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You?—Details on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Sept., 32. Communication/Graphic Arts Button, Clare. Pinhole Cameras for Science, Art, and Fun! Dec., 21. Goldsborough, Reid. When Photos Are Too Large. Apr., 12. Karwatka, Dennis. Joseph Niepce and the First Photograph. Aug. 12. Paul Nipkow and 19th Century Television. Oct., 10. Walt Disney and His Multiplane Motion Picture Camera. Jan., 10. Lazaros, Edward J., & Thomas H. Spotts. Teach Graphic Design Basics with PowerPoint. Oct., 21. Nirkirk, Martin. Video Game Programmers Learn to “Pitch.” Nov., 19. Moore, Pam. Career Directions—Animator. May, 30. Career Directions—Camera Operator and Videographer. Sept., 36. Pierce, Alan. Two New Picture-Perfect TV Technologies. Mar., 11. Schwendau, Mark. HDTV—Understanding the New, Dealing with the Old. Mar., 15. Nobe, Michael, Scott Shuler, & Larr y Grosse. Construction Management Program Builds Financial Development from the Ground Up. Aug., 21. Shackelford, Ray, & Michael Fitzgerald. Dome, Sweet Dome—Geodesic Structures Teach Math, Science, and Technology Principles. Sept., 13. Let Your Computer Turn into a Zombie. Nov., 14. Pierce, Alan J. Empowering Children. Dec., 9. School Web Site of the Month. Mar., 27. School Web Site of the Month. May, 25. Technology Education Enter the Fourth Annual Inventors Contest. Aug., 20. Fitzgerald, Mike. Poster Project Maps Out Design Process. Dec., 25. Gonzalez, Dana. STEM in Katrina’s Wake. Mar., 23. Karwatka, Dennis. Denis Papin—An Early Industrial Scientist. Sept., 9. E. I. du Pont and His 19th Century Gunpowder Works. Mar., 10. William C. Coleman and His Gasoline Lantern. Feb., 10. Lazaros, Edward J., & Ray Shackelford. Don’t Throw It Away! Raise Recycling Awareness Through Communications Project. Jan., 19. Pierce, Alan J. DepthX. Nov., 12. Directed Evolution. Jan., 12. Sniffing Dangerous Odors. Oct., 9. Pliskow, Tia. Reaching New Heights in Middle School Science—Straw Tower Competition Builds Student Interest. Jan., 26. These Kids Are Really on the Ball—Inventors Competition Winners. May, 20. Manufacturing/Production Karwatka, Dennis. W. Edwards Deming and Modern Factory Quality Control, May, 12. Massey, Rick. Rollin’ in Style—Students Design Bike-Mounted Skateboard Racks. Jan., 24. Obi, Samuel C. Sure, They Can Build It But . . . Manufacturing Students Need Process Planning Skills. Oct., 17. Wills-Raftery, Dorothy. Technical Studies Lead to Dream Career. Mar., 17. Electricity/Electronics Harman, Charles. Is This Op- Amp Any Good? Lab-Built Checker Removes All Doubt! Dec., 14. Press to Test—Shop-Built BJT Checker Is Easy to Use. Feb., 21. Karns, Robert J. Rock Your Classroom! Use Subwoofers to Teach Electricity and Science. Oct., 13. Pierce, Alan J. Wet Electronics. Aug. 11. Information Technology Goldsborough, Reid. How Serious a Threat Are Computer Viruses?; Other Sources of Computer News and Views. Aug., 14. New Developments in Web Searching. Sept., 11. Phishing Away Your Identity; Deciphering E-Mail Headers. Mar.,12. Questions About Online Identity; Keeping Your Computer Going. Dec., 12. Toward a Universal Library. Feb., 12. Web Design: Balancing Form and Function, May, 11. When Bad Things Happen to Good Computers; Dealing with E-Mail Scams. Jan., 13. When It’s Time to Spring for a Software Upgrade; Lingo for a Techno Age. Oct., 11. Wherefore Art Thou, Yahoo?; Don’t Power & Energy Massiha, G. H., Herbert A. Hebert, & Kuldeep S. Rawat. Help Students Become Wise Energy Consumers. Sept., 29. Moore, Pam. Career Directions—Solar Energy Technician. Aug., 28. Pierce, Alan J. Converting Garbage into Biofuels. May, 13. Roman, Harry T. Here Comes the Sun! Residential Solar Systems Add Up to Savings. Dec., 18. Power Play—Calculating Home Electricity Consumption. Aug., 25. Computer Technology Yang, Baijian. Project Teaches Students to Diagnose an Ailing Windows OS. Nov., 23. Transportation Cassola, Joel. Electrathon Vehicle Competition Draws It All Together. Jan., 15. Howell, Robert T. Road to Success—Service Learning Enhances Tech Ed Experience. May, 14. Karwatka, Dennis. Robert Stephenson and 19th-Century Transportation Technology. Dec., 10. Pierce, Alan. Running in Place Against the Wind. Feb., 12. Seeing Beyond Gasoline-Powered Vehicles. Apr. 10. Construction/Architecture Anderson, Richard. A Bridge to the Future. Apr., 13. Brockman, Timothy M. Career Directions— Project Engineer in the Heavy Construction Industry for Renewable Energy, Apr., 20. Karwatka, Dennis. The Hoosac Tunnel. Apr., 9. Pre-Engineering Roman, Harry T. How Engineers Engineer. Feb., 15. Granlund, George. Balsa Towers Brave ‘Big Buster.’ May, 17. Williamson, Jacob. RC Boats Make Waves! 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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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