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Subject: Link Volunteers w/Schools: Tech Corps

                                Tech Corps

                           http://www.ustc.org/


        Tech Corps is a national, non-profit organization of technology
volunteers dedicated to helping improve K-12 education at the grass roots,
through the effective integration of technology into the learning
environment.

        Tech Corps was launched on 10 October by the President and Vice
President and is currently organizing in all States.  On 30 October, the
Smithsonian Institution is hosting a National Meeting for those interested
in helping to create a Tech Corps chapter in their State.

        Please help us encourage attendance in Washington on 30 October by
pointing to the Tech Corps URL from your organization's Home Page:

                           http://www.ustc.org/

        Please also forward this e-mail message to appropriate lists of
business people, technologists, educators, and  those in government.

        If you operate a news service, please consider including
information about Tech Corps and the 30 October Meeting in your editions
during the month of October.

        As time is of the essence, Tech Corps appreciates your help in
getting the 30 October Meeting high exposure quickly.



Thank you in behalf of Tech Corps,

Gary Johnson

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                                Tech Corps

                           http://www.ustc.org/


Vision:

        A national, non-profit organization of technology volunteers
dedicated to helping improve K-12 education at the grass roots, through the
effective integration of technology into the learning environment.


Mission:

        The mission of Tech Corps is to recruit, place, and support
volunteers from the technology community who advise and assist schools in
the introduction and integration of new technologies into the educational
system.  Volunteers provide assistance with local planning, technical
support and advice, staff training, mentoring, and classroom interactions.
The organization utilizes the abilities of skilled individuals and groups
across the country in an effort to prepare students, teachers, and schools
for the 21st century.


Mode of Operation:

        Tech Corps is a volunteer organization.  It is funded principally
through corporate sponsorships.  It has a small headquarters staff to set
the Tech Corps mission and agenda, establish and maintain the culture,
provide national media liaison, and ensure quality.  The broader
organization is based on a bottom-up philosophy and draws on the expertise
and enthusiasm of technology-literate members of local communities.


Activities:

        Tech Corps volunteers work with the teachers and school
administrators in their local communities.  They do whatever is necessary
to promote the effective use of computing and communications technologies
in K-12 education.  Thus, examples of tasks include:  getting local
contractors to upgrade the electrical wiring in a school;  installing a
local area network;  providing assistance in obtaining computing hardware
and networking services;  finding a volunteer systems administrator;
helping with the development of a school's World Wide Web home page;
providing assistance with the development of teaching materials;  mentoring
students, teachers, or administrators in the uses of computing and
communications technologies.  Since the determining factors are local
needs, a wide variety of tasks are conceivable.