The Technology Teacher articles from February 2009

The Technology Teacher archives from February 2009

Do you know about ITEA's networking opportunities?(Now Available on the ITEA Website)(International Technology Education Association )(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... ITEA's Annual Conference in Louisville, KY on March 26-28, 2009 offers networking opportunities galore. Go to www.iteaconnect.org/Conference/ conferenceguide.htm for all the latest conference information as well as the Preliminary Program. You...

ITEA election results.(TIDE News)(International Technology Education Association )(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... ITEA's professional and life members have completed a balloting process to elect a new President-Elect and Directors for Regions I and III. Joining the ITEA Board of Directors are: * Gary Wynn, DTE (President Elect). Gary is Department...

Don't miss the 71st Annual ITEA Conference in Louisville, March 26-28.(TIDE News)(International Technology Education Association)
February 1, 2009... If you want to be the best technology and engineering teacher that you can be, you won't find a better professional development experience than ITEA's Louisville Conference. If you teach in any way about ecology, energy, engineering, space, or...

ITEA Board of Directors meets in Charlotte.(TIDE News)(International Technology Education Association)
February 1, 2009... ITEA's Board of Directors met November 15-16, 2008 in Charlotte, NC, the site of the 2010 ITEA International Conference. The Board members participated in ITEA's Technology Education Advisory Council (TEAC) meeting that preceded the board...

ITEA's annual TEAC meeting takes place in Louisville.(TIDE News)(International Technology Education Association, Technology Education Advisory Council)
February 1, 2009... ITEA's Technology Education Advisory Council (TEAC) met on November 14, 2008 to: * Recommend ways of resolving any discrepancies between the programs and philosophies of teaching education and current industrial/technological practices....

Calendar.(Calendar)
February 1, 2009... February 6-9, 2009 The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will hold its 61st Annual Meeting and Exhibits, "Innovation and Impact" at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Illinois. Details are available at http://...

Industrial design: a Phoenix reborn from the ashes of technology education: a case history.
February 1, 2009... "Said to live for 500 or 1451 years (depending on the source), the phoenix is a bird with beautiful gold and red plumage. At the end of its life-cycle the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites, both nest and bird...

Biomedical technology: supporting movement.(Resources in Technology)
February 1, 2009... Earlier this month, in a little-noticed ceremony in Japan, the world's first fully functioning robotic exoskeleton was launched. It is called the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL[R]) system, created by CYBERDYNE[R], and will endow the wearer with...

Scaffolding equals success in teaching tablet PCs.(Report)
February 1, 2009... Introduction: Tablet PCs are an Emerging Tool in Technology and Engineering Education After many years of using the mouse and keyboard as the primary means of computer input, we are seeing a strong surge into a new generation of input...

Correction.(Correction notice)
February 1, 2009... A reference was missing from Steven Baird's "Offshore Oil Drilling: Buying Energy Independence or Buying Time?" in the November, 2008 issue of The Technology Teacher. The missing reference is: Washington Post Editor. (2008, August 12)....

Gaming in technology education: the study of gaming can teach life skills for the twenty-first century that employers want ... these include analytical thinking, team building, multitasking, and problem solving under duress.(Report)
February 1, 2009... Introduction The authors have devoted a considerable amount of time evaluating the role that gaming and game development plays in the form of curricula integration and as a future career focus for students interested in this field. From...

The environmental impacts of offshore oil drilling.(Critical essay)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Stephen L. Baird's article in the November 2008 issue of The Technology Teacher describes a contemporary debate about opening more U.S. land and coastal regions to oil and gas exploration and production (E&P). While...

Wind farm challenge.(Classroom Challenge)
February 1, 2009... One of the most exciting new electric power generation options is wind energy. Large wind turbines or machines are mounted upright to capture the free kinetic energy in the winds to produce clean energy, often reaching 250-450 feet in height....

ITEA Financial Report--fiscal 2008.(International Technology Education Association )
February 1, 2009... Important Comments Pertaining to the ITEA and FTE Financial Reports: * The figures in this report reflect the financial year, which ended on June 30, 2008. A complete financial report is made to the ITEA/FTE Board of Directors/ Trustees by...

Louisville Conference Exhibitors.(Directory)
February 1, 2009... CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS CONFIRMED AS OF JANUARY 9, 2009 A Advanced Technologies/EMCO Maier Booth 415 110 w. Main Street Northville, M148167 Phone: 800-348-8447 Fax: 248-348-3040 Email: atcmi@aol.com ...