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Automotive and transportation technology Career advantage Complete career & techincal education library ; Volume 1 Diesel Engine Technology and Service Digital divide : teachers, technology, and the classroom Get into textiles Laser technology Math in technology Principles of flight Science and music (New York, N.Y.)Summary: The objective of surgical skin preparation is to cleanse and disinfect the epidermis while defending against rebound microbial growth. This program provides information on effective surgical asepsis by demonstrating, in a hospital environment, the three stages of surgical skin preparation: initial skin prep in the patient's room, preoperative skin prep in the surgical holding area, and final...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Over the course of just a couple of decades, technology has totally transformed the workplace-and the world. This program talks tech with a webmaster, a multimedia specialist, a computer-aided drafter/designer, a network/systems administrator, a cybersecurity expert, and a computer repair technician-a few of the people working with today's high-end hardware and software to shape the present and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program explores emerging technologies that are revolutionizing how surgeons perform operations and deliver critical care. Featured modalities include the gamma knife, a viable alternative to invasive brain surgery for a growing list of conditions, as well as telementoring and robotic surgery, high-tech approaches to delivering specialized healthcare to remote regions. Clinical footage...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Utilizing the principles of Universal Design for Learning, this program takes viewers into classrooms where low- to mid-tech AT solutions are helping students with disabilities to become confident, independent learners. The video covers auditory process supports (interactive white boards, Inspiration software, and FM Classroom Amplification systems); fine-motor and writing supports (AlphaSmart,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Cochlear implants could soon make a lifetime of profound deafness a thing of the past-and in the process bring an end to America's vibrant Deaf culture. In this program, NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser takes a balanced look at the implications of cochlear implant technology on the Deaf community. Dr. John Niparko, director of The Listening Center at Johns Hopkins; King Jordan, president...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The use of fiber optic technology continues to change the way we live today. This video demonstrates the various ways it has been incorporated into our everyday surroundings, and how it may be used in the future. Beginning with a history of fiber optics development, the video then goes on to describe the basic principles of light and how it interacts with matter. Building on this understanding,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: As the digital revolution sweeps across America, many young people are experiencing what has come to be known as the digital divide. The first hour of this program examines the push to wire America's schools, addressing crucial issues such as integration of technology into curriculums, budget trade-offs that leave low-tech subjects starving for scarce funds, and the need for ongoing hardware...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Pleasing the eye is important, but a skilled designer also pays attention to the consumer's mind, emotions, and needs. This program explores the basic elements of design and how they can be manipulated to create powerful visual and interactive experiences. Detailing the properties of line, shape, tone, point, texture, color, and letterform-and how designers organize these elements through...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: To study and understand the motion of objects in space, students need to build a foundation of knowledge in a wide variety of physical science phenomena. This program demonstrates typical mechanics situations common to many physics courses, such as circular motion, projectile motion, straight line motion, and inclined plane motion. Describing these motions in terms of forces and energy...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Aids for disabled people; ultrasonic "torch" that replaces the long stick used by the blind, light-activated switches operate a typewriter for a paraplegic woman
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1956
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Summary: Students can learn a lot from women who have found success in the IT field. This program profiles Coraleigh Hine, a computer service support technician specializing in sales and installation; Shawna White, a desktop support analyst who troubleshoots and repairs client problems; and Nancy Nadeau, a software developer producing high-end tools for digital image creation. Interviews with co-workers...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: After repeated failed attempts at weight reduction through diet and exercise, surgery may be the most effective treatment for obese and morbidly obese individuals. By following the course of several men and women who undergo gastric reduction procedures, this program presents the complete process of surgical weight loss, from clinical assessment to post-operative follow-ups. Along with the case...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This video focuses on how technology has changed work, and outlines basic concepts of how and where work can happen. Students are introduced to the principles of global business and the skills essential to stay employable in a global economy.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: While tracing the spread of English via Internet technology, this program considers the implications of such de facto linguistic hegemony in a world of high-tech haves and have-nots. In addition, the program examines the simultaneous standardization and fragmentation of English as it is acquired by non-native English-speakers in Africa and Asia. Interviews with specialists drawn from WorldCom...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This video covers basic information on construction technology including a definition of construction, the project design, types of construction, the involvement of architects in the construction process, zoning laws, building codes, local covenants, site preparation, substructure and superstructure, building materials, installation of utilities, enclosing, and finishing.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Despite its title, this program actually covers all the wind instruments, including the pipe organ. It considers the way in which the technology of making instruments has affected the course of musical development, particularly the development of valves for trumpets and Boehm's system of woodwind keys. The program examines the subject of vibrations in tubes, the role of finger holes, and the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In order to be a competent pilot, one must develop a thorough understanding of how and why a plane flies, as well as the forces that affect the flight of an aircraft. This video gives viewers just that. It outlines the forces of Lift and Gravity on an aircraft and goes on to describe how different structures on the plane are used to control these forces. Experts on aeronautics and flight give...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This second video in the Principles of Flight series focuses on the forces of Thrust and Drag and how each can affect flight. Viewers then learn how pilots manuever through these forces using primary and secondary instruments which create movement around the three axes of flight. Key terms such as wing tip vortices, pitch, yaw, and roll are explained in detail, giving a clearer understanding of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Math in Automotive Technology is an eleven-minute video which is part of the series, Math in Technology. "But why do I need math?" Now, using this series, give students a clear, definitive, and logical answer. Math is necessary to get the job done in most technical fields, including auto mechanics, electricity/electronics, and the building trades. Each video shows real-life problem situations...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program covers physical principles, the basic refrigeration cycle, and the function of major parts, and compares the two major system classifications, expansion valve and orifice tube. Includes theoretical and service information on R-134a refrigerant systems.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Information and communication technology is changing the fashion industry by helping make design, development, and sampling of textiles more efficient. This program takes viewers inside Coppernob, a London-based fashion house, where designers use ICT tools-sketching and visualization software and digital pattern-makers, plotters, and printers-to easily explore different color and style...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This video provides a detailed overview of diesel engine technology and theory, including: a walk through of a standard four-stroke cycle piston engine; an overview of the injection system; a review of the bottom end and cylinder block, with its pistons, crankshafts and bearings; and the cylinder head in the top end, including the head gasket, intake manifold, valve train, and more.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2015
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Summary: What would modern life be like without technology? Where has technology made a difference? This program explores how the equipment we often take for granted has become an integral part of our daily lives. At work, at school, and in the home, technology has become one of our most valuable resources. Robots, computers, and many other types of high-tech hardware are introduced.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Although genetic modification of plants and animals has been going on since the dawn of agriculture, technological changes of unprecedented scope have taken place in the food industry within the past few decades. This program explores the impact of technology on food production and the development of new and emerging foods. Viewers are introduced to recently devised methods of genetic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009