L09

State:
====Initiate and implement policies to expand parental and community access to school facilities, library resources, and non-secured data through technology. ====

MISD:
====Parents and community members have access to ====
 * ====all school and city library resources through Destiny Library Solutions - http://library.midlothian-isd.net/ ====
 * TexShare databases - http://www.libraryoftexas.org/?page=texshare
 * PowerGrade
 * Homework Online
 * District, campus, and teacher websites - http://www.midlothian-isd.net

Future:
Several classrooms have class blogs for parents to participate with learners in the educational process (Nings and NiceNet for example). Virtual opportunities for meaningful parent participation should become the norm and not the exception in MISD.

= Technology Showcase =

Students show parents how to....podcast, skype, etc.
= = || = Cons: =
 * ~ ==== Here is what we do: ==== ||~ ==== Here is how we do it: ====