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contents COMMUNICATION 15 HDTV—Understanding the New, Dealing with the Old By Mark Schwendau By February 17, 2009, the United States will have completed the analog-to-digital television conversion. Here are details on the technology involved in HDTV, equipment options, and concerns related to the disposal of hundreds of millions of out-dated analog sets. March 2008 Vol. 67, No. 8 CNC Studies Lead 17 Technical Gary Suraci to Dream Career By Computer design/manufacturing courses help a student land his “dream job” at Orange County Choppers, the custom motorcycle producer of American Choppers fame. STEM 23 STEM Progress in Katrina’s Wake By Dana Gonzalez page 15 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION/CAD 19 Fill and Fund Your CAD Classroom with These Exciting Strategies By James Ruble A variety of extremely successful strategies for recruiting and retaining students, boosting funding, and providing the most effective training and real-world work experience. Hurricane Katrina’s devastating destruction of educational infrastructure and resources has facilitated a rapid transformation in New Orleans’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY of 27 School Web Sitethe the Month month’s Tech A detailed look at winner of this Direction School Web Site of the Month competition. SPECIAL FEATURE 28 Spring Spotlight equipment, supplies, and media A selection of excellent to make your teaching efforts easier and more effective. COLUMNS 2 Technically Speaking Susanne Peckham 10 Technology’s Past Dennis Karwatka 5 Direct from Washington Anne C. Lewis 11 Technology Today Alan Pierce 9 The News Report Susanne Peckham 12 Mastering Computers Reid Goldsborough 32 More than Fun About the cover: On a visit to Ulster BOCES, Orange County Choppers machinist Ty Kropp and his former computer design/manufacturing technology instructor, Mark Harris, review a program on a machine at the school’s Career & Technical Center. Cover photo courtesy of Gary Suraci. Cover design by Sharon K. Miller. page 19 www.techdirections.com CONTENTS 3 http://www.techdirections.com

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Tech Directions - March 2008 Technically Speaking Contents Direct from Washington The News Report Technology’s Past Technology Today Mastering Computers HDTV—Understanding the New, Dealing with the Old Technical Studies Lead to Dream Career Fill and Fund Your CAD Classroom with These Exciting Strategies STEM Progress in Katrina’s Wake School Web Site of the Month Spring Spotlight More than Fun

Tech Directions - March 2008

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