[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H4230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      INTRODUCTION OF BILL ENCOURAGING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

  (Mr. VENTO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VENTO. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the fact that along 
with the gentlewoman from Maryland [Mrs. Morella], I am joining in 
cosponsoring a bill dealing with technology, technology in the 
classroom for the 21st century.
  I am pleased to join in this bill. I think it is very important, not 
just to have the computers and the hardware there. Of course, I think 
so many classrooms across the country do not even have a telephone in 
them these days when we talk about computers. The fact is that having 
the hardware and having this good hardware in the classroom is 
important, but we also need to teach teachers to use that particular 
technology, teach both those that are in college today and those that 
are in the classroom.
  I noticed one of the most important experiences I had as a young 
educator fresh out of college after doing well enough in college was 
the fact that I was awarded National Science Foundation scholarships. 
That enabled me to teach in many areas and to improve my ability to 
teach at that time in the 1960's. Those experiences were very valuable 
to me, and I think this bill that we are introducing, the Teacher 
Technology Act, will be valuable to students in the 21st century and 
teachers.

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