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 The Anchorage Independent School District believes technology is a tool for facilitating achievement of the instructional goals of Anchorage Public School. Technology is guided with the assistance of the Technology Committee, whose mission is to support the Community Standards of Anchorage School. Those standards include promotion of high academic expectations, facilitation of lifelong learning, enhancement of curriculum, support of the communication network, and adherence to mandated guidelines. The Committee provides assistance through carefully researched recommendations for planning, prioritizing and training for the technological tools which help prepare successful digital citizens and independent learners for a global community. The Technology Goals for 2010-2011 are as follows: 1. Maximize opportunities for technology integration and diversified teaching/learning at the classroom and home levels. 2. Increase communication between school and home. 3. Provide a robust program of studies which culminates with students possessing the skill set necessary to pass Microsoft Certification exams as 8th graders. 4. Increase the integration of technology throughout the district. 5. Cultivate skills and opportunities for utilizing technology as a tool for communication, instruction, and learning. 6. Nurture digital citizenship as a concept to embrace and exemplify. 7. Provide meaningful instruction in group and individual settings for the purpose of empowering teachers with the skills necessary to utilize technology to diversify instructional delivery. 8. Learning from one another.