1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-4 recognizing the second annual Texas Capitol Schoolhouse event, 1-5 which is being held in the Capitol Extension auditorium 1-6 January 29-30, 1997; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Capitol Schoolhouse event gives students and 1-8 teachers from across the state the opportunity to demonstrate 1-9 how technology is used in their schools and to provide information 1-10 to legislators and state leaders on how these technologies improve 1-11 the learning process; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The second annual Capitol Schoolhouse event is 1-13 being sponsored by Diann Boehm of the Internet Schoolhouse, 1-14 Region XIII Educational Service Center, the Texas Education 1-15 Network, The University of Texas, Net Mastery, and Apple 1-16 Computer, Incorporated; students and teachers from 13 school 1-17 districts have been invited to participate in an on-line school 1-18 day to showcase current technology and the benefits of computers 1-19 as educational tools; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The Schoolhouse activities include technology 1-21 demonstrations and presentations by students, a tour of the 1-22 Capitol, observation of Texas Senate and House of Representatives 1-23 meetings and the Governor's Teleconference, interviews with 2-1 state officials, and work on school projects and assignments; 2-2 students will collaborate on a Texas history project that will 2-3 be published electronically to the Internet; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Texas is one of the leading states in providing 2-5 financial support for educational technology, and Texas schools 2-6 spend more than a quarter of a billion dollars every year to 2-7 plan for and implement technology in our public schools; and 2-8 WHEREAS, The second annual Texas Capitol Schoolhouse provides 2-9 an excellent opportunity for legislators and the public to observe 2-10 firsthand how students are utilizing and integrating technology 2-11 in learning, and how technology in the public schools today is 2-12 helping to prepare the children of Texas for the 21st century; 2-13 now, therefore, be it 2-14 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-15 75th Legislature, hereby commend the sponsors of the second 2-16 annual Texas Capitol Schoolhouse on providing the state with 2-17 this invaluable educational event; and, be it further 2-18 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in 2-19 honor of the second annual Texas Capitol Schoolhouse event as 2-20 an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-21 Barrientos 2-22 Armbrister Harris Patterson 2-23 Bivins Haywood Ratliff 2-24 Brown Lindsay Shapiro 2-25 Cain Lucio Shapleigh 2-26 Carona Luna Sibley 2-27 Duncan Madla Truan 2-28 Ellis Moncrief Wentworth 2-29 Fraser Nelson West 2-30 Gallegos Nixon Whitmire 3-1 Galloway Ogden Zaffirini 3-2 Bullock, President of the Senate 3-3 ______________________________________ 3-4 President of the Senate 3-5 I hereby certify that the above 3-6 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-7 on January 29, 1997. 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Secretary of the Senate 3-10 ______________________________________ 3-11 Member, Texas Senate