TY  - BOOK
AU  - Britton, Edward
AU  - Long-Cotty, Bo De; Levenson, Toby
TI  - Bringing technology education into K-8 classrooms : : a guide to curricular resources about the designed world 
SN  - 1-4129-1465-5
AV  - 372.358 B77b 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Thousand Oaks, CA
PB  - Corwin Press : ITEA NSTA Press : WestEd
KW  - Technical education
KW  - Technology
KW  - Study and teaching (Elementary)
N1  - Includes bibliographic references; 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
N2  - "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
ER  -