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Technology education

1. Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library
2. DEG@S
3. Dictionary of Science and Technology
4. How Stuff Works
5. How Things Work
6. Institute for Learning and Research Technology
7. Journal of Technology Education
8. Medieval Technology Pages
9. Network Computing
10. OTA Legacy
11. Radical Pedagogy
12. SETPOINT Sussex

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Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library

Set of links to a large collection of activities, tutorials, lesson plans, projects and tools aimed at the educational sector. Broad subject categories include arts, business, English, foreign language, health and physical education, history and social studies, mathematics, science, technology, vocational education, education, and community interest.
     Author: Pacific Bell
     Subjects: art links, business education, education links, english as a second language, history education, language learning, mathematics education, school teaching, science education worldwide, technology education
     DeweyClass: 370
     Resource type: index

DEG@S

Group dedicated to research, consultancy, and development of technology related arts. Provides details of involvement in projects, including some dealing with multimedia and virtual reality.
     Author: Coutts, Glen
     Subjects: art education, technology education
     DeweyClass: 700
     Resource type: documents

Dictionary of Science and Technology

Searchable and browsable dictionary of scientific terms relating to engineering and technology, mathematics and computing, and life, medical, physical, and social sciences.
     Author: Academic Press
     Subjects: computer dictionaries, science education usa, technology education
     DeweyClass: 500
     Resource type: dictionary

How Stuff Works

Set of guides offering an insight into the mechanisms behind engines and motors, items around the house such as fridges and batteries, electronic devices, things seen in public such as hot water towers, basic technologies such as gears, computers, digital technology, food, and the human body.
     Author: Brain, Marshall
     Subjects: computer programming - c++, food science, pneumatics, radiation, radio broadcasting, technology education
     DeweyClass: 607
     Resource type: guides

How Things Work

Brief guides to the workings of an assortment of different technologies and natural phenomena, such as fuel cells, lasers, x-rays, radar, speedometers, barometers, loudspeakers, spacesuits and volcanoes.
     Author: University of Virginia
     Subjects: science education worldwide, technology education, x-rays
     DeweyClass: 607
     Resource type: guides

Institute for Learning and Research Technology

Organisation involved in the development of technology for the purposes of teaching, learning, and research. Gives details of projects and services arranged both alphabetically and thematically, training and consultancy activities, news, and forthcoming events.
     Author: University of Bristol
     Subjects: technology education
     DeweyClass: 600
     Resource type: institution

Journal of Technology Education

Forum for scholarly discussion on topics relating to technology education. Also publishes book reviews, editorials, guest articles, and comprehensive literature reviews.
     Author: Virginia Tech Scholarly Communications Project
     Subjects: technology education
     DeweyClass: 607
     Resource type: journal

Medieval Technology Pages

Information on technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages, with a subject index of inventions, hyperlinks to references, and a timeline covering developments between the years 500 and 1600 AD.
     Author: Gans, Paul J.
     Subjects: inventions, medieval history, technology education
     DeweyClass: 600
     Resource type: documents

Network Computing

Offers a selection of features and technology guides on topics such as management, security, electronic commerce, servers and peripherals, infrastructure, and WAN systems and telephony.
     Author: CMP Media
     Subjects: computer news, technology education
     DeweyClass: 004
     Resource type: magazine

OTA Legacy

Reports from the US Office of Technology Assessment. The Congressional Office of Technology Assessment closed on 29 September 1995. During its 23 year history, OTA provided Congressional members and committees with objective and authoritative analysis of complex scientific and technical issues. This site provides the complete collection of OTA publications along with the historical materials that illuminate the history and impact of the agency.
     Author: Office of Technology Assessment
     Subjects: history of science, technology education
     DeweyClass: 500
     Resource type: document collection

Radical Pedagogy

Peer-reviewed journal publishing material relating to contemporary teaching and learning. Current tables of contents are available, with full text articles, and archives from 1999 onwards also provided.
     Author: International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication
     Subjects: educational methods, school teaching, technology education
     DeweyClass: 371.1
     Resource type: journal

SETPOINT Sussex

Project promoting science, engineering, technology (SET), and maths. Features national and local resources, help for students and teachers, business opportunities, information on careers, and education and training. Addresses the issue of women in scientific and technological fields in relation to the traditional gender imbalance.
     Author: SETPOINT Sussex
     Subjects: engineering education, mathematics education, science education worldwide, technology education
     DeweyClass: 373
     Resource type: documents