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Teaching Technology: Middle School
 

A Standards-Based Guide

 

 
Chapter 1

Methods for Teaching Technology : Middle School

  1. Using Design Briefs to Challenge Problem Solvers
  2. Teaching Students to Assess the Impact of Technology
  3. Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, and Leadership
  4. Assisting Students with Special Needs
  5. Enhancing Creative Thinking
  6. Sharing, Reporting, and Recording Information
  7. Using Simulations to Teach Technology
  8. Using Concept Maps to Facilitate Learning
  9. Standards-Based Student Assessment
  10. Engaging Community and Corporate Partners
  11. Using Modular Instruction

 

Chapter 2

Activities That Make Standards for Technological Literacy FUNctional

  1. Timeline for the History of Technological Artifacts
  2. Inventions That Made History
  3. Creative Thinking and Brainstorming
  4. Designs for a Place in Space
  5. Developing and Producing an Innovative Solution
  6. Production and Management of an Enterprise
  7. Develop and Manage Computer Systems in Homes
  8. Assessing Technology in the News
  9. Assess Seatbelts and Airbag Safety
  10. Information Technology to Inform, Persuade, and Entertain
  11. Visualizing Biotechnologies

 

Chapter 3

Resources for Teaching Technology: Middle School

  • Techological Resources
  • Instructional Materials
  • Professional Resources
  • Abstracts of Sources for Additional Activities

 

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