Instructional Technology Unit 4
The predominant language on the Internet is ______.
Beginning
From an equity perspective, what are reasons why is it important for households to have broadband Internet access for children in school?
It is becoming more routine for students to access a LMS, cloud storage, and online content.
What can you, as a teacher-leader, do, as a teacher-leader, to ensure that the instructional materials used in your school are representative of your student population?
Advocate for a clear policy that ensures that the teams who evaluate and approve instructional materials for your school carefully review them for potential bias
What is one of the primary differences between a professional learning community (PLC) and a professional learning network (PLN)?
A PLC is strictly focused on helping students in a specific school or program.
Which of the following describes a difference between a responsible use policy (RUP) and an acceptable use policy?
A RUP describes the positive benefits of technologies and how students are encouraged to use them.
What term is used to describe a teacher who understands and capitalizes on the unique cultural attributes and experiences of students to promote student achievement?
A culturally responsive teacher
What is lecture mode?
A feature during web conferencing that allows muting audio lines during presentations as well as designate individual lines as the primary speaker.
What is a passphrase?
A phrase made up of four random words used instead of a password
When you are troubleshooting technology issues with students, what's the next step after you have applied a solution?
Check the results.
Which of the following is one of the first steps recommended that a teacher could undertake to explore culturally responsive pedagogy?
Conduct an evaluation of your own cultural experiences and that of others.
What strategy might you use to protect against the inappropriate use of other people's work?
Help students understand how to correctly use and cite source material.
What makes collaboration unique as compared to communication or cooperation?
In a truly collaborative relationship, all parties benefit.
Which of the following strategies can a company engage in and still likely state that it is complying with student privacy laws?
It can share information with educational researchers that request it.
What would is NOT true of qualitative data?
It is analyzed statistically.
What methods might teachers use to conduct an action research project in their own classroom or school?
Keep a diary, journal, or anecdotal notes that you they or your their students create to record actions, thoughts, and reflections.
Which of the following is NOT considered directory information according to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, Pub. L. No. 93-380)?
Names and relationships of family members
Which of the following action steps might you take to build community towards becoming a technology integration leader?
Participate in routine observations of classroom technology-integration practices, by having teachers observe your practice and by observing the practices of others
Classrooms in which teachers that have established an invitational environment might have tried implemented which of the following characteristic components?
Peer interactions and discussion.
Which simple tip might you use to look your best on a webcam during a web conference?
Place your webcam at eye level.
Which of the following evaluation methods is identified as the best way to determine which resources will enhances your lessons?
Preview the resource and try it yourself.
A school-based group of educators who get together to improve their own practice so that the students they work with can succeed is referred to as a ________.
Professional Learning Community
Which of the following strategy is NOT recommended when integrating technology with very young children (NAEYC & Fred Rogers Center, 2012)?
Prohibit all use of television, videos, DVDs, and other non-interactive technologies and media in early- childhood programs
A document clearly outlining acceptable behavior for students, faculty, and staff, and including consequences of unacceptable behaviors, is called ________________.
acceptable use policy
Creative works or information not "owned" by an individual but considered part of the common culture, are referred to as being in the _____ domain.
public
If you communicate with more advanced technology users, perhaps asking them to observe your classroom, to obtain mentoring and just-in-time support, which stage are you likely in your journey to become a technology integration leader?
Beginning
While access to computing devices and broadband Internet at home has increased across the population of homes with teens, some demographic populations still lag behind. Which are they?
African American and Hispanic households
What would NOT be true of culture?
All aspects of culture must be visible and tangible.
Students benefit most and demonstrate the greatest gains in achievement—especially students considered at risk (Darling-Hammond et al., 2014)—when they use technology for which of the following?
Analyzing and evaluating information to produce or create new ideas or products.
Which of the following would likely NOT be considered a strategy for implementing culturally responsive teaching?
Anchoring your curriculum in the a state-adopted textbook
When troubleshooting technology issues, which of the following should you NOT do?
Assume that you know the source of the cause.
What method is suggested to prevent cheating?
Design assessments that encourage higher-order and critical thinking.
If you have become a mentor for other teachers, offering support to teachers them in your building as well as throughout the district and beyond., which stage are you likely in your journey to become a technology integration leader?
Developing
What may be the best strategy to prevent and negate the effects of cyberbullying?
Educating teachers, students, and parents on appropriate use.
According toWhen complying with the TEACH Act, which of the following are is NOT an obligations of an institution of learning, not the teachers it employs?
Ensure copyright-protected materials are not transmitted or stored beyond the period of instruction.
Which strategy is likely least effective for determining how effective your lessons are?
Ensuring students complete assignments on time.
What is the name given to part the section of U.S. copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the copyright holder?
Fair use
If you are using the GAME Plan as a framework for action research, which step might you be in if you ask yourself questions, such as "What do I want to know?," and "What is already known about the topic?," and "How will I know if I have been successful?"
Setting Goals
While video- or web-based conferencing more closely replicates face-to-face participation, what aspect of text-based conferencing can make it an effective support for the development of critical-thinking skills?
Students can think through responses before responding.
Which act is commonly referred to as the TEACH Act?
Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act
What is the nickname of the rule teachers can use as a guideline when using copyright-protected materials, according to the U.S. Copyright Office (2009)?
The 10% percent rule
What does "the homework gap" refer to?
The gap between students who can engage in learning activities at home versus those who sometimes cannot
Over time, the digital divide encompasses has been described as encompassing more than physical access to a device or an Internet connection at school; what are some additional factors now included when discussing the digital divide?
The types of activities students and teachers complete with technology, and their levels of proficiency with new digital media
What How are the uses of Creative Commons licenses used?
They can allow or limit your use to copy, edit, remix, build upon, or distribute all or parts of their others' work.
Which of the following is a primary benefit of collaborative tools such as web conferencing?
They connect your students to the larger world.
When evaluating digital resources, and when asking questions such as, "Does it avoid stereotypes and attitudes related to age?," and " Is it inclusive and appropriate for both female and male students?," and "Does it promote recognition and acceptance of diverse cultures, languages, and religions?," you are likely evaluating what?
Whether the resources are free of bias and stereotypes
A classroom in which the underlying values of trust, open communication, and risk taking are fostered and practiced is referred to as ________.
both a culture of collaboration and an invitational environment
The use of technologies to harass, defame, or intentionally harm another student or group of students is referred to as _______________.
cyberbullying
When the nature of discourse is such that a single speaker dominates while others listen, this is described as ________.
didactic
The term commonly given to the disparity between students and schools who have access to digital tools and resources and those who do not is _______.
digital divide
One effect of new technologies becoming prevalent in all areas of our lives is increased _________.
globalization
Underlying the concepts of digital literacy and media fluency is helping students develop _____________________ skills so they can continue to be literate in a world that thrives on information and uses a continuing array of new and emerging tools to access it.
information literacy
Whether evaluating photos or other imagery, books or other texts, maps, videos, songs or sheet music, news stories, or other medias, students can learn to evaluate information by learning to ___________.
observe, reflect, and question
According to Dolan (2016), although the digital divide first focused on the disparities between the "haves" and "have-nots," more recent models include the idea of _______.
the "cans" and "cannots"
The primary purpose of school technology is to _______
to support teaching and learning
