The Technology Teacher articles from October 2004

The Technology Teacher archives from October 2004

What is the tech fest?(In The News & Calendar)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Each year technology teachers gather for the International Technology Education Association's Annual Conference to share ideas and experiences. One opportunity to network is by participating in the ITEA Technology Festival. The Tech Fest...

Hey TECA students--gettin' your money's worth yet?(In The News & Calendar)
October 1, 2004... The other day I sat at a local McDonald's and watched as customers entered, ordered, and exited the restaurant. One young man entered, ordered, and received a bag containing his Classic #1 menu selection. The young man opened the bag as he...

The Mathematics Education Trust of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM) has announced the Irene Etkowicz Eizen Grant for Emerging Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics.(Opportunities)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The Mathematics Education Trust of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM) has announced the Irene Etkowicz Eizen Grant for Emerging Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics. The grant will award up to $6,000 to help educators...

The recipient of the Eizen grant will work collaboratively with other teachers in the same district to improve mathematics instruction.(Opportunities)
October 1, 2004... The recipient of the Eizen grant will work collaboratively with other teachers in the same district to improve mathematics instruction. The recipient s expected to become a teacher leader in mathematics and to work to develop expertise in...

The Intel Foundation will award $250,000 to 22 schools during the 2005 Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction Awards.(Opportunities)
October 1, 2004... The Intel Foundation will award $250,000 to 22 schools during the 2005 Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction Awards. This national award program recognizes outstanding American schools for Academic, Literacy, Mathematics and Science...

Save the Dolphins! is the theme of an EngineerGirl! Web site contest that will take place in conjunction with National Engineers Week.(Opportunities)
October 1, 2004... Save the Dolphins! is the theme of an EngineerGirl! Web site contest that will take place in conjunction with National Engineers Week. Contestants will be asked to imagine that a pod of dolphins has mysteriously come ashore, and then to think...

Want to know what today's students think about the future?(Opportunities)
October 1, 2004... Want to know what today's students think about the future? According to winners of one of the world's largest K-12 student science and technology competitions, the future will include amazing new inventions to make life healthier, safer, and...

Calendar.(In The News & Calendar)(Calendar)
October 1, 2004... October 14-16, 2004 The Florida Technology Education Association (FTEA) will hold its 75th Annual Conference at the Holiday Inn International Drive Resort in Orlando, FL. Visit www.ftea.com for details. October 15-17, 2004 The...

ITEA Pre-Conference Workshops.(You & ITEA)(Calendar)
October 1, 2004... Saturday, April 2, 2005 All Workshops will be held at the Kansas City Convention Center NASA Robotics: Using Robots to Explore the Universe Time: 8:00am-5:00pm Presenters: Brad Blue. Julie Farriss, Sherry Klug, and Jennifer...

Get to know an ITEA member.(You & ITEA)(International Technology Education Association)(Brief Article)(Interview)
October 1, 2004... Krista Jones Technology Teacher, Bellevue Elementary School Bellevue, Idaho What is your favorite thing about being a technology teacher? It's fun! The kids are so excited to work! They tackle very difficult problems and enjoy...

Technology and mathematics standards: an integrated approach: a more open-ended and broader definition or meaning of mathematics is the study of patterns.
October 1, 2004... Introduction The use of standards-based teaching and learning has been gaining significant attention in the education world. State and national associations now base their specific subject area or discipline solely on standards, i.e.,...

Teaching machines to think fuzzy.(The Space Place)
October 1, 2004... Are you a fuzzy thinker? If you have a human brain, you are. Now scientists are trying to teach computers to think like fuzzy-thinking people, instead of like purely logical machines. To a simple machine, a statement is true or false. A light...

Clustering students to evaluate and understand handheld communication interfaces: the way we use a product is as important as what that product can do, or what it looks like.(From IDSA)
October 1, 2004... A user communicates, or interacts, with a handhold device via a series of interfaces. These interfaces facilitate a dialog between the person and the cell phone, PDA, or MP3 player by receiving input and responding to human action with...

A global need, a global resource nuclear power and the new millennium: in contrast to the 25 billion tons of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere each year as fossil fuel waste, the spent fuel produced yearly from all the world's reactors would fit inside a two-story structure built on a basketball court.(Resources In Technology)
October 1, 2004... The technological literacy standards were developed to act as a beacon for educators to guide them in their quest to develop a population of technically literate citizens who possess the skills, abilities, and knowledge necessary to actively...

Planning activities across the curriculum: when developing items that are interdisciplinary, care must be taken to ensure that the activities align with the standards of all the disciplines involved.
October 1, 2004... At Tecumseh Middle School in Indiana the technology education teachers are part of a team consisting of language arts, math, social studies, and science Teachers work together on items of common interest and student needs. There is a scheduled...

Reporting on the status of technology education in the U.S.: the data on STL and AETL usage is positive in the respect that more and more states are becoming informed about what technology/ technological literacy encompasses.
October 1, 2004... The International Technology Education Association's Technology for All Americans Project (ITEA-TfAAP) conducted a survey in the spring and summer academic semesters of 2004 to determine the current state of technology education. This survey...