Chapter 6 Quiz EME2040

Which of the following best describes social bookmarking as an information management strategy for teachers and students?

A public list that can be viewed and added to by many readers

All of the following statements about cloud computing are true except

A teacher's materials reside only on their computer desktop.

Which of the following best describes a tag cloud?

A visual presentation of keyword information

Teachers can locate high-quality resources by using all of the following strategies except

Choosing the highest ranked sites in a Google search

Students are most engaged in learning when educational websites include interactivity, exploration, and what other feature?

Compelling stories, interesting characters, and intriguing mysteries to solve

The wide range of online materials that teachers and students use for academic learning are best described by which of the following terms?

Digital content

Which of the following best describes a blended or hybrid approach to delivering educational content to students?

Face-to-face interactions with teachers paired with online coursework and testing

All of the following statements about a standards connector are true except

It is an online repository where only teachers can tag resources.

Which of the following best describes a folksonomy in social bookmarking?

Keywords created by education experts for use by teachers and students everywhere

Student-to-expert communication websites perform which of the following functions?

Offer information exchanges between students and people in colleges, businesses, and educational organizations.

Real-time and recorded data websites contribute to student learning in which of the following ways?

Providing opportunities to enter a setting as an involved observer where you can learn as if physically present at a remote location

Which of the following best describes how teachers might have students use an RSS feed in the classroom?

Students check daily news headlines and share the information with the class

All of the following statements are true about virtual schools except

Students have regular face-to-face interactions with full-time teachers.

All of the following are features of interactive educational websites except

Students learn about topics in a linear fashion.

All of the following describe advantages of social bookmarking for teachers except

Teachers can share resources with other educators who are interested in similar topics.

Which of the following best describes the experience of students taking massive open online courses (MOOCs) in higher education?

The average student completion rate is much lower than traditional in-person classes

Which of the following best describes how teachers and students "tag" resources on a social bookmarking site?

They identify materials with personally chosen keywords.

Students use a standards connector in all the following ways except

To take online tests

According to advocates of online and blended education, which of the following is a primary advantage of virtual learning?

Virtual schools provide needed academic resources for homeschooled students.