Deck 5: Technology Activities to Support Digital Solidarity: Developing a Plan of Action

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about distance learning?

A) it offers a convenient location
B) it offers individualized attention from an instructor
C) it offers decreased time to think about responses to an instructor's questions
D) it offers flexible scheduling of personal time

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In 1926, how did the Ontario (Canada) Department of Education provide elementary education to children living in isolated areas of northern Ontario?

A) radio courses
B) correspondence courses
C) Internet courses
D) television courses

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following universities was the first to offer organized distance learning courses?

A) Harvard University
B) State University of New York
C) Pennsylvania State University
D) University of Chicago

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which organization was created to monitor correspondence schools for dubious practices?

A) National Home Study Council
B) Correspondence Schools Review
C) Penn Foster Career School
D) International Correspondence Schools

Question 5

What is another name for the Global Digital Solidarity Fund's 1% digital solidarity contribution by companies winning technology bids?

A) Geneva Principle
B) Paris Concept
C) Kenyan Contribution
D) Canadian Compact

Question 6

During the first World Summit of the Information Society in 2003, which government leader proposed the formation of a Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF)?

A) President of Kenya
B) United States' Ambassador to the United Nations
C) Prime Minister of Switzerland
D) President of the Republic of Senegal

Question 7

Which of the following researchers concluded that ""going to scale"" cannot be attained by an innovation that has only gone through adoption and diffusion?

A) Coburn
B) Diamond
C) Rogers
D) Ely

Question 8

Who was president of the United States when the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was first passed?

A) Bill Clinton
B) Lyndon Johnson
C) George Bush
D) George Walker Bush

Question 9

According to the No Child Left Behind Law (2001), students in which of the following grades would be tested annually in reading and math?

A) grades 2-5
B) grades 8-12
C) grades 3-8
D) grades 2-9

Question 10

To provide a point of comparison for state test results, which grade levels participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) testing program?

A) grades 4 and 8
B) grades 5 and 12
C) grades 3 and 9
D) grades 2 and 8

Question 11

If a Title I school failed to meet adequate yearly progress (AYP) for two years in a row, what was the consequence?

A) private tutoring
B) governance changes
C) choice for students to attend another public school
D) all teachers reassigned

Question 12

In July 2012, how many states received approval for waivers from the No Child Left Behind Law?

A) 10
B) 50
C) 32
D) 40

Question 13

In 2011, a report from the Center on Educational Policy found which of the following states had the highest failure rate for schools achieving adequate yearly progress (AYP)?

A) Wisconsin
B) Florida
C) Georgia
D) Massachusetts

Question 14

Which of the following would be considered an example of "viral marketing"?

A) elementary students sending emails to their pen pals in another country
B) high school students creating a PowerPoint to share with other students in their high school
C) university students creating a discussion board for other university students to discuss course projects
D) social media site providing an opportunity for protestors to share their point of view