services are to be delivered to those clients. more..

Sustaining Change

Bernadette McGinnis 10/01/2004

Change is hard for everybody, particularly when it involves changing the way we do things day in and day out. more..

Statewide Educational Technology Services

Gary Quiring 10/01/2004

The California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) provides an online, one-stop information source that enables California educators to identify supplemental electronic learning resources that both meet local instructional needs and embody the implementation of California curriculum frameworks and standards. more..

Support Structure Approach for Statewide Student Identifier Project

Martha Friedrich 10/01/2004

With the passage in 2002 of SB1453, several aspects of California’s response to the “No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001” became federal mandate. more..

CTAP: Working Collaboratively to Improve Teaching and Learning with Technology

Mitch Hall 10/01/2004

The California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) is a statewide educational technology leadership initiative, providing regional assistance to schools and districts in integrating technology into teaching and learning. more..

Cal-PASS: California Partnership for Achieving Student Success

Brad C. Phillips Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community Coll 10/01/2004

The California Partnership for Achieving Student Success (Cal-PASS) is a collaborative initiative that collects data from K-16 institutions and has the ability to track students throughout their educational experience. more..

The California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS)

Paula Mishima 10/01/2004

The federal “No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001” places a new emphasis on the collection and analysis of student-level data. more..

Meeting the Challenge of N-Users

Amy Fong 10/01/2004

Performance tuning is an art and a science. more..

Shasta County Bears Down on Viruses with Panda AV

D. Rose 10/01/2004

Educators in scenic Shasta County, located at the northern end of California’s Sacramento Valley, serve more than 31,000 students in grades K-12. more..

Forensic Focus

Andrew Prestage 10/01/2004

Maybe the best way to illustrate the importance of maintaining a proper and secure chain of custody over computer evidence is by relating two experiences I’m aware of regarding how not to. more..

Videoconferencing Scheduling System for California Schools

Alan Phillips 10/01/2004

K12video. more..

E-Rate Update:

Fred Brakeman 10/01/2004

At the time this article was written, it appears that the California Teleconnect Funding (CTF) has been eliminated. more..

SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGY

Joyce Hinkson 10/01/2004

In these days of tight budgets, administrators are looking at plans to save money. more..

Member Profile

Lisa Kopochinsk 10/01/2004

CETPA Member Lorrie Owens is a “Jill of all Trades!” “I never had such a feeling of satisfaction in getting a task accomplished when working in private industry. more..

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