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Article: Tech literacy a core value at charter school West Denver Prep designed network for teachers, students.(Business)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- November 13, 2006
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Byline: Darrell Proctor, Rocky Mountain News
The stage was set for the first year of classes at West Denver Preparatory Charter School, and the school needed computers.
It wasn't as simple as buying PCs and plugging them in. Security, privacy - and the school's detailed standards for learning - were part of the equation.
There needed to be a network. With servers. Hardware and software. Students would need learning opportunities in a laboratory setting. Teachers would need to track students' progress across the curriculum.
Faculty also needed to be able to work from home, and students needed not only to learn their way around a ...