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

https://www.rulergame.net/

Cargo Bridge

http://www.engineering.com/content/g12/cargo_bridge.html 

Tinkercad

https://www.tinkercad.com/

Sketchup for Schools

https://edu.sketchup.com/app

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

https://www.dcts.org