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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, TECH 2006 is celebrating its 15th anniversary at |
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| the State Capitol Building in Springfield on February 16, 2006, |
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| at which students and teachers from throughout Illinois will |
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| demonstrate to State legislators and other visitors the vast |
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| number of ways that students are using technology to learn; and
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| WHEREAS, More than 5,500 Illinois students of all ages have |
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| benefited from participating in TECH 2006 school technology |
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| demonstrations since 1991; and
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| WHEREAS, TECH 2006 is a statewide initiative representing |
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| every legislative district in Illinois and supported by a broad |
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| range of education and business organizations to increase |
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| awareness about classroom technology and the role it plays in |
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| preparing students for the workplace of their future; and
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| WHEREAS, Due to a commitment to improving technology |
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| education, Illinois advanced from 49th place in 1998 in |
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| educational technology to 1st place in the nation by 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, The need to provide professional development that |
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| empowers Illinois teachers to become 21st century learners who |
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| can prepare their students for the challenges of the 21st |
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| century continues; and
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| WHEREAS, Awareness and support for educational technology |
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| must be increased by raising its visibility in a positive |
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| context and by communicating that information fluency and 21st |
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| century skills are valuable and necessary for the future of |
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| Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Administrators, teachers, and students encourage |
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| the State of Illinois to provide sufficient funding to support |
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| technology, telecommunications, and Internet access in order |