Educational Technology Test #1 – Flashcards

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According to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, which of following terms describes the knowledge, competencies, and understandings that students will need to succeed in a highly technological society?
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21st century skills
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All of the following are examples of using educational software and Web-based tools to promote problem solving and inquiry learning except A: Students in history class watching an online simulation of the battle of Gettysburg B: Students in English class copying teacher notes about Shakespeare from a whiteboard C: Students in science class completing a virtual lab about equilibrium D: Students in math class playing a digital game to learn about integers
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B: Students in English class copying teacher notes about Shakespeare from a whiteboard
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The ISTE Standards for Teachers emphasize the importance of which of the following educational goals?
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Defining essential skills and attitudes needed by technology-using teachers
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All of the following are primary goals of the National Council of Teachers of English's call for 21st century literacies except A: Pass high stakes tests delivered online B: Design and share information in online environments such as blogs and wikis C: Build relationships and solve problems collaboratively D: Handle information in ethical ways
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Pass high stakes tests delivered online
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What statement best describes a teacher's professional learning network (PLN)?
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A collection of instructional and professional materials stored in an online format
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Which of the following is an example of teachers and students utilizing a pull technology?
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Students going to an academic website and writing a report about what they learned
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All of the following are ways that teachers can use technology to provide enriching and productive learning experiences for students except
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Maintaining student grades and attendance records
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Social media technologies are most useful for teaching which of the following skills and competences?
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Online communication and networking
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Students who understand the importance of online literacy, ethics, safety and creativity are described by which of the following terms?
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Digital citizens
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Students born after 2004 are members of what population group?
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iGeneration
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Teachers are advised to utilize technology in all of the following ways except
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Rewards for student behavior and performance
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Which of the following terms describes how the lack of access to the latest technologies prevents lower income students from having optimal learning experiences?
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Participation gap
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All of the following are examples of technology-based learning environments except
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Copying notes from a PowerPoint presentation
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Combining different forms of knowledge to meet diverse instructional needs is known as Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). All of the following are elements of TPACK except
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Conceptual knowledge
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Which of the following terms best describes students using more than one technology at the same time
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Media multitasking
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Which of the following statements summarizes sociologists Bertram Bruce and Maureen Hogan's evaluation of the impacts of technology on people and society?
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As technology becomes more common, people tend to take it for granted
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All of the following are considered Web 2.0 technologies except
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School system websites
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To combat digital distraction from overusing technology, students are advised to use which of the following strategies?
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Take short breaks from using technology during study time.
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All of the following statements reflect what teachers believe about students' use of technology except
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Students know how to assess Web information for reliability and authenticity.
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The ISTE Standards for Teachers emphasize all of the following goals except
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Teachers will expand their knowledge of technology hardware
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All of the following words describe students' Internet usage outside of school except
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Scripted
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A digital native most commonly refers to
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A student who has grown up immersed in technology at home and in school
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All of following statements are true about teacher use of technology except
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Most teachers use technology to engage students in higher-level thinking.
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The digital disconnect refers to the differences that
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Students perceive between themselves and their teachers about the use of technology
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Which statement best describes the condition of technology in K-12 schools?
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Schools have fewer new technologies than do institutions of higher education or corporate organizations
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All of the following are groups of technology users as identified by Pew Internet & American Life Project except
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Productive networker
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Which of the following statements best describes the impact of e-books on students reading habits?
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Overall book readership is remaining stable while e-book readership is increasing.
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A Federal Communication Commission survey found that half of all schools have a slower Internet connection than the average American home, resulting in which of the following problems?
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Connectivity gap
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When asked about their level of engagement when teachers used different instructional methods, students said they were least engaged by
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Listening to teacher lectures
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Which of the following statements most accurately reflects recent statistics about technology in schools?
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Virtually every school has Internet access.
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Technology changes teaching and learning in all the following ways except
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Offering students standardized learning experiences
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Studies of student engagement in school have shown that
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Many students at every grade level report feeling detached and alienated from school.
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Which of the following statements best describes how teachers are using technology in school?
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Almost all teachers use technology for lesson planning, curriculum design, professional communication and student information management.
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Which of the following statements is based on Rogers's model of innovation in organizations?
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Most teachers eventually adopt new practices and ideas for change.
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Which of the following statements best describes how teachers are responding to flipped classrooms?
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Teachers believe students are more engaged and do better work academically in flipped classrooms.
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The call for new learning environments in the ISTE standards includes which of the following recommendations?
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Less teacher talk and more adult-student interaction and discussion
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Effective educational apps for tablets and smartphones make use of what concept, often associated with the early 20th century educator Maria Montessori?
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Self-correcting feedback
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Larry Cuban's research on the history of computer use in schools includes all of the following findings except
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Computers are used to teach students how to do careful Internet research and analysis.
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According to Sir Ken Robinson, which of the following describes how students' creativity is expressed in schools
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It emerges often in unexpected ways from hunches and random experiences.
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All of the following are seen as effective ways for teachers to teach digital citizenship except
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Telling students not to use technology inappropriately and punishing them if they do
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As digital citizens, students are expected to do which of the following?
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Follow the acceptable use policies of schools
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Which statement is true about the ISTE Standards for Students and the 21st Century Student Outcomes for Learning?
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Each emphasizes how technology creates new teaching and learning experiences for students.
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Internet literacy is described as students being able to do which of the following?
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Locate, evaluate, and use information effectively.
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Interactive educational software, websites, and apps as well as online tutoring systems offer what type of feedback to learners?
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Immediate self-correcting feedback
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Effective group activities create all of the following student learning outcomes except
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Completing an assignment or activity on their own without help from other learners
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Computer technology has impacted the development of literacy in which of the following ways?
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Understanding the Internet, mass media and digital information is now more important.
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All of the following terms are used to describe active learning except
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Rote Learning
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Educational games and simulations develop students' talents as problem solvers and critical thinkers in which of the following ways?
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There are problems that must be solved through critical thinking about strategy and results.
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All of the following are examples of how technology tools support assessment and evaluation except
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Hard copy portfolios
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Which of the following is an example of a high stakes test?
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High school graduation exam
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Assessing what students are learning regularly throughout a lesson is known as what type of evaluation?
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Formative
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All of the following statements are part of the Understanding by Design (UbD) approach to lesson development except
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Identifying multiple choice test questions
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Student learning objectives are best described by which of the following statements?
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Planned or intended outcomes of a teacher's lesson
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Metacognitive thinking by students involves which of the following?
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Ongoing self-reflection about one's learning progress
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All of the following real-world situations are examples of a performance assessment except
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Score on a teacher certification test
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Learning assessments should occur at which of the following points during lesson design, development and delivery?
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At all points before, during and after the lesson
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Historically, teachers in American schools have featured which of the following as their predominant method of teaching?
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Teacher-centered teaching
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Engaging students in projects where they investigate relevant questions in a subject field is an example of which of the following teaching and learning approaches?
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Inquiry learning
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