CyberStart is an initiative to make free
web-based learning and hands-on computer experiences available to licensed day
care centers serving preschool children ages three to five. This use of
technology is designed to enhance the social, cognitive, and sensory motor
development of these youngsters.
The Bethlehem Area School District Early
Childhood Department has prepared an application for 12 of its child care centers
to participate in this initiative in order to receive a computer, software, and
training for each site.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the administration be authorized to participate in the
CyberStart Initiative, a multi-year technology and education initiative
administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic
Development in collaboration with the Department of Public Welfare.
The administration's recommendations 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 were considered together.