Silicon Valley StRUT (Students Recycling Used Technology)

Engineering Technology and Computer Technology education  are a very important piece in this everchanging world where computers are used everywhere and are accepted as part of our daily lives.  To be knowledgeble and informed about the internals workings of computers, about useful application softwares, and various engineering technology areas is a must to keep from "falling behind" in the technology curve. 

For general knowledge on any subject area that is understandable and not be overburden with details, I recommend going to Wikipedia website.  I have found the website to be very current and useful with lots of good information for the non-technical person as well as the technical person.

STRUT Curriculum Devleopment:   

Each StRUT region and site typically develop their own curriculum based on their specific needs. The following resources are available to assist StRUT sites in developing a quality curriciulm for their site.
 

Useful Recommended Web Sites:
Computer Technology, 6 week, "StRUT" module

International Technology Education Association
ITEA international standards (Grade School)

StRUT Educational Outcomes

If you want to know more about computers, check out the following books:

PC Upgrade and Repair Simplified - 2nd Edition
by Paul Whitehead (Author), IDG Books, Foster City (Middle School)

The Complete Computer Repair Textbook
by Cheryl Schmidt, Kate Kelly (Editor), Donna M. Tucker
(High School)