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== Welcome to  Design and Technology Online ==
== Welcome to  Design and Technology Online ==
=== <span style="color: green">''now extensively revised and expanded''</span> ===
=== <span style="color: green">''regularly revised and expanded''</span> ===
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'''DT Online''' aims to provide, free at the point of use, a substantive resource base generated by teachers and educationalists to support Design and Technology education. In addition, some sections will be equally relevant to science, mathematics and aspects of art and design.
'''DT Online''' aims to provide, free at the point of use, a substantive resource base generated by teachers and educationalists to support Design and Technology education. In addition, some sections will be equally relevant to science, mathematics and aspects of art and design.


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<div style="text-align:center;">'''[[:Category:Electronics_and_Control|Electronics]] | [[:Category:Food Technology|Food Technology]] | [[:Category:Graphics|Graphics]] | [[:Category:Pneumatics|Pneumatics]] | [[:Category:Mechanisms|Mechanisms]] | [[:Category:Structures|Structures]] |  [[:Category: Environments| Environments]] | [[:Category:Topics, Projects and Tasks|Projects]]'''</div>
<div style="text-align:center;">'''[[:Category:Electronics_and_Control|Electronics & Control]] | [[:Category:Food Technology|Food Technology]] | [[:Category:Graphics|Graphics Products]] | [[:Category:Pneumatics|Pneumatics]] | [[:Category:Mechanisms|Mechanisms]] | [[:Category:Structures|Structures]] |  [[:Category: Environments| Environments]]'''</div>


<div style="text-align:center;">'''[[:Category:Primary Technology|Primary Technology]] | [[:Category:Materials and Components|Materials & Components]] | [[:Category:Skills and Processes|Skills]] | [[:Category:Tools and Equipment|Tools]] | [[:Category:Management and Planning|Management & Planning]] | [[:Category:Web Sites|Links]] | [[:Category:Terminology|Glossary]]'''</div>
<div style="text-align:center;">'''[[:Category:Topics, Projects and Tasks|Topics, Projects & Tasks]] | [[:Category:Primary Technology|Primary Technology]] | [[:Category:Materials and Components|Materials & Components]] | [[:Category:Skills and Processes|Skills & Processes]] | [[:Category:Tools and Equipment|Tools & Equipment]]'''</div>
 
<div style="text-align:center;">'''[[:Category:Management and Planning|Management & Planning]] | [[:Category:Web Sites|Links]] | [[:Category:Terminology|Glossary]] | [[Buyers Guides]]'''</div>




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* '''[[:Category:Electronics_and_Control|Electronics and Control]]'''
* '''[[:Category:Electronics_and_Control|Electronics and Control]]'''
**'' explanations of commonly used electronic components and access to the [http://www.dtonline.org/apps/pcb/app?1&0&1&0&0&0&0 '''DT Online PCB Designer'''], enabling them to be used in basic control circuits.''
**'' explanations of commonly used electronic components and access to the '''[[PCB Designer|DT Online PCB Designer]]''', enabling them to be used in basic control circuits.''
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* '''[[:Category:Graphics|Graphics Products]]'''
* '''[[:Category:Graphics|Graphics Products]]'''
**'' access to the [http://www.dtonline.org/apps/menu/app?3&areas%2F2%2F1%2Fo%2F&0 '''DT Online Packaging Designer'''] plus details of equipment and techniques used for work in graphics media.''
**'' access to the '''[[:Category:Packaging Designer|DT Online Packaging Designer]]''' plus details of equipment and techniques used for work in graphics media.''
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* '''[[:Category:Terminology|Technical Glossary ]]'''
* '''[[:Category:Terminology|Technical Glossary ]]'''
**'' an explanation of the terms and concepts encountered in design and technology.''
**'' an explanation of the terms and concepts encountered in design and technology.''
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* '''[[Buyers Guides]]'''
**'' suggestions are offered in good faith to help users identify suitable products with which to engage in the activities described throughout DT Online. Where appropriate, the examples are given also to illustrate the range and variety available. ''


 


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Revision as of 16:55, 23 September 2017

Welcome to Design and Technology Online

regularly revised and expanded

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DT Online aims to provide, free at the point of use, a substantive resource base generated by teachers and educationalists to support Design and Technology education. In addition, some sections will be equally relevant to science, mathematics and aspects of art and design.


But DT Online is not just about researching information for its own sake - it is fundamentally about using information to help design and make real products which can be tested in use. DT Online offers a range of facilities to assist.



Contents

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  • Food Technology
    • information on essential food types with an emphasis on nutrients and dietary requirements.
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  • Pneumatics
    • concepts, components and basic circuits to show how compressed air can be used for control.
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  • Mechanisms
    • details of common mechanical components plus the principles underlying their use.
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  • Environments
    • some consideration of the design of interiors - and schools!
Management and Planning
  • Management and Planning
    • strategies and documentation, including Health and Safety advice, to assist in the general organisation of a design and technology department in schools.
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  • Topics, Projects and Tasks
    • things to make and do which explore the many aspects of knowledge and understanding covered by DT Online
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  • Skills and Processes
    • explanations of the techniques used to make models and products from a wide range of materials.
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  • Tools and Equipment
    • information on the equipment required for designing and making including their safe use and maintenance where relevant.
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  • Web Sites and Software
    • links to other places with useful information relating to designing and making (Note: DT Online will use best endeavours to ensure these selected sites are suitable for school use but ultimately, cannot be held responsible for the content of any external web site)
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  • Technical Glossary
    • an explanation of the terms and concepts encountered in design and technology.
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  • Buyers Guides
    • suggestions are offered in good faith to help users identify suitable products with which to engage in the activities described throughout DT Online. Where appropriate, the examples are given also to illustrate the range and variety available.