http://mstdesign.edublogs.org Learning in Action! Tue, 06 May 2008 17:46:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en May 6th offered the opportunity for a show and tell with L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Exeutive. Big Ideas: In planning for our future- develop 6 or more themes that we can ask for support from the county as offered by our visitor, L.Brooks Patterson. www.emergingsectors.org sustainability, "smart" materials, biotechnology, renewable energy, green ... http://mstdesign.edublogs.org/2008/05/06/resources-from-may-6th-meeting/ This is the way that you can embed a file in theblog Go to "write a post" and scroll down to the upload window. Browse for your file and follow instructions and it will appar as a link like this. Energy Jammers Rubric http://mstdesign.edublogs.org/2008/05/06/embedding-files-in-a-blog-post/ It sort of looks the same to me as when I am logged on as an administrator but I don't have the ability to change things about the site itself. I just tried to include a picture with this post but I need the url to do that....things that make ... http://mstdesign.edublogs.org/2008/04/15/this-is-me-making-a-post-as-a-contributor/ Design and technological studies is the dimension of school that involves an integration of processes, concepts, academic knowledge and skills, by connecting learning through design to the world beyond the classroom.  Design and technological studies provides exciting experiences that students view as meaningful. For assistance with program development:         ·      Curriculum    ·       Instruction         ·       Program ... http://mstdesign.edublogs.org/2008/04/15/what-is-design-and-technological-studies-anyway/ A great video clip on the design and development of athletic wheel chairs. Part of Wired Science from PBS http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/140-hot_wheels.html http://mstdesign.edublogs.org/2008/03/18/how-wheels-mst-and-wheel-chairs/ As administrator of this blog, I will invite you each to join as a "contributor". Once you have signed in as a contributor, you will be able to upload files etc. Thanks for participating! Gina Sartor http://mstdesign.edublogs.org/2008/03/13/you-will-get-an-invitation-to-join-soon/ A optimistic day! So many resources that we are learning to share with each other. I am going to try the embedding of video. At this point, you can only comment but I will make everyone a contibutor soon. Here are some notes from our meeting: bloglines.com is a way to keep ... http://mstdesign.edublogs.org/2008/03/13/mst-meeting-march-13-2008/ STEM Education Coalition: http://www.stemedcoalition.org/ Tech Tally: Approaches to Assessing Technological Literacy www.nap.edu Technically Speaking: Why all Americans need to know more about technology www.nap.edu Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology www.iteaconnect.org National Educational Technology Standards for Students: www.iste.org Learning Institute for Technology Education/LITE: www.litesource.org  http://mstdesign.edublogs.org/2008/01/29/a-few-resources-from-jeff-bush-at-oakland-county/ Isn't it just the place where you make cool stuff? The ITEA is the International Technology Education Assoc. and they have published the standards and benchmarks that have re-defined how tech ed is delivered across the country. To see more about the details of the association, follow the link. http://mstdesign.edublogs.org/2008/01/29/shop-class-has-benchmarks/ Just one of many approaches-add details about your favorite. http://mstdesign.edublogs.org/2008/01/29/making-a-catapult/