TEAP Online Newsletter

Dear Technology Educators & TEAP Members,

Welcome to the June edition of TEAP-Online Newsletter! First and foremost I would like to apologize for the lack of a "May Edition" of this newsletter. This newsletter includes a little something extra (the first item to be specific) to make up for lost time! Without further ado, here is this months newsletter!

Attention ITEA Members!

Do you have a friend or colleague who might be interested in becoming an ITEA member? Now is the time! Paxton/Patterson is partnering with ITEA to offer the best membership opportunity in ITEA’s history! First-time members can become ITEA Professional Members for the unprecedented low price of only $25! This is a $45 savings for the first year of ITEA membership! Paxton/Patterson believes in the future of ITEA and is so committed to the field of technology education that it will subsidize new Professional memberships for the first year.

ITEA values it's current members and will continue to provide the highest level of professional benefits and services, but at the same time they are looking for new members to expand and grow the association and provide an even stronger voice for technology education. Through this growth, ITEA will be able to offer even more to ALL members.

As part of their professional membership, first-time members will receive:

Professional liability insurance coverage in the amount of $250,000 that can be upgraded to $1M or $2M for only $25 or $40.
Eight issues of The Technology Teacher, the leading professional journal of technology education
24-hour electronic feedback and connection to online resources to help with any professional question or classroom need.
Discounts on ITEA publications and conference registration.

Let your friends and colleagues know about this great offer today! Tell them that they can now join online (click on the Paxton/Patterson link on ITEA’s homepage at (www.iteawww.org) or contact iteambrs@iris.org for additional information.

FREE CircuitMaker Student Version available for download

This is a little tidbit of information which was originally posted on the ITEAGarden Listserv.... Sounds like a great opportunity!

"CircuitMaker 2000 is your Virtual Electronics Lab, allowing you to design, simulate and output your printed circuit board designs."

"Exceptional ease of use and tight integration means you'll spend less time learning the software and more time designing. What's more, CircuitMaker 2000 gives you all the features of professional, high-end software at a fraction of the cost."
http://www.circuitmaker.com/

Are You Willing to test your own "Fear Factor" at the 2004 TEAP Conference?!

Without a doubt there are a whole lot of you out there in Pennsylvania who do some outstanding things in your classroom that your colleagues throughout the state would benefit from seeing. Why not then showing off your talents and expertise by presenting at this years conference. I know it doesn't involve eating disgusting things, or being immersed in who knows what, and you won't win a million dollars....but you can share what you do and how you do it with colleagues from our great state as well as states throughout the country. The application has been available on the 2004 Conference page. There is still time to get in on the action, with time slots still available but going fast!

Please, consider presenting at this years conference. You may also want to consider presenting at the 2004 Tech Fest, watch the website and future newsletters for information concerning how to get involved in this great forum for Technology Educators!

Another Online Lesson Plans Resource from ACTE!

The web address for another great database of Technology Education lesson plans has been passed along by our own TEAP Immediate Past President Joanne Trombley. Brought to you by the wonderful people at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), this page has a variety of lessons plans that would fit well into any technology education classroom. This web address for this resource is http://www.acteonline.org/resource_center/lpl/tech.cfm. Be sure to check out this source as well as our own TEAP Lesson Plan page. If you are daring enough, please feel free to submit your own plans for inclusion on the TEAP page!

Great Sites Online!

Below are links to some other great online resources that may be useful to you in your day to day classroom activities. If you have any suggestions to be added to this area of the newsletter each month, please forward them at your convenience... There are a few extras this month, and trust me when I say they are some of the best resources yet!

- National Interscholastic Motorsports Association - http://www.nimainc.com/
The vision of NIMA is to help create a system of high school kart-racing teams that allow students to feel pride themselves, feel pride in their schools and communities, and apply their skills in a competitive sport. NIMA hopes to eventually increase participation until nearly every pubic school district in the United States has at least one kart-racing team.

- Lemelson-MIT Invention Dimension - http://web.mit.edu/invent/
The Lemelson-MIT Program celebrates those inventors who have turned their ideas into accomplishments. They foster an enthusiasm for asking—and answering—the questions that change lives. Learn how the programs acclaimed awards and outreach programs inspire the next generation of inventors, and explore the unique Invention Dimension.

- Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Lemelson Center - http://www.si.edu/lemelson
Building on the unique resources of the National Museum of American History, the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation seeks innovative ways to (1)Record the past, by preserving and increasing access to records and artifacts; (2) Broaden our understanding of history, through research, discussion, and dissemination of ideas; and (3) Look towards the future, by developing programs aimed at engaging young people in the study and exploration of invention and innovation.

- NASA's Robotics Education Project- http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/competitions.htm
REP seeks to "contribute to the future exploration of our Solar System through the development of an educated robotics technology workforce". To achieve this goal, REP uses NASA's inspiring missions, unique facilities, and specialized work force in conjunction with the best emerging technologies to enhance the public's scientific and technical familiarity, competence, and literacy.

Yahoo! Groups

Please consider joining the TEAP-Online Yahoo-Group. This service provides it's 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. For more information visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEAP_Online.

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