SAISD upgrades technology

An article in today's San Antonio Express News describes efforts underway in the San Antonio Unified School District to upgrade its technology. The article notes the benefits of technology, but also describes why its so important for the district to do this -- most kids are poor and have little access to computers at home. This relates to the Digital Divide we'll be reading more about in this course. A link to the article is below. I'd love to know what you think about it!

SAISD Upgrade Technology

by Lindsay Kastner

More than half of the 30,000 computers in the San Antonio Independent School District are considered obsolete, and the district is in the midst of a massive plan to replace its outdated technology resources.

“Those units, they're good for using electricity and generating heat,” said Chief Information Officer Marcos Zarola.

To remedy the situation, the district boosted its annual technology spending by $2.5 million at the start of this fiscal year, bringing the total dedicated funds to $3 million.

Schools are getting new, specially designed laptops with rugged exteriors, extra-long battery life and anti-microbial keypads. The new laptops are housed on carts to create a mobile computer lab.

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