Fingertip Resources for Educational Excellence
F.R.E.E. for the Summer!
As this school year comes to an end, ITEA offers congratulations on a job well done! We’d like to offer you F.R.E.E. for the Summer! – free resources available to you in a click. Best wishes for a restful, enjoyable, and productive summer! ITEA offers a wealth of resources at no charge – some are available to ITEA members only, but many are available to everyone. Here are some of the free resources at your fingertips:
- Inside TIDE - ITEA's cutting-edge electronic newsletter delivers the latest trends and “inside” information to its subscribers. https://www.iteaconnect.org/Forms/insideTIDEform.htm
- Networking Opportunities - Technology Interest Groups, Learning Communities, Professional Facebook Groups. http://www.iteaconnect.org/Networking/networking.htm
- Tech Ed Websites of Teacher Resources - http://www.iteaconnect.org/Resources/tewebsites.htm
- What is Technology Teaching? - http://www.iteaconnect.org/Resources/whatistechteaching.htm
- Why Teach Technology? - http://www.iteaconnect.org/Resources/whyteachtechnology.htm
- Smithsonian and ITEA - Your source for invention and innovation videos from the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center. By incorporating the stories of famous American inventors the Lemelson Center has created this series of video productions for students that explores the nature and history of invention and innovation. http://www.iteaconnect.org/Publications/LemelsonProducts.pdf
- Sample Issues of ITEA journals
- Where To Get A Degree – ITEA University members offering Technology Education degree programs.http://www.iteaconnect.org/Resources/institutionalmembers.htm
- Corporate Member Product Directory - http://www.iteaconnect.org/Marketplace/onlinedirectory.pdf
- ITEA Free Publications (print documents – while supplies last – shipping charges apply) –http://www.iteaconnect.org/Membership/FREEforSummer.pdf
- Standards Publications - http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/Publications/TAA_Publications.html
- ITEA-TfAAP Gallup Polls - Provides valuable, longitudinal data on “What Americans think about technology.” The first Gallup Poll, conducted in 2001, was commissioned by ITEA to find out how Americans view technological literacy. The second ITEA/Gallup Poll survey was conducted in 2004 to validate or question the findings of the first. Funding for the second survey was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Gallup Polls were administered through ITEA’s Technology for All Americans Project. http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/Publications/TAA_Gallup.html
- ITEA PressRoom - Offering newsletter editors and other interested parties press releases, ads, images, promotional videos, and presentations that relate to ITEA's benefits, publications, and professional development. They are free to use in your publications, on your website or anywhere you think they would be beneficial to teachers. http://www.iteaconnect.org/Resources/PressRoom/pressroom.htm
- Technological Literacy: An Educational Imperative – A brochure outlining why teaching technology literacy is important for today’s students. http://www.iteaconnect.org/AboutITEA/AdvocacyBro08.pdf
The Technology Teacher - ITEA's flagship journal is geared to K-12 technology educators as well as university teacher educators. A free subscription is included with membership but you can access a sample copy here:http://www.iteaconnect.org/Publications/ttt.htm
Technology and Children - Winner of ASAE's Gold Circle Award for Most Improved Journal and produced four times each school year, Technology and Children is a dynamic, practical journal for anyone interested in technological literacy in Grades K-6. http://www.iteaconnect.org/Publications/t&c.htm ="" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; ">
Technology for All Americans: A Rationale and Structure for the Study of Technology
Exploring Technology
Foundations of Technology
Invention and Innovation
Engineering Design
Future Technology Teachers
Road Maps: Perspectives for Excellence in Technology Education Programs
Designing and Learning in the Elementary School
Technology Learning Activities II
Standards for Technological Literacy Summary
Advancing Excellence in Technological Literacy Summary
Technological Literacy Standards Briefings “Promoting Technological Literacy for All” videos
Technological Literacy Standards:
Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology (STL)
Advancing Excellence in Technological Literacy: Student Assessment,
Professional Development, and Program Standards (AETL)
Addenda to the Standards:
Realizing Excellence: Structuring Technology Programs
Measuring Progress: Assessing Students for Technological Literacy
Planning Learning: Developing Technology Curricula
Developing Professionals: Preparing Technology Teachers
