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The YETC
The Adele & Dale Young Education Technology Center

Table of Contents for this page:

What is the YETC? YETC Resources for USU faculty and students
Where is the YETC located? Who can use the YETC?
When is the YETC open for business?

What is the YETC?

The YETC serves as a resource center for the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University. It houses open-access computer facilities, a K-12 curriculum materials library, a NASA Educator Resource Center, as well as collections of educational technology products (CD-ROMs, software, DVD-Video, CD-Audio, VHS video, etc.). The YETC also provides networking, computer repair and troubleshooting, and web services to the college. Overall, the YETC's mission is to provide the resources and training to help our student effectively utilize technology resources in their profession.

YETC resources for Utah State University faculty and students

Most of the links below will require a username and password. The password is available to USU students and faculty. Just drop by the YETC and ask for it.

CD-ROMs - a wonderful collection of educational CD-ROM products that USU students may use or check out.

Fonts - looking for a particular font to make that report or assignment look just right? Try some of these.

Multimedia Collection - Catalog of Multimedia materials at the YETC or Online Multimedia

Professional Books Collection (click on Library Catalog)

Training opportunities, how-to's, and step-by-step materials

YETC Employee Materials

Clipart collection - over a million clipart images online for patron use.

K-12 Curriculum Materials Library (click on Library Catalog) - A large collection of K-12 textbooks, teachers editions, blackline masters, multimedia, manipulatives, and more.

Lesson Plans and Units - Online

The LPD Video Journal of Education is a professional development collection of video materials that cover topics in teacher education, such as helping your students achieve reading success, applied differentiation, assessment strategies and more.

NASA Educator Resource Center

Printable teaching aids (also look at public domain teaching aids)

Reavis Reading Area from Phi Kappa Delta

USU Student Open-Access Computer Lab

 Where is the YETC located?

The YETC is located in room 170 of the Emma Eccles Jones Building at Utah State University. (see map.pdf)

 Who can use the YETC?

Our primary focus is on Utah State University's College of Education and Human Services students and faculty. However, various YETC resources are accessible to different audiences.

  • The open-access computer facilities are available to all currently enrolled Utah State University students who have paid their open-access fees at registration. Students are required to bring their activity card for entrance into the lab.
  • The circulating collections are available to any Utah State University faculty, staff, or student who has a valid USU activity card.
  • All Utah teachers may access and use the NASA Educator Resource Center materials (including parents that homeschool their children).
  • Materials on this TeacherLINK website are available to educators and students worldwide (except for the sections that require a username and password).

 What are the YETC's business hours?

Fall Semester 2008 (August 25 - December 12)

Monday

Open: 7:30 AM

Close: 7:00 PM

Tuesday Open: 7:30 AM Close: 10:00 PM
Wednesday Open: 7:30 AM Close: 10:00 PM
Thursday Open: 7:30 AM Close: 10:00 PM
Friday Open: 7:30 AM Close: 7:00 PM
Saturday Open: 10:00 AM Close: 4:00 PM

Sundays and Holidays

CLOSED

CLOSED

Exceptions to our regular schedule above:

August 30 - September 1 CLOSED - Labor Day Weekend
October 17-19 CLOSED - Fall Break
November 26-30 CLOSED - Thanksgiving
December 13-January 4 CLOSED - Semester Break

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Last modified August 23, 2008