Learning ABCs of PCs

By KAREN KAPLAN

Sept. 8, 1997 12 AM PT

Just in time for the new millennium, a state law will go into effect requiring new teachers to be computer literate.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2000, prospective teachers will have to demonstrate a competency with computers in the classroom as a condition of winning their teaching credentials. The new law, sponsored by Assemblywoman Kerry Mazzoni (D-San Rafael), was signed Tuesday.

Gov. Pete Wilson said the new law would also require veteran teachers to study “advanced computer-based technology,” with standards to be set by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

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Karen Kaplan

Karen Kaplan covers science and medical research for the Los Angeles Times. She has been a member of the science team since 2005, including 13 years as an editor. Her first decade at The Times was spent covering technology in the Business section as both a reporter and editor. She grew up in San Diego and is a graduate of MIT and Columbia University.

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