Contents
[hidetoc]GENERAL EDUCATION SITES
- Educator's Reference Desk
- K-12 Education University Library Subject Guide
- K-12@University of Wisconsin
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SITES
- Design and Technology Section of ITEA International Technology Education Association
- Glencoe Online Learning Center Publisher's pages to correspond with text, Technology Today and Tomorrow
- International Technology Education Association Standards for technological literacy
- Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, MD
- Ohio State's Technology Education Resources
- Technology Education at Akira Toki Middle School Madison, WI
- Theater of Electricity
- Vocational Information Center Comprehensive list of links for Career, Technical, and Vocational Education
ACTIVITIES AND LESSON PLANS
- Activities, Lesson Plans, Design Problems West Virginia Technology Education
- Aeronautics Related Activities, Experiments, and Lesson Plans
- Career Activities and Vocational Lesson Plans Vocational Information Center - Includes construction, manufacturing, transportation, and careers.
- Energy Lesson Plans, Curriculum, and Educational Materials US Dept. of Energy
- Kites, Kids and Education Includes plans
- Vocational/Career and Technical Education Vocational Information Center; Carpentry and Construction Lesson Plans
- WebCurrents: Weekly Online Lessons: Technology LearnersOnline
ASSOCIATIONS
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials (AAVIM)
- International Technology Education Association (ITEA)
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- National Academy of Engineering
- Wisconsin Technology Education Association (WTEA)
ENERGY SITES FOR YOUTH
- Edugreen TERI: Tata Energy Research Institute; renewable, nonrenewable, and nuclear
- EIA Kid's Page Energy Information Administration; energy history, explanations, fun facts, and quiz
- Energy Quest California Energy Commission; energy production, safety, biographies, FAQ's
- Fact Monster Information Please Almanac info
- Why Files University of Wisconsin; Use of news articles: click on "archives", then "energy"
ROBOTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- Annual Robotics Competitions for High School Students Nonprofit organization whose mission is to generate interest in science and engineering among today's youth
- Intelligent Robotics Group Department of NASA that develops planetary and space-based robotics systems
STANDARDS
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- EbscoHost Including full-text articles on education
from general periodicals Flash Demo!
- ERIC Flash Demo!
- Academic Search Elite
- Masterfile
- Professional Development Collection
- Educator's Reference Desk (Formerly AskERIC)
- ERIC via U.S. Department of Education
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications
- WilsonWeb
- Education Full Text Flash Demo!
- Applied Science Full Text
- Biological and Agricultural Full Text
- General Science Full Text
- OmniFile
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
Some indexes provide access to full text curriculum guides:
- EbscoHost: ERIC
- Kraus Curriculum Development Library Flash Demo!
JOURNALS
- Journal of Technology Education
- Journal of Technology Studies
- Journal of Vocational and Technical Education
- MIT's Technology Review
- ties The Magazine of Design and Technology
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify resources owned by the University Library related to technology education. Start with a guided keyword search. Enter your topic(s), then when you have identified a useful title, click on "Long View". Note the subject headings. You can click on any subject heading to find other resources on that topic. The following phrases may get you started:
- INDUSTRIAL ARTS
- TECHNICAL EDUCATION
- ECHNOLOGY STUDY AND TEACHING
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS CENTER (EMC)
The Stout Library Catalog includes materials located in the entire University Library. To search only those PK-12 materials located in the Educational Materials Center of the University Library, you can set limits on the catalog to search only that location.
The EMC contains several collections. Materials identified by "Educational Materials Center" listed in the Stout catalog will be in EMC Juvenile, EMC Curriculum, EMC Text Collection, or EMC Software Collection. Use the same terms as listed above for your searches.
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 06/13/2008 and Last Revised: 01/07/2008
Contact Denise Madland for more information or help on this topic.