Technology Resources for Learning (Midterm Study Guide)

In the article titled Technology Integration for the New 21st Century Learner, the author describes teaching strategies called ______ can come in many forms. A few of which are: class presentations, school news shows, school websites, film festivals, publishing online blogs, and Skyping with classes around the world. A. Authentic Audiences B. Shifting Roles C. Discovery and Exploration D. a Device for Every Child

A

In the article titled Technology in Education: What Teachers Should Know, the authors describe the term digital natives as ___ A. outdated with no real meaning. B. a more and more accurate description of students ever since smartphones became common. C. a concept that applies to people who enjoy and embrace technology. D. another intelligence that should be added to Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences.

A

In the article "Creating a Ripple Effect: Incorporating Multimedia-Assisted Project-Based Learning in Teacher Education" they spent a lot of time explaining Project-based learning (PBL). Which of the following best defines PBL according to the authors of this article? A. They did not define PBL as it means different things to different people. B. a model that organizes learning around projects C. strategy to engage students in the classroom D. PBL is a system of highly organized assignments modeled to address one large real world problem

B

In the article titled Technology Integration for the New 21st Century Learner, the author describes critical think, creativity, communication, and collaboration as ___ A. the building blocks for education in the 21st century. B. important as learning reading, writing, and arithmetic. C. a broken goal leftover from the No Child Left Behind Act D. skills that can be learned with interactive apps and virtual reality software

B

In the article titled Technology in Education: What Teachers Should Know, the authors describe a recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that children older than two should___ A. have contact with computers and tablets on a daily basis so they will have technology skills before they get to school. B. limit their screen time to no more than two hours a day. C. not let children engage with tablets and computers without direct parent supervision. D. use exercise and health apps on the internet to motivate kids to move more to counter the effects of sitting and obesity.

B

In the article titled Technology in Education: What Teachers Should Know, the authors describe that Australia, Austria, Canada, Switzerland and the United States all concluded that ___ A. the internet is making us dumber, not smarter B. there is no such thing as a generation of digital natives C. young people don't read anymore D. new technology will continue to revolutionize education

B

According to the article Technology Integration in the 21st Century Learner, the author claims that ___________ give students real-world problem-solving experienced ownership over their learning, as well as allow them to bring their observations into subsequent lesson, discussion, or creation activity as prior knowledge. A. web-quests B. Universal Design Learning C. discovery activities D. computer simulations

C

The article titled Technology Integration in the 21st Century Learner talked about teachers needing to combine teaching the three R's with the four C's. Which of the following is not one of the four C's?collaboration A. collaboration B. critical thinking C. courage D. creativity

C

This semester we started reading an article titled Technology in Education: What Teachers Should Know, the authors start out explaining some of the problems we have with technology in education. Which of the following closely matches what the authors claim is saddling our education system in terms of using technology productively in the classroom? A. To many computer labs and not enough 1-to-1 support between the student and the technology. B. To much money spent on outdated and inefficient equipment. C. To many repetitive tools, methods, approaches and theories that have often been shown to be wrong, or only partially effective. D. To many teachers relying on the technology to do the job of educating students instead of the teachers doing the job.

C

According to the article Technology Integration in the 21st Century Learner, teachers interested in using "Authentic Audiences" as a digital strategy would have their students complete assignments in a variety of ways. Which of the following is not an example of a student assignment made for an Authentic Audience? A. class presentation B. school website C. creating a blog D. turning in a research paper to the teacher

D

In the article titled Technology in Education: What Teachers Should Know, the authors describe 5 myths concerning technology and education. The authors describe a metastudie analyzed by Hattie showing that there is actually very little evidence showing much of an educational impact on learning from all of the following except? A. Web 2.0 tools used in the classroom B. Virtual Worlds used in the computer labs C. The teacher trying to use technology in the classroom D. Blogs and Wiki's the students create

D

In the article titled Technology in Education: What Teachers Should Know, the authors describe the technology resources university students rely on most for school. Which of the following list most accurately describes what technology college students use the most for their education? A. Powerpoint, Keynote, Google slides, and Prezi B. Laptops, tablets, Dropbox, and Word C. X-box, snapchat, Facebook, and Skype D. Mobile phones, Media Player, Google and Wikipedia

D

In the article titled Technology in Education: What Teachers Should Know, the authors describe what research shows concerning the use of multimedia resources in the classroom. Their findings show that discovery based multimedia programs benefit ___ the most. A. all students regardless of their background. B. students with visual learning intelligences C. students with low levels of prior knowledge of the topics D. students with high levels of prior knowledge of the topic

D

In the article titled Technology in Education: What Teachers Should Know, the authors describe 5 myths concerning technology and education. True or False: According to the authors, Bill Gates claims if we only committed to using the available technology already in schools that learner outcomes and test scores would increase on their own.

False

In the article titled Technology in Education: What Teachers Should Know, the authors describe 5 myths concerning technology and education. True or False: Research compiled by Richard Clark and Richard Mayer shows that 60 years of comparative studies all show that the most effective way to increase learner outcomes is through the teacher's methods and resources, not the technology used by the teacher.

True