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Inside this latest issue of the DTTO Bulletin you will find articles
covering many different topics.
Curriculum:
Programme Status, Two different writers Chris MacNaughton (Keewatin-Patricia District School Board)
and Judy Bremner (Lambton County Roman Catholic Separate School Board provide a look at how two different school
boards are handling technology education.
Safety: The Drill Press, is a complete guide to the safe use of this potentially dangerous piece of
equipment. Diagrams and charts, presented, may be photocopied for classroom use.
Why Technology? - by Christine Yeh is an article which will help you to justify, to your board members
and parents, why technology should be taught in our schools.
Team Marvelous and 2001 V-Tech Team -Don't miss these two articles to discover how two teams worked together
to enter the Cybernetic Landwalker Challenge.
USFIRST Rookie Team Tips 101, offers step by step helpful suggestions for putting together a team
for the USfirst Robotic Challenge.
Project Ideas:
The following articles feature a variety of projects for various grade levels.
Applied Mechanical Motion Acivities: Lever Action - Animals in Action (Sandy Szeto),
will make teaching this unit an exciting challenge for all students.
Forces and Movement: The Wind Machine (Rene Schmidt) will meet these expectations.
Control Systems: Motor Project - Teacher Aid Package (Christine Yeh) provides an exciting idea for
teaching this strand of the S&T document.
