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Upgrading Business with Computer and Network Technologies
No full textThe ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode visits Dell, where technology careers abound, and hear from a Network Advisor how she helps her clients do their jobs more efficiently. The video runs 3:29 and visitors can explore related videos for more information
Mapping the Past and Present Through GIS
No full textThe ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. In this episode of ATETV, take a walk outside with a instructor and students who are plotting maps and using GIS to help one community preserve history. Running time for the full episode of this streaming video is 3:10
Pedagogy in Action: the SERC portal for Educators
No full textThe Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College is a source of excellent classroom resources, including lesson plans on science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and more. This module takes a look at the undergraduate research experience. Instructors looking to more deeply engage their undergrads are using collaborative research projects to advance student knowledge and allow students hands-on, experiential learning. This page provides information about this teaching method, several examples of classroom projects and a bibliography of references and resources on undergraduate research
Hydrophobic MP4.mov
No full textThis YouTube video, created by Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), demonstrates hydrophobic properties through an experiment with a Tuscan kale leaf. "To illustrate the self-cleaning property of a hydrophobic surface, red chile powder is sprinkled on the leaf's surface. Such properties are being studied for their applications in micro and nanotechnology." Further resources can be found on the SCME website.Â
Surface Micromachining Overview
No full textThis YouTube video, created by Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), introduces the viewer to the concept of surface micromachining. The lecture runs for 7:25 seconds and covers "overview of the surface micromachining processes used to fabricate micro-sized devices such as cantilevers, gears, accelerometers, digital mirrors and switches." More information can be found on the SCME website.Â
Research!America
No full textThe website of this "not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance committed to making research to improve health a higher national priority" has links to tools expressly for visitors who are the "Public," "Researchers," members of "Congress," or from the "Media." Visitors can find the "Tools For" menu on the right side of any page. Visitors to the site shouldn't leave here without reading the award-winning newsletter "The Research Advocate," which can be found under the "Polls & Publications" tab. If visitors enjoyed the newsletter, they can elect to receive it via e-mail. The "Resource Library," also under the Polls & Publication tab, can be browsed by topic or type of resource including public opinion poll, transcript, fact sheet, and more. The topics covered here range from "Mental Health Research" to "Innovation/Competitiveness."
Agricultural Technology Student: Water Management & GPS/GIS
No full textIn this 4:15 video adapted from Pathways to Technology, learn how one person turned a job-ending injury into an opportunity to build a new career. When Richard Guider lost his arm in an industrial accident, he needed to find new career opportunities. He began by attending community college, where he studied agricultural technology and water management. In school, he learned that a job can be more than just a way to earn a paycheckâit can help make a difference in the world, for example, by keeping the fishing holes he loves free of pollution. The video is accompanied by a background essay, standards alignment, and discussion questions. Users who sign up for a free account can download the video as well
Engineering Technology: Electronic Maintenance Engineer
No full textIn this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, youâll learn about the role of an electronic maintenance technician, and see how this important position keeps the machines in a factory moving. Community college graduate Brad Richardson always liked taking things apart to see how they work, and his job at Tupperware gives him that satisfaction. Brad describes what brought him to study engineering, and what he does in his career. The video runs 3:03 and is accompanied by a background essay, standards alignment, and discussion questions. Users who sign up for a free account can save the resource and download the video as well
Information Technology: Training & Careers
No full textIn this video excerpted from Pathways to Technology, you'll learn about the wide range of jobs that an information technology (IT) degree can make possible. From PCs to smartphones to cars, almost every tool we use today has computer technology embedded in it. The IT specialist is the person who keeps those computers operating and finds ways to make them run faster and more smoothly, so we can all get our work done.The video runs 1:37 and is accompanied by a background essay, standards alignment, and discussion questions. Users who sign up for a free account can save the resource and download the video as well
Marine Technology: Training & Careers
No full textIn this video from Pathways to Technology, learn about the field of marine technology. The ocean is crucial to human life, so it is important to understand the ocean and the challenges it faces today. From mapping the ocean floor to tracking fish populations to monitoring pollution, marine technicians help generate and gather information about whatâs happening in the ocean for the benefit of those back on land and the organisms that live in the sea.The video runs 1:21 and is accompanied by a background essay, standards alignment, and discussion questions. Users who sign up for a free account can save the resource and download the video as well