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xiv, 302 p.: ill. 28 cm. "This guide is the first independent review of curriculum materials for technology. In Bringing Technology Education Into K-8 Classrooms, authors Edward Britton, Bo De Long-Cotty, and Toby Levenson provide a practical guide to the latest technology textbooks and integrated resources (including technology and supplementary resources) and descriptions of more than 100 informal resources. The guide fully describes the What this book can do for you -- PART I: REVIEWING CURRICULUM MATERIALS IN TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: The importance of technology education -- Encouraging collaboration between science and technology education -- How to understand and use the curriculum reviews -- PART II: COMPARING CURRICULAR MATERIALS: WHAT MATTERS MOST: Content: standards-based or standards-referenced -- Quality of student activities -- Teacher support, assessment, and other pedagogical features -- PART III: REVIEWS, ANALYSES, AND SAMPLES OF INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS: Core technology products -- Cross-curricular products --Supplemental products -- Web sites and other informal resources -- Appendix A: More benchmark-level analyses -- Appendix B: A little more about methods. Edward Britton. Includes bibliographic references English Technical education Technology Study and teaching (Elementary) 372.358 B77b 1-4129-1465-5 251212 20260803094041.0