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during the Look Back phase. Kulawik notes that the Evaluation phase must be ongoing during site development, with changes made accordingly. If students wait till the end, “IT’S TOO LATE! Nothing is worse than a web site that is difﬁcult to navigate or has dead end links.” When asked about his web background and that of his students, Kulawik commented, “This is my 29th year teaching industrial arts/ technology education and I consider myself an “old school guy.” I have never taken an organized web design class. But thanks to the Internet, I know where to look to ﬁnd the information I need and I teach this to my students.” He added, “Throughout my career, I have learned quite a bit from my students, and that happened here too. We learn together and that’s what makes an activity like this fun! At the beginning of the project, most of the students had very little knowledge of web page development. They followed my guidance to get started. We learned a lot as we found out more and more about the wonder situations. They have learned to work of the Internet!” together as a group, how to stand up Kulawik has very positive comfor their ideas but also compromise ments about the beneﬁts of his stuwhen others have good ideas too, dents’ work on the site: “The web site has allowed people from around the world to see the great things that we do at Mooresville Middle School. I came away from this activity knowing that my students learned a lot about creating an award-winning web site, but more The Cyberspace team (left to right): Kaitlyn Nilsen, important was Morgan Syverson, Zachary Friss, Megan Pasko, the fact that they and Adrienne Brown learned a lot about life. The students involved can take and ﬁnish what they have started. pride in their accomplishments, The Cyberspace team entered their knowing they have provided a service web site at the North Carolina TSA to our school and the community. State Conference claiming ﬁrst place, They have learned lifelong skills that and ﬁfth place at the TSA National they will be able to apply in many Conference in Orlando, FL.” It’s that time again . . . Renew your subscription NOW to make sure you don’t miss any issues of techdirections! www.techdirections.com/html/ subscription_request.html If you’ve already renewed this school year, you’re all set! www.techdirections.com WEB SITE OF THE MONTH 25 http://www.techdirections.com/html/subscription_request.html http://www.techdirections.com/html/subscription_request.html http://www.techdirections.com

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Tech Directions - December 2008 Contents Advertisers Index Technically Speaking Direct from Washington The Report Technology Today Technology’s Past Mastering Computers Digital Portfolios—Powerful Marketing Tool for Communication Students Choosing the Right CC Welding Unit—Student Success Depends on It Think Green—Increasing Awareness of Garbage and Recycling Think Green—Teach Students Smart Ways to Reduce Home Energy Use Go International! Build a Simplified Shortwave Receiver Mooresville Middle School Snags Web Site of the Month Gifts for Geeks More than Fun

Tech Directions - December 2008

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