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CENTRAL DAUPHIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
MR. GILMAN
tgilman@cdschools.org
WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION?
TECNOLOGY EDUCATION IS:
TEACHING THE USE OF ACCUMULATED KNOWLEDGE TO PROCESS RESOURCES TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
TECHNOLOGY IS:
THE APPLICATION OF TOOLS, MATERIALS, PROCESSES, AND SYSTEMS BY HUMANS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND PROVIDE BENEFITS TO HUMANKIND.
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION STUDENTS
DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO SELECT AND CORRECTLY USE MATERIALS, TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCESSES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, UNDERSTAND EXPLANATIONS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN REAL LIFE SITUATIONS.
DESIGN, CREATE, APPLY, EVALUATE AND MODIFY SYSTEMS OF MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, AND TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES.
TECHNOLOGY LINKS:
Mr. Gilmans Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmG1qZFfPPUZqcUaj9Dsj7w
Find Your Cars Fuel Economy!
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.shtml
The Ruler Game
Cargo Bridge
http://www.engineering.com/content/g12/cargo_bridge.html
Tinkercad
Sketchup for Schools
Ecological Footprint Calculator
http://www.footprintcalculator.org/
Millersville University Technology Education
https://www.millersville.edu/aest/index.php
ATLSS Engineering Research Center at Lehigh University
http://www.atlss.lehigh.edu/
Dauphin County Technical School