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  The Tech Museum of Innovation | Education
Whether in the museum or extended to the home, we are committed to lifelong learning and providing educational experiences for children, families and adults alike.
The Tech Museum of Innovation and Galileo Educational Services present The Tech Museum Summer Camps, hands-on classes that bring the exciting world of science and technology to kids in the most interactive science playground in Silicon Valley.
Museum Professionals are welcome to browse our document library to learn more about our research results and best practices; as well as our partnerships with local school districts and community based youth organizations.
www.thetech.org /education   (265 words)

  
  The Tech Museum of Innovation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tech Museum of Innovation, or simply The Tech, is a museum located in the heart of Silicon Valley, in downtown San Jose, California USA.
Focusing on technology and its effects, The Tech serves as an important educational and cultural resource for tourists and local residents alike.
The museum is composed of three floors, each with its own significance.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Tech_Museum_of_Innovation   (227 words)

  
 Tech Museum of Innovation Summative Evaluation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The evaluation of The Tech Museum of Innovation was comprehensive and complicated.
The Life Tech Gallery is 7,870 square feet; the average (mean) total time spent in the gallery was 20.37 minutes.
Innovation Gallery is 8,252 square feet; the average total time spent in the gallery was 21.28 minutes.
www.randikorn.com /dwdocs/Techsumm/techsumm1.htm   (1722 words)

  
 Here Comes the Guide | The Tech Museum of Innovation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Events are held in the museum lobby, the four major exhibit galleries, and the Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater.
Innovation: Silicon Valley and Beyond focuses on the story of Silicon Valley, and the people and inventions that made it famous.
The Tech aims to inspire the innovator in everyone, yet even if you don't come away wanting to be a scientist when you grow up, you'll have to admit that this place makes traditional meeting rooms and party themes feel obsolete.
www.herecomestheguide.com /sites/detail.htm?site_id=776   (655 words)

  
 The Tech Museum of Innovation
The Tech Challenge is an annual event of The Tech Museum of Innovation that engages young minds in the subjects of critical thinking, teamwork and perseverance.
The Tech Challenge is based on The Tech Museum's "design challenge" education model, which stresses that the process of design, rather than just ultimate success, is what sparks innovation.
Cadence has partnered with the Tech Museum of Innovation as the presenting sponsor for The Tech Challenge.
www.cadence.com /company/community/thetech.aspx   (211 words)

  
 The Tech Museum of Innovation | About Us | Our Mission
The Tech Museum of Innovation is an educational resource established to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in exploring and experiencing technologies affecting their lives, and to inspire the young to become innovators in the technologies of the future.
The future well-being of the United States depends upon continuing innovation in the development and use of advanced technologies.
Essential to this progress is linkage between math and science in the classroom and applications of technology in industry and everyday life.
www.thetech.org /about/mission   (224 words)

  
 Results in   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose, California, delivers on both counts.
The Tech is a place where a kid--or a fun-loving adult--can climb into a simulated NASA jet pack and make the thrusters sidle up to an errant satellite.
Instead this museum is a testament to human ingenuity--how people use technology to improve living on Earth.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1511/is_7_21/ai_63035801   (391 words)

  
 The Tech Museum of Innovation | About Us | Disclaimer
In no event will the Tech Museum be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of the information contained in the Tech Museum web site.
The Tech Museum shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such response, The Tech Museum shall be free to use, reproduce, distribute and publicly display such response without limitation.
The Tech Museum shall also be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such response for any purpose whatsoever.
www.thetech.org /about/disclaimer   (316 words)

  
 Opportunities - Tech Museum of Innovation - June 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California, has announced a new international awards program designed to honor innovators worldwide for breakthrough technologies that improve the quality of life around the globe.
The Tech Museum of Innovation Awards will recognize individuals and organizations that encourage the adoption of technological advances in health, education, the environment, economic development, and equality.
The Tech Museum will also work in association with Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology and Society (www.scu.edu/sts), a global network of academic and industry experts dedicated to understanding and influencing how science and technology impact society.
www.azer.com /aiweb/categories/ops_education/ops_museum.html   (259 words)

  
 The San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation
The Tech Museum of Innovation is an important fixture of downtown San Jose as well as a place that provides excellent ongoing opportunities for our community’s youth to learn about the technology of yesterday, today and the technology of tomorrow.
The Tech Museum strives to "inspire the young to become the innovators in the technologies of the future, while engaging children and people of all ages and backgrounds to explore and experience technologies that affect their lives" (The Tech Souvenir book).
The Tech Museum of Innovation is an educational museum that was created to have people of different backgrounds and ages explore technology that is part of their everyday lives.
www2.sjsu.edu /depts/commstudies/woz/woz6/msg.html   (3520 words)

  
 Tech Museum of Innovation, the in San Jose, CA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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www.museumstuff.com /rec/org_20020201_17364.html   (228 words)

  
 Tech Museum of Innovation Summative Evaluation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Visitors' responses to these exhibits were positive: they thought the exhibits raised important issues, and a few commented that having these issues raised in The Tech Museum was a good idea.
Museum documentation ("Exhibit Operation and Performance Descriptions" and "Exhibit and Program Outline - Concept 3") was used to identify and name the items (components, environmental features, etc.) listed on the timing and tracking form.
For the purposes of this study, a "stop" was defined as a visitor standing for three seconds or longer in front of a given component.
www.randikorn.com /dwdocs/Techsumm/techsumm7.htm   (1628 words)

  
 Charity Navigator Rating - The Tech Museum of Innovation
Opened in 1990, The Tech Museum of Innovation is an educational resource established to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in exploring and experiencing technologies affecting their lives, and to inspire the young to become innovators in the technologies of the future.
The Tech's 132,000 square feet are divided among themed galleries focused on innovation, the internet, the human body, and exploration.
Annually, The Tech plays host to roughly 400,000 guests - 80,000 of whom visit as part of a school field trip - making it one of California's most popular destinations.
www.charitynavigator.org /index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/4557.htm   (301 words)

  
 Tech Museum of Innovation - San Jose, CA, 95113 - Citysearch
The Tech museum began as a vision in 1978 but wasn't realized until 1990, when a 20,000 square-foot temporary facility was opened on West San Carlos Street.
The museum was moved to the new orange, blue and magenta facility in 1998.
The Tech has more than 240 hands-on exhibits in four themed galleries that teach about technologies affecting daily life.
www.citysearch.com /profile/1104740   (362 words)

  
 California: San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation (Local Legacies: Celebrating Community Roots - Library of Congress)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The culmination of 21 years of dreams and hard work, the Museum opened its doors on October 31, 1998.
The Tech is moving from a successful launch to become an integral part of Silicon Valley life.
Project documentation includes the 1998 Annual Report of The Tech Museum of Innovation, a brochure outlining public programs for the spring/summer of 2000, promotional flyers and a poster for Museum events, a copy of a magazine article and a videotape about The Tech.
lcweb2.loc.gov /cocoon/legacies/CA/200002768.html   (166 words)

  
 Metroactive Features | Tech Museum of Innovation
SINCE THE NEW Tech Museum of Innovation opened on Oct. 31, almost 100,000 visitors have gazed up in awe at the mango-and-lapis portal, asked themselves, "Is it finished yet?" and paid their $8 for admission, give or take a couple of bucks.
That puts Tech revenue at close to $1 million for just two short months and a tickle in Frank Taylor's trousers, to be sure.
Now, the Tech cost the Redevelopment Agency and its many corporate sponsors (whose names and logos double as Tech decor and exhibits) $96 million to build.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/12.31.98/cover/techmus-9852.html   (1425 words)

  
 Tech Museum of Innovation San Jose, CA - Event Venues - Event Spaces - California
Tech Museum of Innovation San Jose, CA - Event Venues - Event Spaces - California
Whether it is a corporate party, business event or wedding, your guests will be impressed by a function with an unforgettable high-tech backdrop of robots, jet pack and roller coaster simulations, a trip over the surface of Mars and other gizmos and gadgets that squeak, squawk and entertain.
The Tech is a cosmopolitan museum singularly focused on technology—how it works and the way that it is changing every aspect of the way we work, live, play and learn.
gatheringguide.com /event_directory/ca_california/event_venue_58.html   (182 words)

  
 CSRwire.com - CSR News, Reports and Events for The Tech Museum of Innovation
Established in 2001, The Tech Museum Awards honor 25 Laureates (individuals, for-profit, public and not-for-profit organizations) from around the world who are developing innovative ways to use technology to solve global challenges.
The Tech Museum Awards represent a collaborative effort among educational institutions and businesses.
The Tech Museum of Innovation Honors Gordon Moore with the 2007 Global Humanitarian Award
www.csrwire.com /companyprofile?id=7568   (254 words)

  
 Museum of Innovation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
But after the technology bubble burst in 2000, interest in the museum's offerings waned, and it has yet to pick up even as many technology companies have regained their footing.
The museum has hired a new chief executive to replace Peter Giles, who stepped down last March.
With revenues among Silicon Valley companies rising over the past few years, supporters expected life at the museum to improve, but a San Jose Mercury News review of the nonprofit entity's tax returns shows that's not the case.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/06052/655781.stm   (288 words)

  
 The Tech Museum of Innovation Launches 2001: Destination Space   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
A new online exhibition, developed by The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA, explores this premise through streaming video, discussion forums, interactive presentations and an online art gallery.
The Tech Museum of Innovation is an interactive museum focused on technology.
The Tech's mission is to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in exploring and experiencing the technologies affecting their lives and aims to inspire the innovator in everyone.
www.urlwire.com /newsarchive/051801.html   (1051 words)

  
 The Tech Museum of Innovation | About Us | Privacy Policy
The Tech Museum of Innovation is the sole owner of the information collected on this site.
The Tech Museum of Innovation collects information from our users at several different points on our website.
In order to use certain features of our website, a user may be required to first complete a registration form.
www.thetech.org /about/privacy   (442 words)

  
 Wondercabinet: Tech Museum of Innovation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Working with content information provided by client, the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California, Wondercabinet created four thematic areas and a variety of interactive components for the Wires and Tires Traveling Exhibit Concept.
In the Overview area visitors are reminded of how the car is a cultural icon that has made a tremendous impact on our society.
Small scaled billboards use mock advertisements to relate the history of technological innovations.
www.wondercabinet.com /what/highlights/TechWT.html   (192 words)

  
 The Tech Museum of Innovation | Membership Info
Plus, you'll receive discounts for the IMAX, Tech Store, and Café—not to mention free or discounted admission to over 270 other science and technology centers—and so much more.
We've been to a lot of museums in the U.S. and your museum by far is our favorite museum!
We have three children — ages 7,9 and 12— and the museum kept all three engaged for hours!
www.thetech.org /membership   (185 words)

  
 The Tech Museum Awards - Technology Benefiting Humanity | Tech Award Laureates
The Tech Museum Awards - Technology Benefiting Humanity
Innovators using technology to make the world safer and healthier, more prosperous and just.
The Tech Museum of Innovation 201 South Market Street San Jose, CA 95113
www.techawards.org /laureates   (75 words)

  
 The Tech Museum of Innovation | Summer Camps 2006 | Pricing & Details   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Receive a free pass to The Tech Museum and IMAX Dome Theatre by referring another family that enrolls.
The Tech has the right to cancel any camp, in which case fees are 100% refundable
Each camper receives a pass to The Tech and the IMAX Dome Theater, a 10% off coupon for The Tech store, and a Tech Museum Summer Camps T-shirt.
summercamps.thetech.org /pricing.cfm   (377 words)

  
 The Tech Museum of Innovation | General Info
The Tech is singularly focused on inspiring the innovator in everyone it reaches.
Important Notice: The Tech Museum Exhibits and IMAX Theater will be closed during the 2006 San Jose Grand Prix, July 28 - 30
The Tech maintains an open access policy regarding admissions prices.
www.thetech.org /info   (147 words)

  
 Metroactive | The Tech Museum of Innovation
The Tech's exhibits cover everything from cell division to cell phones.
Neighbors welcome The Tech with events and activities all weekend.
More details about the exhibits and programs on The Tech's official website.
www.metroactive.com /thetech   (93 words)

  
 The Tech Museum of Innovation | Welcome
The Tech will be open Monday, September 3rd, 2007.
The Tech Museum of Innovation is a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Our mission is to inspire the innovator in everyone.
www.thetech.org   (108 words)

  
 Tech Museum of Innovation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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Join us now in making the world a better place.
Omidyar Network purchased a table in support of the 2004 Tech Museum Awards.
www.omidyar.net /group/on/ws/tech_museum_of_innovation   (84 words)

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