Deck 14: Teaching and Technology

Question 1

How has the expanding internet affected social studies education?

A)It has made the use of digital devices ubiquitous.
B)It has freed students from mundane tasks to think about more substantive issues.
C)It has allowed for the collection of data with miniaturized devices.
D)It has enriched and expanded the study of historical events.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Describe three technology tools available to help teachers increase their productivity.

Answer 2

Answer should include at least three of the following:
• Internet access to standards information, lesson plans
• test banks; test generating software
• electronic grade books
• e-mail, other communications tools

Question 3

How can simulation applications be used as an educational resource?

A)They can help students see the consequence of decisions and the interaction among elements of a system.
B)They focus on helping students develop fluency with basic skills.
C)They present information in an engaging and visually stimulating way.
D)They offer both skill development and knowledge acquisition.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Adaptive technologies help students to

A)carry out tasks despite physical disabilities.
B)put into their own words information they find at digital archives sites.
C)combine pictures, sounds, and words for many sources into a single presentation.
D)adjust to increasing academic demands as they move into higher grades.

Question 5

Why do the authors maintain that in the classroom of the future, teachers will need to possess even greater content knowledge?

A)They will need to transmit to students accurate information about the internet.
B)They will need to make sure that students are accessing and learning accurate information.
C)They will need to make use of ever newer technology tools.
D)They will need to manage larger groups of students.

Question 6

According to many researchers, how will the teacher's role differ in a technology-enhanced classroom from that in a traditional classroom setting?

A)The teacher will be more a source of information than a deliverer of information.
B)The teacher will be an arbiter of information rather than an educational manager.
C)The teacher will be more involved in virtual classroom communities than face-to-face classrooms.
D)The teacher will be more of an educational manager rather than a source of information.

Question 7

According to the authors, what has been the most important contribution of computers to English education?

A)They have improved students' spelling exponentially.
B)They have made it much easier for students to understand grammar rules.
C)They have allowed for greater efficiency in the writing tasks.
D)They have helped students become better readers.

Question 8

What are two reasons that distance learning is gaining popularity at the secondary level?

Question 9

What is a WebQuest?

Question 10

In which of the following subject areas has miniaturization of technology tools been especially helpful to teaching and learning?

A)reading
B)science
C)mathematics
D)social studies