Tech Directions - October 2007 - (Page 3)

contents October 2007 Vol. 67, No. 3 ELECTRICITY/ELECTRONICS 13 Rock Your Classroom!—Use Subwoofers to Teach Electricity and Science By Robert J. Karns School may not seem like the best place to crank up the bass for glass-crackin’ extreme energy, but subwoofers just may make even better teaching and learning tools than they do music makers. MANUFACTURING Build It, But. . . . 17 Sure, They Can Process PlanningManufacturing Students Need Skills By Samuel C. Obi Manufacturing students can learn many skills from a project that simply produces a product, but they benefit even more by learning how to best undertake the project—in other words, from learning effective process planning. page 13 COMMUNICATION PowerPoint 21 Teach Graphic Design Basics withSpotts By Edward J. Lazaros and Thomas H. An inexpensive—but very effective—method for teaching graphic design with commonly available software. SPECIAL FEATURE Teacher Resources 26 Freeannual guide to free resources that Our demonstrate and describe the most effective educational equipment and media for the technology and career and technical education fields. COLUMNS 2 Technically Speaking Susanne Peckham 10 Technology’s Past Dennis Karwatka 5 Direct from Washington 11 Mastering Computers Anne C. Lewis Reid Goldsborough 7 The News Report 29 Product Central Susanne Peckham 32 More than Fun 9 Technology Today Alan Pierce About the cover: Robert Karns and students pose with some of the subwoofers he uses to teach a variety of abstract concepts and principles involved in the study of electricity. Photo courtesy of Robert J. Karns. Cover design by Sharon K. Miller. page 21 www.techdirections.com CONTENTS 3 http://www.techdirections.com

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Tech Directions - October 2007 Technically Speaking Contents Direct from Washington The News Report Technology Today Technology’s Past Mastering Computers Rock Your Classroom!—Use Subwoofers to Teach Electricity and Science Sure, They Can Build It, But. . . . Manufacturing Students Need Process Planning Skills Teach Graphic Design Basics with PowerPoint Free Teacher Resources Product Central More than Fun

Tech Directions - October 2007

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