Use plan passed at last!

Hello All,

Our conditional use plan has been approved at last!

Now things will go on a fast track. I am installing an NT server for the class. We are moving the present small computer lab over the the "West Campus" next week. In it there is a flat bed scanner, 6 recent HP PC's running XP pro and Office 2003, and numerous other registered programs.

I managed to scrounge a nice HP laserjet 5 priner and network adapter.

The new lab is in what I call our learning labs which is a 4 double wide modular classroom structure.Nice. We have numerous professional PC tables and can accomodate 24 seats. The room is already "punched down" for 24 PC's. Where to get more current PC's is an issue.

We intend to luanch the lab with a basic computer class in Spanish to meet the Latino community's expressed intrest. I will be assisted by a bilingual facilitator and will be using content generously offered by CTC volunteers. This will be within in the next few weeks.

In addition we have an excellent Digital Camcorder and a Mac with Final Cut Pro to work on digital story telling. I'll update with the progress as well as some a link to some footage in the next few weeks.

Jim Mora

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