By Merritt                                        H.R. No. 60

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, On January 29 and 30, 1997, public school students

 1-2     from across the state will attend class in the Capitol Extension

 1-3     auditorium as part of the second annual Texas Capitol Schoolhouse

 1-4     program; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, In what promises to become an exciting annual event,

 1-6     students and teachers from 13 schools have come to Austin to

 1-7     demonstrate how technology has been incorporated into the

 1-8     day-to-day activities of Texas' students; with the many recent

 1-9     innovations in computer technology, education techniques have

1-10     undergone rapid change, and educators are eager to develop these

1-11     modern ideas to the best advantage of Texas' young people; and

1-12           WHEREAS, In addition to their regular classroom activities,

1-13     students will participate in an on-line school day and will work

1-14     together on a Texas history project that will be made available

1-15     electronically courtesy of the World Wide Web; the students will

1-16     also receive a visit from Governor George W. Bush, who will meet

1-17     with these future Texas leaders and observe the updated techniques

1-18     being used in our state's schools; and

1-19           WHEREAS, This dynamic event will also be attended by members

1-20     of the legislature, who will be on hand to participate in this

1-21     two-day affair and to gather information that may positively affect

1-22     future legislation in the area of education; and

1-23           WHEREAS, Discourse between teachers, students, and members

1-24     will be encouraged, as each will have the opportunity to ask

 2-1     questions and witness one another in action; students and teachers

 2-2     will be able to learn their legislators' positions on education and

 2-3     technology, and legislators will have a firsthand view of the

 2-4     effectiveness of educational innovations; and

 2-5           WHEREAS, Technology has become increasingly important in the

 2-6     daily lives of most Americans, especially our students, and the

 2-7     Texas Capitol Schoolhouse program provides an outstanding forum to

 2-8     demonstrate and explore the expanding role of technology and its

 2-9     potential in Texas' public schools; now, therefore, be it

2-10           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-11     Legislature hereby commemorate the 1997 Texas Capitol Schoolhouse

2-12     program and extend best wishes to the students and teachers who are

2-13     participating in this valuable program.