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Hill, Roger B. – Technology Teacher, 2004
The rate of innovation and change impacting technology education communication systems instruction has been vigorous for longer than most people can remember. Trends have included analog systems being replaced by digital systems, integration of networks and system devices, computerization, optical storage, and wireless transmission of data. The…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Education, Technological Literacy, Computer Software

Geissler, Jason; Knott, Patrick J.; Vazquez, Matthew R.; Wright, John R., Jr. – Technology Teacher, 2004
Robots make a wonderful context for teaching students about many concepts important to technological literacy. They can provide an authentic context and produce high levels of motivation. According to Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology (STL) (ITEA, 2000, 2002), there are six core concepts that should be…
Descriptors: Robotics, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Technological Literacy

Deal, Walter F., III – Technology Teacher, 2004
A visit to most any technology education laboratory or classroom will reveal that computers, software, and multimedia software are rapidly becoming a mainstay in learning about technology and technological literacy. Almost all technology labs have at least several computers dedicated to specialized software or hardware such as Computer-aided…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Technological Literacy