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1 Appendix D: Resources Introduction URL s There are numerous resources available related to communications technology and technology education. The authorized texts for the course offer a solid foundation for the concepts presented and they offer suggestions for student activities and assessment. The authorized texts are: Technology Interactions (Harms and Swernofsky) student edition (class set of 15 copies) Technology Interactions - Teacher s Resource Guide (Harms, Swernofsky et al) (1 copy) Design and Problem Solving in Technology (Hutchinson, Karsnitz) student edition (teacher reference copy) (1 copy) The Internet provides a rich and exhaustive database of information that both the teacher and student can use as resources for the course. Included in this appendix is a listing of URL s for web sites that contain information applicable for the Communications Technology course. Please note that the Internet is dynamic, it is constantly changing and evolving and it may be possible that some of the URL s given may not be accurate at some point in the future. Teachers are encouraged to visit the sites listed and conduct their own Internet searches to supplement. Students will also benefit from utilizing the Internet, one of the best communication technology tools in the world, and will be able to apply some of their understanding of the concepts in the course to it. The URL s listed are organized according to discrete course topics. It should be noted that many of the web sites identified can be used as information sources for many of the topics; web sites should be revisited for additional information related to subsequent topic coverage. The web sites listed are just a sampling of available online web sites dealing with communications technology topics. Further Internet searching is encouraged. Grade 7 Communications Technology Module D-1

The authorized texts are: Technology Interactions (Harms and Swernofsky) student edition (class set of 15 copies) Technology Interactions - Teacher s Resource Guide (Harms, Swernofsky et al) (1 copy)

2 Communications History Sites The Media History Project The Development of International Telecommunications in the Victorian Era The Smithsonian Institution Internet Timeline The Computer Museum History Center Get Ready for Digital Convergence: A Primer on Life in the Twenty-First Century Graphic Design Sites Graphic Design Links Graphic Design Portal Graphic Design Web Site (EastWest Project) Graphic Design Basics Grantastic Design Glossary D-2 Grade 7 Communications Technology Module

computerhistory.org/ Get Ready for Digital Convergence: A Primer on Life in the Twenty-First Century http://www.emcp.com/intro_pc/reading7.

3 Graphic Designers Paradise Graphics Software Corel Draw Suite Adobe Photoshop Paint Shop Pro Software Download Site Graphics Tutorials Corel Draw and PhotoPaint Tutorials Graphics Unleashed - Listing of many graphics tutorials GrafX Design Tutorials Corel Designer.com Web Site Linecraft Grafics Tutorials Graphix Land Tutorials Grade 7 Communications Technology Module D-3

com/tutorials.htm Graphics Unleashed - Listing of many graphics tutorials http://www.unleash.com/tipstricks/ GrafX Design Tutorials http://www.grafx-design.com/tutorials.html Corel Designer.

4 Corel PhotoPaint Tutorials photopaint/ Corel Draw Tips Corel Draw Users Page HTML and Web Site Development Sites Yale s Web Style Guide Standardly Speaking About HTML Creating Graphics for the Web Dmitry s Design Lab Web Page Design for Designers Web Design Tips HTML: 8 Lessons for Beginners Writing HTML - Tutorials for Teachers D-4 Grade 7 Communications Technology Module

html Standardly Speaking About HTML http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/tut0.html Creating Graphics for the Web http://www.widearea.co.uk/designer/index.html Dmitry s Design Lab http://www.

5 All-HTML Tutorials for Beginners Technology Education Sites International Technology Education Association (ITEA) Various Topical Sites Can Copy Web Site The Discovery Channel Canada s web site High-Tech Online Dictionary index.html How Stuff Works Online Dictionary of Computing Grade 7 Communications Technology Module D-5

org/ Various Topical Sites Can Copy Web Site http://www.cancopy.com/ The Discovery Channel Canada s web site http://www.discovery.

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