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10 Technology Tips for FACS Educator to use in classroom; 1. [|www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/] This is a FACS site for forums and foundations of facs. It offers information for the teaher to use on food, nutrition and safety. It addresses different areas of the curriculum and offers sites and information to use in lessons as well as out reach sties for family concerns.

2.[|www.cord.org/] The Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to leading change in education. Since 1979, we have created educational tools and innovative programs to empower faculty and prepare students for greater success in careers and higher education. We invite you to navigate our website to learn more about how CORD assists educators across the country and around the globe. This site offers alot of help with writing curriculum, very informative. This really is not something to use in the classroom but to aid in teaching techniques.

3. [] This is a site to assist new teachers reaserch a career in vocational and technical education. It provides ressearch and information about certification and publications in FACS. Not really a useful site for classroom application but it does provide support and information for our career choice.

4. [] There are a variety of freeware software programs that can be beneficial for your classroom. Below are reviews of software programs you can download and use instantly. Enjoy! This site is a goldmine! You'll find a newsletter, graphic, current issues concerning food safety, educational materials and more! This site is certainly worth a visit. Click here....[|Food Safety Education and Consumer Information] This site could be used in the class room great lessons to review and use through the interent based soft ware. Touches on various healt and wellness topics as well as foods.

5. [|www.aafcs.org] This site is the American Association of Family & Consumer Science. A tool for all FACS teachers to utilize. It keeps us in the loop as far as educating students with new and relivent concepts. It is a paid memebership site, Once a paid member you can read information pertaining confrences that you are unable to attend and utilize all the venues of information to teach your class. I am not a paid member but I am working towards joining I think it will help me develop some lessons to teach my students.

__ 6. [sectiondetailid=5283&&PHPSESSID=0c2c3c5db4a78ea24a8bb744d9dc7be9|http://demo.4vqzl21.remote.schoolcenter.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php? sectiondetailid=5283&&PHPSESSID=0c2c3c5db4a78ea24a8bb744d9dc7be9] __ This is a site on designed to assist teachers with topics that are current in relation to consumerism. It is based on our curriculum, has links within the web page that are free. The lessons are simple and fun things to do with your students, Idid enjoy reearching this site.

7. [] This is the U.S. Department of Health and Human services site. It offers current news and information realted to teens. It is great site for current events trgets curreent health and wellness issues pertaiing to teens. I can use this in the computer lab with my students to keep them current also use as a homework assignement to keep them current with the constantly changing news.

8. http:/www.medicinenet.com/teenagers/article.htm This site is designed for teens to gain information about disease control. It is comoputer based learning about issues teens experience acne, STD's, and many more. I think its great way to have students learning through use of reasearch on these topics and be made aware how to handle these situations. A computer lab lesson in the wellness or growth and development unit I can use to differentiate the type of learning being done by my students.

9. [] This site is a tool used by students to research their favorite fast food items and get the facts. I think its a great tool in my classroom, students have a fun time finding facts about their favorite fast food items that they probably eat quite often. Makes them aware of what they are putting into their bodies. Also list current news information in reference to fast food chains.

10. [] This site is great for a child develpoment class. It talks about parenting and Child development. Provides a vast amount of information on child rearing. Has forums and chat areas on child development and health issues in relation to children. Provided qustions and answers when dealing with a child health. Not a classroom application, but could be utilized for research by students in a child development class or TAP class. TAP is teenage pregnancy class offered at high school level and this site will help students answer pre designed questions by the site.