Comments for ECT Education http://www.ecteducation.co.uk eJournal for teachers of electronics and commnications technology Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on 555 timers, who needs them? by Torben Steeg http://www.ecteducation.co.uk/index.php/2010/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Torben Steeg Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:30:41 +0000 http://ect.atheda.com/?p=1#comment-4 Could make the same point about through-hole components.... Could make the same point about through-hole components….

]]> Comment on 555 timers, who needs them? by David Taylor http://www.ecteducation.co.uk/index.php/2010/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3 David Taylor Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:37:20 +0000 http://ect.atheda.com/?p=1#comment-3 A really thoughtful article - I too for a long time have thought about why we need to continue using old technology (even by school standards!) when there are far better, more cost effective alternatives. To me Design and Technology, and in particular the ECT related options, should be at the forefront of technological development. What does it say about our subject if we are teaching students about technology that they will never encounter in the real industrial world? A really thoughtful article – I too for a long time have thought about why we need to continue using old technology (even by school standards!) when there are far better, more cost effective alternatives. To me Design and Technology, and in particular the ECT related options, should be at the forefront of technological development. What does it say about our subject if we are teaching students about technology that they will never encounter in the real industrial world?

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