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Thank you again for all your support; and, please continue to let our United States and Louisiana representatives know the importance of this digital bridge to the 21st Century Technology Literacy Skills. The funding for the CTC will run out in September. Due to Congressional budget cuts, the grant funding that makes the CTC possible no longer exists. Many of you have asked for Contact information for the U.S. Congressional District to let them know your thoughts.

U.S. Congressional District Officials Contact Information
Senator Mary Landrieu 724 Hart Senate Building United States Senate Washington, DC 20510	Senator David Vitter 825A Hart Senate Office Building United States Senate Washington, DC 20510	Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr. 1117 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-1807
Voice: (202) 224-5824 Fax:(202) 224-9735	Voice: (202) 224-4623 Fax: (202) 228-5061	Voice: (202) 225-2031
Hibernia Tower One Lakeshore Drive, Suite 1260 Lake Charles, LA 70629	3221 Ryan St., Suite E Lake Charles, LA 70605	700 Ryan St. Lake Charles, LA 70601
Voice: (337) 436-6650 Fax: (337) 439-3762	Voice: (337) 436-0453 Fax: (337) 436-3163	Voice: (337) 433-1747
http://landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm	http://vitter.senate.gov/contact.cfm

The InCITE Community Technology Center (CTC) will be closing at the end of this month. Currently, all night classes are full with several on the waiting list. For additional information, please contact the CTC offices at (337) 437-8365.

Announcement: We will no longer be able to offer make-up classes if you miss one or more days of training. You must attend all of the scheduled classes in a session to receive a certificate. Therefore, before registering for a class, please make sure that you will be able to attend all six hours of training. Most classes are held twice a week for two weeks, unless otherwise noted. Visit www.cpsb.org/resources/ctc to view our schedules, class descriptions, and prerequisites.

Several area students recently earned 1/2 elective high school credit in just 14 days while having summer fun with DIGITAL GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION! Digital Graphics and Animation was a digital graphics course in which students used graphics, images, and animation to create content-oriented productions. The course focused on the systematic design and development of effective, efficient, and appealing visual productions. Students planned and designed production sequences using media that is developed, edited, and/or otherwise manipulated into multimedia projects using current and emerging technologies. Some of the products include a digital scrapbook, vintage photography, a masterpiece gallery, and web page design. More than nine different software applications were utilized to create the various products. Check out their Digital Portfolios.

The CTC is also partnered with the Calcasieu Parish School System’s Tech Camp, which was held July 18-22, 2005. Palm...Your Passport to the World was open to students completing 2nd– 7th grades in May 2005. The boarding passes were accepted by nearly 100 students to travel the world through the "palm of their hands." Using Zire 32 handhelds, over 100 elementary and middle school students had loads of handheld fun for the entire week. Check out the webfolios at http://www.cpsb.org/techcamp/.

During the summer, the CTC partners with the Calcasieu Parish School System to offer summer programming for students of all ages. The elective high school credit course took place at the Prien Lake Mall CTC site in which the students earned 1/2 hour credit while having summer fun with digital media. The course offered a total of 80 hours every other week during the summer for students to create multimedia productions utilizing various software. Students utilized still media in which they learned to communicate the meaning and components of the image, while editing images utilizing PaintShop Pro and Photo Album. The students also learned dynamic media in which the students brought images to life using animation and sound to produce a digital video and audio production using Animation Cool 3D software. Students also used interactive media which requires the input of still and dynamic media incorporated into a presentation that includes menus and graphic layouts. For the culminating project, students incorporated all skills into a final productions utilizing still, dynamic, and interactive media.

The CTC is also partnered with the Calcasieu Parish School System’s Tech Camp, which was held July 19-23, 2004. Lights, Cameras, Action: A Digital Adventure was open to students completing Grades 2nd– 7th in May 2004. The "red carpet" was rolled out for a “reel” good time! Glitz, glamour, and gadgets included photo editing, digital movie-making and a virtual museum experience. Over 100 elementary and middle school students had loads of digital fun for the entire week.