Using Design In the Classroom (DITC)
You can access DITC content via its three blue tabs and
the items that appear under each when clicked (an alternate
way to navigate DITC is by using the Sitemap,
described below):
helps you set up and navigate DITC
lets you view the six design activities at work in
the classrooms featured in DITC
gives more general information related to the design
process and teaching strategies for supporting student
design
More DITC features can be had by clicking on the gold-bar
links at the top of any page on the site. These include:
- Home
takes you to the Design In The Classroom (DITC) opening
page.
- About
DITC gives
information about the people who have helped make
DITC a reality, and PI contact info.
- Movie
List identified
the key players featured in DITC -- expert teachers,
designers, engineers, and educators.
- Links
gives URLs and access to web sites that are related
to using design activities with students.
- Bibliography
gives listings of articles referenced in DITC by title
or author, with full citation information.
- Movie
Comparison
lets you do side-by-side comparisons of pre-selected
DITC movies, or search through the complete list of
the DITC video collection.
- Site
Map provides
a clickable list that shows all of DITC's pages and
its organization.
- Search
lets you do exact-word searches through DITC' and
its materials.
Under the Using DITC tab, you can learn of ways to get
the most out of DITC. These include:
- Page
Layout provides
an interactive map of the layout and kinds of information
found in a typical DITC page.
- Playing
Movies Find
out how to control and get the most out of playing
DITC's QuickTime movies.
- DITC
in Other Formats
A browser is not the only way to play DITC movies.
Find out about ways to see DITC videos on VHS tapes
and DVD movie disks.
- System
& Software Requirements
gives a summary of what you need to access DITC's
video, and document-based resources.
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