Bringing Technology Education Into K (8) Classrooms: A Guide to Curricular Resources About the Designed World

In this era of technological and social transition, when chances are very good students in grades K-8 are more adept at using certain technologies than their teachers, one of the primary responsibilities of the aforesaid teachers is to become technically competent, a task that includes mastery of both hardware and software products at the theoretical and pragmatic levels. This review of technology curriculum materials brings teachers up-to-date on such issues as the Standards for Technological Literacy, collaborative efforts between science and technology educators, and methods of comparing and using curriculum reviews not only in this text but also when reading manufacturers' literature. Reviewers evaluate core technology products, cross-curricular products and supplemental products, and include web sites and other informal resources such as compendiums and encyclopedias. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR