Deck 8: Technology: How Is It Changing Our Schools

Question 1

Of the following, the most significant benefit of the increasing use of technology in classrooms is that it

A) lends itself to exploration and discovery by students.
B) enables teachers to present more information.
C) gives teachers more free time.
D) improves reading skills.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A study by Katherine Hanson and Bethany Carlson found teachers' responses to the use of technology in instruction to be

A) evenly divided.
B) surprisingly weak.
C) generally negative
D) overwhelmingly positive.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

It is easy to copy other people's work with a computer and claim it is your own; the best way to discourage this in your classes is to

A) enact tough penalties for plagiarism.
B) help students to understand why it is wrong.
C) create a student team to monitor computer use.
D) minimize the use of computers in the classroom.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A major challenge to using technology for instruction is that

A) most administrators place too many restrictions on it.
B) students aren't that interested when work is required.
C) teachers often still struggle to use it effectively.
D) there are few truly innovative applications.

Question 5

As an example of how computer use in schools reinforces discrimination, larger percentages of minority students use them for

A) homework.
B) drill and practice.
C) discovery learning.
D) extracurricular activities.

Question 6

How does technology use in schools reinforce discrimination?

A) By using constructs familiar to more well-off students
B) By requiring minority children to take skill tests to gain access
C) By presenting games that depict minority characters in a negative light
D) By protecting hardware with locks and other security devices in poor schools

Question 7

Sherry Turkle would urge teachers to consider how computers affect

A) free study time.
B) teacher cooperation.
C) students' thinking processes.
D) views of intellectual property.

Question 8

Postman is most concerned about technology's impact on

A) values.
B) school budgets.
C) elective courses.
D) teacher employment.

Question 9

A federal study found that a weak point with most schools' approach to technology is that they spend too little on

A) lab space.
B) computer training.
C) computer software.
D) computer hardware.

Question 10

Seymour Papert argues that computers and technology are potentially very useful learning tools simply because

A) they are modern.
B) students love them.
C) they can deliver multimedia
D) the information they can retrieve is of consistently high quality.

Question 11

A major theme in the instructional approach of New Tech High School is

A) memorization.
B) multimedia drills.
C) Socratic dialogue.
D) project-based learning.

Question 12

Someone is most clearly using cyberbullying tactics against you when they post e-mail messages that

A) attack or ridicule you.
B) argue against your opinion on an issue.
C) report only facts that are favorable to them.
D) encourage you to do something you don't want to do.