The Technology Teacher articles from October 2006

The Technology Teacher archives from October 2006

69th Annual ITEA Conference in San Antonio.(In the News & Calendar)
October 1, 2006... If you only attend one conference next year, make it the one that counts: the 2007 San Antonio Conference brought to you by ITEA. For three days, you'll attend information-packed sessions to learn the key areas you need to focus on to remain at...

Podcasts: space place to go!
October 1, 2006... No time to think about the wonders of the universe, much less how to explain them in a simple way to your students? Sign up for the new Space Place Podcast. Listen when you have time. In each Podcast, a NASA scientist answers fascinating...

Sally Ride Science launches fifth annual TOYchallenge[TM] engineering design competition for kids.
October 1, 2006... Toys are a great way to learn about science, engineering, and the design process. Sally Ride Science[TM] is giving students in grades five through eight the chance to step out of their classrooms and develop their engineering and design skills...

New children's PBS series aims to do for engineering what "the apprentice" did for business.('Design Squad')
October 1, 2006... WGBH Boston and the Intel Corporation have announced their new upcoming live-action series for kids--Design Squad. Design Squad is something new on the block--it's aimed at 9--to 12-year-olds; it borrows from the hugely popular reality...

Calendar.
October 1, 2006... October 7, 2006 The National Building Museum in Washington, DC will present its Festival of the Building Arts from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visitors can discover the skills and secrets employed in the building arts and learn how expert builders...

ITEA and affiliates feature "technology and engineering" at Capitol Hill meeting.(International Technology Education Association)
October 1, 2006... The strategic significance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education in today s classroom has never been more evident. The national security and economic competitiveness of the United States rests on the skills...

[I.sup.3] completes final phase of field testing.
October 1, 2006... Invention, Innovation, & Inquiry (I3) has recently completed all field testing. This project, funded by the National Science Foundation and directed by the International Technology Education Association, is now in the final phase of producing...

Engineering a microfluidic device: this activity encourages analytical thinking, creativity, and engineering design tactics by asking students to design and construct a microfluidic device.
October 1, 2006... This activity integrates technology (manufacturing, material, mechanical, and biomedical engineering) art, and science for students in Grades K to 12. Context What is technology? How does it affect our lives? What are some examples of...

Better than passing notes in class: to interest the students, we used the idea of sending secret messages.(Cover story)
October 1, 2006... Our society is more connected than ever; communication technology abounds and people, particularly middle, high school, and college students, are using it with ever greater frequency. Mobile phones, email, and networked personal digital...

Making connections with control technology: as we study about automation and control technologies in our technology education labs, it is significant to note that programmable logic controllers play a major role in automation and control.
October 1, 2006... Introduction There is little question that communication and information technologies play a major role in automation and control technologies. Business and industry make extensive use of communication and information technologies across...

Engineering in the classroom: a low-tech, local approach: each group took a vastly different approach to the problem.
October 1, 2006... When one mentions the word engineering, most people think immediately of high-tech items such as computers, or large-scale projects such as bridges, buildings, and roads. While these products represent the products of engineering, there are...

The secrets to increasing females in technology: the secret to increasing females in technology is not to "fix" the girls but to make the technology classroom and profession more appealing to and welcoming of girls.
October 1, 2006... Author's Introduction and Note: The secret to increasing females in technology is not to "fix" the girls but to make the technology classroom and profession more appealing to and welcoming of girls. Rather than trying to replicate the...

Pioneers--the Engineering by Design[TM] network.
October 1, 2006... pi.o.neer: "pI-&-'nir; noun 1 a : a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or technical development b : one of the first to settle in a territory. verb 1: to open or prepare for...

Classroom activities can last a lifetime: the learning environment becomes supercharged when people can use their hands to touch and feel something.
October 1, 2006... Never underestimate the power of your daily lessons and activities to influence students, often for their whole lives. I am an inventor and engineer today because of something that happened in the fourth grade, way back in 1957. What happened...