Deck 4: Accommodations and Adaptations: Digital Access for All

Question 1

Assistant Principal Mrs. Murray has been asked by the school principal to plan some training sessions for teachers to use the new technologies that have been provided recently. Which of the following would NOT be recommended to Mrs. Murray to make this training experience a successful one?

A) use an icebreaker
B) provide knowledgeable trainers
C) no practicing opportunities after the training session
D) hands-on access to the technologies during the training session

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following school districts has successfully used project-based learning activities as the basis for their technology training program?

A) Osiago School District
B) Oswego School District
C) Ohio School Districts
D) Omaha School District

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is a true statement about technology support?

A) technology support should only be active during the training sessions
B) if trainers explain the new technology well, there will be no questions or problems that emerge later
C) not every stakeholder needs to be able to contact support personnel for technology help when problems arise
D) the technology support center needs to be staffed with knowledgeable personnel

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following would NOT be recommended as an appropriate technology-based venue for questions or evaluative comments from proposal stakeholders?

A) phone hotline
B) email correspondence
C) wiki
D) blog

Question 5

Which of the following states utilizes the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund to supplement the local school district's technology budget?

A) South Carolina
B) Nevada
C) Maine
D) Florida

Question 6

In which of the following states has a laptop been given to seventh and eighth grade students for use during the school year?

A) Florida
B) South Carolina
C) Nevada
D) Maine

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT included in Coburn's four levels of scale?

A) intensity
B) depth
C) sustainability
D) shift in reform ownership

Question 8

Which of the following would NOT be viewed as a sustainability challenge for both current and future educational reforms supporting digital solidarity?

A) intellectual
B) financial
C) human
D) geographical

Question 9

How many areas were identified by the Stellenbosch Declaration (2005) as necessary in shaping a beneficial use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education?

A) four
B) seven
C) six
D) five

Question 10

The Sankore Program is an educational digital solidarity program designed for which of the following?

A) Eastern Europe
B) Africa
C) Southeast Asia
D) Indonesia

Question 11

The Digital Workforce Initiative is an example of a digital solidarity program in the United States. How many students were involved in the initial project?

A) 40
B) 60
C) 100
D) 1000

Question 12

Which of the following refers to lack of access to information and communication technologies by underserved populations?

A) digital solidarity
B) digital divide
C) digital inclusion
D) digital domain

Question 13

A Global Cities Dialogue project was initiated in the Cape Verde Islands as a response to the digital divide by providing refurbished computers and mobile devices to elementary, middle and high school students. This project was initiated by which of the following?

A) business in the Cape Verde Islands
B) the city of Luxembourg
C) people of Rufisque, Senegal
D) government of the Cape Verde Islands

Question 14

Which of the following researchers defines digital inclusion as technological literacy?

A) Wynne and Cooper
B) Crandall and Fisher
C) Singh and Pan
D) Moore and Kearsley