TEAP Online Newsletter

 Volume 2, No. 10 - October 2004

Dear Technology Educators & TEAP Members,

Welcome to the October "Pre-Conference" edition of TEAP-Online Newsletter! This Newsletter does contain some conference information, but be sure to check out our website for specific details concerning Special Interest Sessions and Speakers!

Wanted: Tech Showcase Participants!

Please consider sharing one of your favorite lessons with other teachers at the Technology Showcase Thursday afternoon. This is a low-key, easy way to swap ideas with others.  It will take place on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 at 1:00 PM and concluding at 4:30. Should you know of someone that might be interested please direct them to our website for information!  We are looking forward to hearing from individuals like you, who do a great job with activities that are innovative, fun and rewarding.

Please contact Ed Frescoln at FrescolnE@tesd.k12.pa.us or by phone at 610-793-6866 (home) or 610-240-1200 ext. 2211 (work) by Nov. 1st if you are interested!

On another note, all of the details concerning this years TEAP Conference are now available on our website at www.teap-online.org/conference. Just a reminder, Pre-Conference Registration ended on October 22nd, if you are still interested, please feel free to register on site at a cost of $45.00 in addition to membership fees if you are not currently up to date on your membership. Please be aware we are not able to take credit cards so please come prepared with either cash or check! See you at the conference!


Coming Soon.... The New TEAP-Online Version 3.0!

The new TEAP-Online is currently in the test phases, and should be ready for a public launch by the middle to end of November. This site will include a great deal of new information such as information concerning Grants and Scholarships and Professional Development as well as a more interactive and easy to use navigation system. The new website will also include a search feature providing the ability to search the entire site for the information you are seeking! If you would like to learn more about the process undertaken to redesign and refurbish our association website, as well as get a sneak peek at the future of our associations home on the web, be sure to attend Thursday's Special Interest Session "Sneak Peek: TEAP Webpage V3.0" in the Senate Board room at 1:00pm.


TEAP Connections E-Mentoring Program

TEAP Connections (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEAP-Connections) is a new initiative of the Technology Education Association of Pennsylvania to provide mentors for new and future technology educators. If you are a new teacher, or know someone who is interested in becoming a Technology Educator in the future who is seeking advice from experienced teachers in the field, please consider joining this group! Please contact Judy Hawthorn for more information jhawthorn@wssd.k12.pa.us.


Great Sites Online!

Below are a large list of online resources that may be useful to you in your day to day classroom activities. This months list includes some great online activity resources that are related to woodworking and more materials based activities . Thanks to Jeff for passed along these great resources us for inclusion on this months list! If you have any suggestions to be added to this area of the newsletter each month, please forward them at your convenience... 

 

A parallel, object-orientated control language designed to introduce the ideas of control technology and robotics.
Actor-lab was designed to make the teaching of control technology possible in classroom settings where, after a general introduction by the teacher, year 5-7 children work by themselves in small groups with only peer support. There is a version for both Mac OS 9 and X as well as PC.
 
Here you will find some of the free woodworking plans to be available on the net. This list is far from complete, but it will help you find all sorts of free information
 
Free Woodworking Plans - http://www.freeww.com/
Free woodworking plans aims to bring you the largest selection of free woodworking plans, free furniture plans, scroll saw plans with blueprints, instructions, supply lists and complete directions that you can download direct to your printer. If you are looking for woodworking plans to purchase you can take advantage of our instant downloadable plans and mail-order plans.
 
Hundreds of woodworking plans for outdoor and backyard furniture, buildings and so much more. If it can fit in your backyard, you should be able to find a woodworking plan for it here!
 
Free Wood Puzzles - http://www.freewoodpuzzles.com/
Kids never seem to tire of playing with puzzles over and over. And these chunky pieces are perfect even for the smallest hands. Children just love the bold, colorful
images of the animal puzzles. And everyone loves free scroll saw plans! So pull out your scroll saw and get started! This site also offer an interesting mix of free woodworking plans for children's furniture, rocking horse plans and toybox plans, outdoor plans for kids and other games and wooden toy plans.

 
Plans Now - http://www.plansnow.com/
Woodworking project plans from Woodsmith, ShopNotes, and Workbench magazines ready for immediate download to your computer!
 
Trellis Craft - http://www.trelliscraft.com/
Enhance your deck, patio, and garden with your own copper pipe creations. Make copper trellises, arches, arbors, obelisks, and spirals. Make copper plant stands, plant shelves, trellises for pots, and row cover supports. It's easy!

Yahoo! Groups

Please consider joining one of the TEAP-Online Yahoo-Groups. These services provide members with the ability upload files, and chat using Yahoo chat services, as well as providing another form of communication for your the members of our association. To join please visit the group websites at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEAP_Online/ and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEAP-Connections/

If you have additional questions or items to include in the next TEAP-Online Newsletter, please email us at TEAP-News with the subject header: TEAP-News Items. In your email, please include your name, school name, and your email address in addition to the newsworthy item. Please feel free to also send us links to useful online resources if you have any not included at TEAP-Online for the benefit of it's members! Please contact us if you no longer want to receive these newsletters.
 

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