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Career Exploration Tools Guide A variety of excellent curriculums, activities, software, tools, equipment, and more to support career exploration with your students. Assisting Tomorrow’s Software Engineers Reaching out to students and the academic community to provide both career awareness and career preparation. DELMIA offers local schools, community colleges, and universities the opportunity to enrich engineering curriculum with the same leading-edge software technology used by top OEMs. DELMIA makes this available through a special partner program that provides software, support, upgrades, and training, as well as the willingness to support our partners in curricular implementation and industry relationships. Online Career Resource Center In partnership with McGraw Hill Construction, NCCER now offers an online job board and resume database built exclusively for the construction industry. Your students can post their resumes and showcase their NCCER credentials, plus search for construction jobs. The Online Career Center also provides construction wage information, an industry career path, cool videos, career profiles, and links for teachers and students researching careers in the construction industry. DELMIA Academics • 800-382-3199 www.plmv5.com/academic NCCER • 888.622.3720 • careers.nccer.org Don’t Train Our Future Engineers with Toys! The GEARS Invention & Design System (IDS) is considered the most robust robotics kit available to educators. The GEARS IDS includes real industry-grade components: gear-head motors, pneumatics, heavy-duty structural components, and 12 volt system. It is designed to take the rigors of classrooms, summer camps, and outreach programs. GEARS—the original American-made robotics and mechatronics kit. Free projects and curriculum with purchase. Who Do Students Turn To When Making Career Decisions? YOU! The Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) has resources to help you and your students explore . . . assess . . . and experience engineering. EXPLORE: Visit our Web site, sign up for our free online newsletter, and start to explore engineering. ASSESS: Help your students identify their likes and dislikes and determine readiness for engineering study in college. EXPERIENCE: There’s nothing like the real thing! Participate in one of JETS competitions and give your students a lifechanging experience. GEARS Educational Systems, LLC 781-878-1512 • www.gearseds.com JETS • 703-548-5387 info@jets.org • www.jets.org 28 techdirections ◆ MAY 2008 http://www.plmv5.com/academic http://www.plmv5.com/academic http://careers.nccer.org http://www.jets.org http://www.gearseds.com http://www.jets.org

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Tech Directions - May 2008 Contents Technically Speaking Direct from Washington The News Report Mastering Computers Technology's Past Technology Today Road to Success - Service Learning Enhances Tech Ed Experience Balsa Tower Walls Brave 'Big Buster' These Kids Are Really on the Ball - Inventors Competition Winners School Web Site of the Month Animator Career Exploration Tools Guide Index to Volume 67 More than Fun

Tech Directions - May 2008

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