Links from Paul Bond:

 

Selected Technology Literacy Resources

Compiled October, 2007

Information on importance of technological literacy

 

Technological Literacy for All (ITEA, 2006) - http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/Publications/TAA_Publications.html

 

National Academy of Sciences, Rising Above the Gathering Storm (online copy) -www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309100399

 

Rising Above the Gathering Storm - Energizing and Employing America For a Brighter Economic Future

http://www.amstec.org/documents/RisingAbovetheGatheringStorm.pdf

 

Preparing for the Perfect Storm- National Action Plan to Address the T and E in STEM

http://www.iteaconnect.org/Publications/Promos/NAE.pdf

 

Technically Speaking: Why Americans Need to Know More About Technological Literacy. National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council, 2002 - http://overlookpress.com/book-detail.php?book_isbn=0-87951-609-7

 

Council on Competitiveness, Innovate America - www.compete.org/nii/

 

ITEA, Standards for Technological Literacy, 2000 -www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/PDFs/xstnd.pdf

 

Ohio Academic Content Standards for Technology, 2003 -http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary

.aspx?Page=2&TopicID=305&TopicRelationID=339

 

National Governors Association. STEM agenda, February 2007 - www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0702INNOVATIONSTEM.PDF

 

Innovation America, A all To Action; Why America Must Innovate, Washington, DC, 2007 - www.nga.org

 

NSF Science and Engineering Indicators, 2006 - http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind06/

 

National Center for Technological Literacy, Museum of Science, Boston (Technological Literacy and Lesson Resources)

http://www.mos.org/nctl/

 

Integrated technology teaching resources

ODE Information Management System (IMS) – standards, lessons, assessments. Recommended!

http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ode/ims/Default.asp?bhcp=1

 

Nuffield (England) Design and Technology -http://www.primarydandt.org/resources/

 

Excellent resource for lessons and ideas on integrating technology and design into the elementary curriculum. Recommended!

S.T.E.P. Design and Engineering Help on Classroom Projects

http://www.sln.org.uk/d&t/datafile/

 

Teach elementary students to do technology projects like constructing, electricity, puppets, food, etc. ITEA’s FoilSim free interactive download to test airfoils, from NASA – http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/FoilSim/index.html

 

West Point Bridge Design interactive bridge construction software, by US Army Corp of Engineers – excellent math correlations! Free and Highly Recommended! -http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/

 

Scratch: Free Interactive Programming Language for Kids 8 +.Recommended! - http://scratch.mit.edu/about

 

TIES magazine for design and technology education (online only) - http://www.tiesmagazine.org/

 

ITEA’s HITS and KITS of classroom technology resources - https://www.iteaconnect.org/HitsKitsOnlineForm.html

 

Technology education for the elementary grades (James Kirkwood, Ball State U)

http://www.cs.bsu.edu/homepages/kirkwood/index.html

 

Applied Science: Our Technological World Lesson Plans - http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/as/index.html

 

National Science Foundation Engineering Classroom Resources - http://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/engineering.jsp

 

collection of lessons and web resources is aimed at classroom teachers,their students, and students' families.

Pre K – 12 Engineering activities based on Massachusetts standards -http://www.prek-12engineering.org/

 

National Science Foundation Engineering Classroom Resources

http://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/engineering.jsp

 

This collection of lessons and web resources is aimed at classroom teachers, their students, and students' families.

Freebies for Technology Education - http://wvteched.k12.wv.us/resources/freebies.php

 

Rocket Modeler interactive program - http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/rktsim.html

 

TryEngineering.org lesson plans for ages 8 – 18. This is a portal about engineering and engineering careers, and we hope it will help young people understand better what engineering means, and how an engineering career can be made part of their future. http://www.tryengineering.org/lesson.php

 

Engineer Girl by National Academy of Engineering - http://www.engineergirl.org/

 

American Society of Electrical Engineering K12 resources - http://www.engineeringk12.org/default.cfm

 

The ASEE EngineeringK12 Center seeks to identify and gather in one place the most effective engineering education resources available to the K-12 community. Design It! Curriculum materials from Center of Science Education (commercial)

http://cse.edc.org/curriculum/designit/

 

Discover Engineering - http://www.discoverengineering.org/home.asp

 

Discovery School Technology lessons, grades K – 12 - http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/tech.html

 

Intel’s Design and Discovery Curriculum - http://www97.intel.com/DISCOVER/DesignDiscovery/DD_Curriculum/def

ault.aspx

 

Design and Discovery is a comprehensive inquiry-based curriculum, which introduces students ages 11-15 to engineering through design. IEEE Lesson plans on engineering and science - http://www.ieee.org/web/education/preuniversity/tispt/lessons.html

 

The IEEE, a non-profit organization, is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. The full name of the IEEE is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. IEEE has developed several lesson plans as part of the Teacher In-Service Program for use by engineers and teachers. Each lesson plan is tied to education standards and includes teacher summaries, student worksheets, and activities.

 

Engineering is Easy – Engineering curriculum from Boston’s Museum of Science - http://www.mos.org/

 

Technology Student Association - http://www.tsaweb.org/

 

Kids Design Network - http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/kdn2/

With Kids Design Network, you'll investigate a challenge, dream up a design, and draw your plans on the computer. Then, using the Internet, you can show your design to a real engineer! They'll help with your design, so you can go and build it! And best of all, it's free!

 

Thirteen Ed online technology lessons - http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/technology.html#tech

 

Children’s Designing and Engineering - http://www.childrendesigning.org/home.html

 

Design in the Classroom (includes lessons and a great movie about design!) -http://ditc.missouri.edu/index.html

 

Technology activities - http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/itech/amsitech/activities/ACT1.HTML

 

National Center for Technological Literacy - http://www.mos.org/doc/1463

 

The mission of the National Center for Technological Literacy (NCTL) is to enhance people’s knowledge of technology nationwide by introducing engineering as a new discipline in schools and by presenting technology as a partner equal to science in museums and science centers. The Gateway Project, a community of educators committed to opening the way to successful technology/engineering programs for all students K-12. - http://www.mos.org/doc/1956

 

Welcome to the students’ technology site. Here you will find useful information that will help you learn about technology.

Michigan Teacher Network sites about technology - http://mtn.merit.edu/resources/technology/history_of_technology.html

 

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Fun sites dealing with technology, no lessons

Audio/Sound

Science of sound - http://www.surfnetkids.com/sound.htm

 

Making musical instruments - http://www.pullmankids.com/articles/musical.html

 

Construction sites

Kites and integrated lessons - http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson056.shtml

 

Bridge building - http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Stu/ppoggio/

 

A history of architecture - http://www.zeroland.co.nz/architecture_history.html

 

National Building Museum - http://www.building-america.org/

 

Geometric houses - http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathArtGeometricArchitectureDevelopin

g46.htm

Building Big (PBS) - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/

 

Interactive site about skyscrapers, dams, bridges, and tunnels – excellent! Construction design briefs for elementary grades

http://www.cs.bsu.edu/homepages/kirkwood/resources/construct.htm

 

Interactive site on the Pyramids - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/

 

Structures around the world elementary activities - http://www.exploratorium.edu/structures/index.html

 

Paper animation kits (Flying Pig) - http://www.flying-pig.co.uk/pages/printedbooklets.html

 

Paper Toys ready to print and fold - http://papertoys.com/

 

Communication

Communication design briefs for elementary grades - http://www.cs.bsu.edu/homepages/kirkwood/resources/communication.html

 

Evolution of communication (use sidebar on left of screen) - http://library.thinkquest.org/26451/frames.html

 

The Journey Inside – free interactive curriculum on how computers work - http://www97.intel.com/discover/journeyinside/tji_toc/default.aspx

 

U.S. Geologic Survey projects for students - http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/students/project.htm

-- Compiled by Bob Claymier

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