Deck 11: How Is Technology Changing Education

Question 1

Making appropriate use of technologies requires

A) continuing professional development.
B) going beyond a basic understanding of how they work.
C) retraining older teachers and staff.
D) all of the above

Answer 1

going beyond a basic understanding of how they work.

Question 2

The application scientific processes to resources for the purposes of extending capabilities to meet needs and wants is one definition of

A) technology.
B) the digital divide.
C) multimedia resources.
D) all of the above

Answer 2

technology.

Question 3

Technology is

A) a means to an end.
B) an unlimited resource.
C) a replacement for instruction.
D) all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

The leading professional organization for educators interested in promoting the use of technology in school programs is the

A) NCATE.
B) ALTE.
C) ISTE.
D) STEM.

Question 5

Technology alters limits of what can be done, but

A) it cannot be used in all classrooms.
B) it does not warrant mass utilization.
C) it comes with safety concerns.
D) it does not endure progress.

Question 6

Equipment to score tests electronically provides the possibility of

A) saving time.
B) cheating.
C) recycling tests.
D) test alteration.

Question 7

Use of technologies such as films, television, personal computers, and the Internet

A) gives learner's opportunities to use more resources.
B) extends the classroom beyond books.
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B

Question 8

When considering about adopting technology the following must be considered:

A) impact on resources.
B) effects on other practices that existing technologies have sustained.
C) time needed to master.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 9

Technology gives the teacher the ability to function more as

A) an instructional guide.
B) a media person.
C) a resource person.
D) a facilitator.

Question 10

Technology may not be fully utilized because

A) it may not fit the needs of every student.
B) of safety issues.
C) both A and B

Question 11

The use of technologies for re-teaching and reinforcing content is called

A) digital-ready.
B) digital-communication.
C) digital-divide.
D) all of the above

Question 12

Technology-enhanced teaching has the potential to place the responsibility for learning

A) on the teacher, who has to remain accountable.
B) on the school district, that buys the equipment.
C) on parents who have to buy technology for the home.
D) in the learner's hand.

Question 13

New technologies can help realize the goals of

A) collectivism.
B) constructivism.
C) essentialism.
D) none of the above

Question 14

Inquiry teaching is sometimes called

A) sequenced learning.
B) didactic teaching.
C) inductive teaching.
D) direction instruction.

Question 15

The term applied to efforts to develop curricula that include built-in access channels for different learners is

A) UDL.
B) URL.
C) CAST.
D) FNO.

Question 16

The term digital divide has been coined to describe

A) users and non-users of the Internet.
B) low SES students who cannot afford the new technologies.
C) teacher who have computer-enhanced classrooms and those who do not.
D) all of the above

Question 17

Acceptable-use-policies are guidelines that offer variables including

A) whether on-line work is part of classroom assignment.
B) posting personal web pages.
C) whether learners have a computer at home.
D) allowing participation in chat rooms.

Question 18

Many school policies limiting learner access to the Internet are driven by

A) state school board policy.
B) state and federal regulations.
C) school districts.
D) parental concerns.

Question 19

The agency that requires school to install filters on all computers accessing the Internet is the

A) CAST.
B) FNO.
C) CIPA.
D) UDL.

Question 20

Business, parents, guardians, and political authorities pressure schools to

A) use the Internet.
B) develop technology standards.
C) install computers.
D) use digital communications.

Question 21

Write a summary of the current traditions and practices in education that interfere with the application of technology.

Question 22

In a collaborative group, students write a paper that explains how easy it is to use today's technologies to help learners.

Question 23

Describe both the Digital Divide and who it affects.

Question 24

Describe how technology has enhanced what is possible in the classroom.

Question 25

Explain the statement, "Technology alters the limits of what can be done, but it does not ensure progress."

Question 26

Compare the challenges that have accompanied the introduction of new technologies into schools with the benefits.

Question 27

Explain the key provision of important federal laws that seek to shield learners from dangers that might result in the introduction of new technologies.

Question 28

Create a technological classroom of tomorrow. Defend and describe your inclusions, indicating usage or all technologies.

Question 29

Explain technology and its usefulness to parents of learners in your classroom, at the level you intend to teach.

Question 30

Learning online is one of the possibilities as a result of the new technologies. Create a list of safety precautions the teacher must use when using online strategies involving the Internet.