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Shop Classes Return -- with a 21st-Century Twist
http://www.edutopia.org/shop-classes-vocational-education-technology
Shop Classes Return -- with a 21st-Century Twist
Students in auto-body shop in the Tucson Unified School District, in Tucson, Arizona, don't just learn how to change oil or hammer out a dent.
They use computer diagnostic equipment to fix cars, and learn the green technologies of hybrid vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells.

Caliper Project
http://www.betadesigns.co.uk/Blog/caliper/
Caliper Project
Finding a good Caliper or measuring tool that is both cross-platform and FREE seems to be quite difficult. PixelPerfect is a good starting point but not really as useful as a real caliper. So i have decided to create myself a CALIPER application for Adobe® AIR
The Calilper floats above other applications on screen and can be used to measure anything on your monitor.

D and T ICT Training for Teachers
http://ecs.lewisham.gov.uk/talent/pricor/dandtsow.htm
Design and Technology ICT Training for Teachers
In Design and Technology ICT can enhance teaching and learning by enabling pupils to ...

Main CAD / CAM area on Shambles
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/DandT_S/CadCam/
Main CAD / CAM area on Shambles

Classroom Architect
http://classroom.4teachers.org/
Classroom Architect
Outline Your Classroom Floor Plan For students, the classroom environment is very important. The size of the classroom and interior areas, the colors of the walls, the type of furniture and flooring, the amount of light, and the room arrangement all influence how students learn.
Using this floor-planning tool, design a floor plan for your classroom. When you click on an item, it will enlarge in proportion to the space. Arrows will allow you to change the position of some items. This tool provides an opportunity for experimentation with the space and layout of your classroom without any heavy lifting! When you have finished, print off your floor plan.
You can now temporarily save up to 5 floorplans at a time.
The floorplans are saved to a cookie on your computer and can only be viewed on this computer. If you want to store a floorplan for your records please print it out.

Develop your design & technology teaching practice using ICT
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/supportpack/
Develop your design & technology teaching practice using ICT using the "ICT Support Pack" (UK 2006) Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)
Here are all the materials you will need to teach design & technology using ICT, from planning and preparation to evaluation.
The Practical Support Pack is an online collection of high quality lesson content, lesson plans, multimedia resources and ICT support materials designed to help teachers develop their teaching practice using ICT.
Step-by-step it gives teaching professionals the opportunity to try out new ideas and new ways of teaching familiar topics in their subject. It also shows the role that ICT can play in achieving learning and teaching objectives.
Includes video case studies
These design & technology modules are linked to the Secondary National Strategy framework for teaching design and technology; the National Curriculum and QCA schemes of work.
They cover the four focus areas: electronics; food technology; materials technology and textiles technology. The approach follows the method and principles of the Secondary National Strategy foundation subjects strand from 'Exchanging and sharing information' to 'Evaluating, testing, data processing, assessment and statistical analysis'.

Squeak (free software)
http://www.squeakland.org/
Squeak (free software)
Squeak is a "media authoring tool"-- software that you can download to your computer and then use to create your own media or share and play with others.
Many students are using Squeak to learn more about how the world works. See children's projects and teacher's comments in School Stuff.
Other "Squeakers" use Squeak to develop games and other forms of online entertainment, while still more are writing software and basing companies on this remarkably powerful scripting language.

Web-based resources in Primary Design & Technology
http://tinyurl.com/3sb98
Using web-based resources in Primary Design & Technology
There are many uses of ICT that are appropriate with design and technology (D&T), and there is an increasing number of web-based resources that can support and enhance learning in this area.

Direct2U : ICT in subject lesson plans
http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/index.php?section=ab&catcode=registration
Direct2U : This service, provided though Naace (UK), is aimed at primary teachers, who can subscribe to receive ICT in subject lesson plans emailed directly to their mailboxes every week
Subscribers can choose to receive plans for a single year group or key stage, or for all years from 1 to 6.
The classroom activities featured will fall into six subject groups: English; Maths; Science; History and Art; Geography and MFL; RE, Music, PE, D&T and ICT.
A different group will be the focus of each week's activities.

Web-based resources in Primary D & T
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Using web-based resources in Primary Design & Technology
There are many uses of ICT that are appropriate with design and technology (D&T), and there is an increasing number of web-based resources that can support and enhance learning in this area.

ICT in schools 2004 : secondary design & technology
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubs.summary&id=3649
ICT in schools 2004 (England) : the impact of government initiatives: secondary design & technology

CAD / CAM in Schools
http://www.cadinschools.org/
CAD / CAM in Schools
The UK DfES have for some time recognised the need to modernise the teaching of design and technology. There are a number of areas in which the government has seen potential for development and one of these has been CAD/CAM.
Aims of the scheme:
- To ensure all secondary schools in the UK have access to CAD/CAM
- In English schools, the Initiative seeks to provide support for the teaching of CAD/CAM at Key Stage 3 and beyond
- To use Pro/DESKTOP software freely provided by PTC to enhance and develop CAD/CAM in UK schools

Hardware and Software in D and T
http://www.ncaction.org.uk/subjects/design/ict-sft.htm
ICT Hardware and Software in Design and Technology

ICT in Design and Technology
http://www.ncaction.org.uk/subjects/design/ict-lrn.htm
ICT in Design and Technology
ICT helps pupils learn in design and technology by stimulating their work, allowing them to accurately manufacture what they have designed, and helping them to manufacture real and quality products with a professional finish. It makes tasks easier and minimises differences between ability levels and previous experiences.
Finally, ICT saves time and resources, which allows pupils time to be creative.