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Contents Chapter 1 Theoretical Foundations..................................................................................................1

Chapter 2 Designing and Planning Technology‐Enhanced Instruction ...................................14

Chapter 3 Computers in the Learning Environment...................................................................25

Chapter 4 Digital Technologies in the Classroom .......................................................................37

Chapter 5 Administrative Software...............................................................................................47

Chapter 6 Academic Software ........................................................................................................58

Chapter 7 The Internet and the World Wide Web.......................................................................69

Chapter 8 Using the Web for Teaching and Learning.................................................................78

Chapter 9 Audiovisual Technologies ............................................................................................87

Chapter 10 Distance Education: Using Technology to Redefine the Classroom.......................99

Chapter 11 Issues in Implementing Technology in Schools.......................................................108

Chapter 12 Technology, Teaching, and You.................................................................................119

Chapter 1 Theoretical Foundations

True/False Questions

1) The national expectation for teachers in the use of technology appears to be a recognition thatteachers arenʹt media experts, so lessons involving the use of technology should allow theeducational technology specialists to coordinate this use.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 2 & 6

2) A broad definition of learning is a transfer of knowledge that can be ensured only when allcomponents of the process have been incorporated into the learning event.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 10

3) Technology is considered to be a means to an end and not an end in itself.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 11

4) An example of a psychological barrier to effective communications is the failure of the teacherto provide for individual learning styles.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 14

5) Instructional messages sent out by the teacher may be distorted by the belief system held bythe student. This would be an example of a personal filter barrier to effective communication.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 14

6) There are several theories of learning described in the literature. You should select the correctone because use of the wrong theories may seriously interfere with your studentsʹ learningopportunities.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 18

7) The way people think is referred to as their cognitive style.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 20

8) Although oneʹs preferred thinking style canʹt be measured, we know from a personʹssocioeconomic status what his or her style is probably going to be.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 20

9) Gardnerʹs theory of multiple intelligences relies on the innate differences in the races to helpidentify the learning styles for students.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 24

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10) The term educational technology basically refers to audiovisual equipment and its use ineducation today.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 30-31

11) Thomas Edison predicted that the movie projector would replace teachers.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 29

12) Any prediction that a new technology will replace teachers is generally considered to beunrealistic.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 29

13) Skinnerʹs behaviorist theory led to the development of programmed instructional learningmaterials in the 1950s-1960s.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 31

14) Jean Piaget, one of the early constructivists, identified key developmental stages that affectlearning.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 17 & 19

15) Environmental factors, psychological factors, and personal filters can impede learning.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 13-14

16) Cognitive styles refer to the individualʹs tendencies and preferences in relation to thinking.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 20

17) Multiple intelligences can best be measured by the Stanford-Binet IQ test.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 24

18) NETS standards define how networking should be used in schools and across districts.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 6

19) B. F. Skinner is one of the key cognitivists to suggest that learning styles are critical factors inexplaining learning.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 15

20) In a systems view of teaching, learning, and technology, the interrelationship of all three isconsidered as a holistic process in which all variables are considered in relation to eachcomponent and the whole.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 26-27

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21) The learning environment refers to all of the elements that make up the design andimplementation of instruction.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 18

22) Current computer-assisted instructional software is an outgrowth of behaviorist programmedinstructions popular in the 1960s.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 31

23) Learning styles are a collection of preferences related to how one learns.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 22

24) When examining teaching and learning as communication, one must consider the personalfilters that can act as barriers to effective and accurate communication.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 14

25) The introduction of television into schools revolutionized education and the way that teachingand learning occur today.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 30

26) Teaching is a systematic, planned sequence of events that facilitates the communication of anidea, concept, or skill to a learner.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 25

27) When a teacher concentrates on perfecting the style of teaching that fits closest with his or herown learning styles, some students with different learning styles may suffer.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 26

28) Because technology supports teaching and learning, it is important to select your technology inthe early stages of holistic planning.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 27

29) Media refers to different means of communication.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 5

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Multiple Choice Questions

1) The definition of educational technology as ʺthe theory and practice of design, development,utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning,ʺ wasdeveloped by

A) AECT.B) ISPI.C) ISTE.D) NETS·T.

Answer: APage Ref: 5

2) You have a student who does his homework accurately and on time. When you return it, youorally commend him and smile. This is an example of

A) trial and error.B) connectionism.C) classical conditioning.D) behaviorism.

Answer: DPage Ref: 15

3) In the communication process, which of the following is NOT one of the three major variablesthat can interfere with the communication of ideas?

A) physical factorsB) environmental factorsC) psychological factorsD) personal filters

Answer: APage Ref: 13-14

4) A student who just experienced a traumatic event in the hallway is likely to have what type ofinterference with effective communication in the classroom?

A) physical factorsB) environmental factorsC) psychological factorsD) personal filters

Answer: CPage Ref: 14

5) Those who see learning as a response to outside stimuli fall into which theoretical camp?A) cognitivistsB) behavioristsC) cognitive constructivistsD) social constructivists

Answer: BPage Ref: 15

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6) If you follow parts of each theory as they fit with your learning objective, then you might becalled

A) a behaviorist.B) a cognitivist.C) a social constructivist.D) an eclectic instructor.


7) One of the more widely used cognitive style instruments to measure a personʹs cognitivepreferences is the

A) SAT.B) GRE.C) Miller Analogy.D) MBTI.


8) Musical intelligence, spatial intelligence, and kinesthetic intelligence are but three of the ninetypes of intelligence postulated by

A) Gagne.B) Garden.C) Gardner.D) Skinner.


9) Every Saturday night, Belle and Chase look forward to going to the local YMCA to squaredance. Which type of intelligence is prominent in this activity?

A) spatialB) intrapersonalC) logical-mathematicalD) kinesthetic

Answer: DPage Ref: 24-25

10) The purpose of IQ tests is toA) predict scholastic performance.B) identify personality types.C) describe preferred learning style.D) define cognitive style.


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11) The two major national organizations that have set standards and definitions that reflect theneed for educators to have a solid command of educational technology skills are

A) AECT and ISPI.B) NETS·T and ISPI.C) ISTE and AECT.D) ISPI and ISTE.


12) Which expensive and rather passive AV technology became popular in schools in the 1950s,faded into a decline by the mid-1960s, but is still being used in schools?

A) language labsB) speech compressionC) televisionD) speaker phones


13) As with the research on the use of objectives, it was found by the 1960s through educationalresearch and a lack of student interest and motivation that learning was not significantlyimproved by the use of

A) computers.B) language labs.C) television.D) programmed instruction.


14) If you designed a lesson following the concept of behaviorism, after a student gave aresponse, you would give her

A) instructions to continue on through the test after answering each item.B) feedback as to whether she was correct.C) another assignment.D) time out.


15) The collection of theories that suggest learning is a set of acquired behaviors in response to therewards, punishments, and withheld responses is the perspective held by

A) constructivists.B) behaviorists.C) eclectics.D) cognitivists.


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16) The theorist best know for the multiple intelligence theory isA) B. F. Skinner.B) Lev Vygotsky.C) Robert Gagne.D) Howard Gardner.


17) Both cognitivists and constructivists recognize learning asA) a response to stimuli.B) a function of brain physiology.C) a mental process.D) a reaction to reward and punishment.


18) Three of the key learner characteristics about which a teacher should be aware includeA) learning style, cognitive style, and types of intelligence.B) IQ score, NETS score, and reaction time.C) MBTI profile, ISTE score, and IQ score.D) reaction time, dominant intelligence, and IQ.


19) A teacherʹs own teaching style is usually a function ofA) the number of methods courses taken.B) his or her own personal learning and cognitive preferences.C) whether he or she has had a comprehensive educational technology course.D) number of years of teaching experience.


20) In the evolution of educational technology, the audiovisual movementA) preceded the use of models and manipulatives.B) came into existence with the first motion media, early movies.C) no longer has any impact in todayʹs classrooms.D) has all but replaced the digital movement.


21) Today, educational technology typically is considered to includeA) only digital media.B) all types of learning resources and the systems needed to use them.C) primarily audio and visual media.D) print, models, and manipulatives.


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22) Your purpose in studying educational technology is toA) enable your students to use productivity software.B) help you teach students to become technical experts.C) acquaint you with technology you can use to teach and help your students learn.D) train your students to fix the computers in their classrooms.


23) Personal religious beliefs and cultural views that may alter a studentʹs perception of theinformation communicated by a teacher are an example of

A) personal filters.B) learning styles.C) multiple intelligences.D) cognitive styles.


24) Social constructivism is a perspective on learning that suggests learning isA) the result of the collaboration of learners to construct knowledge.B) behavior modified by reward and punishment.C) a developmental process correlated to age.D) the result of assimilation and accommodation.


25) If a teacher asks his students to gather information that supports creationism and also togather information that supports evolution as theories of creation, he may be trying to helpstudents learn while avoiding distortion due to the studentsʹ unconscious use of

A) filters.B) learning styles.C) CliffsNotes.D) telepathy.E) crib notes.


26) Asserting that children build cognitive structures during all developmental stages makesPiaget a

A) behaviorist.B) constructivist.C) cognitivist.D) socialist.E) social reconstructivist.


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27) The cognitive preferences of extroversion, sensing, thinking, and judging are an essential partof which of these instruments?

A) 16 pfB) ILSC) MID) MBTI


28) If an instructor assigns gifted students a long-term project in which they can select tovideotape their construction of models, conduct interviews, design display booths, or recordinformational audiotapes, the teacher is striving to accommodate

A) different age groups.B) technology integration.C) gender differences.D) administrative policies.E) different learning styles.

Answer: EPage Ref: 23

29) Early CAI has evolved intoA) programmed instruction.B) multimedia software.C) differentiated instruction.D) virtual reality.


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Matching Questions

Match the following people with their descriptions.1) B. F. SkinnerPage Ref: 31

2) Howard GardnerPage Ref: 24

3) Robert GagnePage Ref: 18

4) Albert BanduraPage Ref: 18-19

5) Thomas Alva EdisonPage Ref: 29

6) Alfred BinetPage Ref: 23

7) Louis TermanPage Ref: 23

8) Isabel Briggs MyersPage Ref: 21

9) Jean PiagetPage Ref: 17

A) Adapted the French Binet IQ testfor use in the United States

B) Predicted that motion mediawould replace teachers

C) Social constructivist supporting acollaborative group of learners

D) Theorized that children buildcognitive structures as theymature

E) Created the programmedinstruction using behavioristprincipals

F) A cognitive constructivist whoused a systems approach forinstruction

G) Developed the theory of multipleintelligences

H) Codeveloper of the MBTI

I) French psychologist whodeveloped a test to help predictschool success

1) E 2) G 3) F 4) C 5) B 6) I7) A 8) H 9) D

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Match the term with its meaning.10) ISTE NETS·T

Page Ref: 5

11) Multiple intelligencesPage Ref: 24

12) ConstructivismPage Ref: 16

13) BehaviorismPage Ref: 15

14) CognitivismPage Ref: 16

15) Learning stylePage Ref: 22-23

16) Cognitive stylePage Ref: 20

17) Teaching StylePage Ref: 25-26

18) Personal filtersPage Ref: 14

19) Communications cyclePage Ref: 12

20) FeedbackPage Ref: 12

A) The perspective that viewslearning as responses to stimuli

B) Messages sent from sender toreceiver and back again throughpersonal filters

C) A project by ISTE called theNational Educational TechnologyStandards for Teachers

D) Learning preferences based onsensory dominance

E) Beliefs or views that can interferewith understanding

F) The perspective that viewslearning as a thought process

G) Different talents or inherentcapabilities

H) Messages returned by the receiver

I) Preferences in terms of how onethinks

J) The perspective that viewslearning as the connection of newknowledge to previousknowledge

K) None of these

10) C 11) G 12) J 13) A 14) F 15) D16) I 17) K 18) E 19) B 20) H

Short Answer Questions

1) Define instructional technology as used by educators.Answer: Any media used by educators in support of the teaching and learning process.Page Ref: 5

2) Briefly describe negative reinforcement.Answer: Punishment producing a desired response.Page Ref: 15

3) Piaget, Papert, Bruner, and Bandura may all be classified as what type of theorists?Answer: ConstructivistPage Ref: 17-19

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4) Name the theory of intelligence that Gardner proposes.Answer: Multiple intelligencesPage Ref: 24

5) State which learning theory you believe is closest to your own philosophy of teaching and giveexamples to support your position.Answer: Individual answers; page 19 gives a list of such theorists and applications.Page Ref: 19

6) Name and briefly describe the nine intelligences theorized by Gardner.Answer: Linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal,

intrapersonal, naturalistic, existentialPage Ref: 24

7) What is a learning environment, and what is the teacherʹs role in its creation?Answer: The learning environment is all the elements that make up the design and

implementation of instruction, including learning theory; teachers design all aspects ofthe environment.

Page Ref: 18

8) What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator?Answer: The MBTI is an instrument designed by Myers and Briggs that measures cognitive style

preferences.Page Ref: 20-21

9) Contrast teaching and learning.Answer: Teaching is a systematic planned sequence of events that communicates ideas, concepts,

or skills to learners; learning is the incorporation of knowledge and skills.Page Ref: 25 & 10

10) Describe the steps in the communication cycle.Answer: Sender sends messages impacted by his or her own psychological and environmental

factors; these messages pass through the senderʹs personal filters; the receiver interpretsthe message through his or her own filters and understands them within the frameworkof his or her own psychological and environmental factors; receiver returns feedback tothe sender via the same system.

Page Ref: 12-13

11) In which view of learning, or perspective, is the learner considered to be passive?Answer: behaviorismPage Ref: 15

Essay Questions

1) Consider a lesson on the American Revolution being taught by a behaviorist, a cognitivist, anda constructivist teacher. How might the emphasis in the lesson or its presentation differ basedon each teacherʹs understanding of how learning occurs? Give examples to support yourviews.Answer: Individual answers based on differences in theories.Page Ref: 15-20

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2) Educational technology, in its broadest sense, has been included in instruction as long as classroomshave existed. Briefly describe the evolution of educational technology from print to todayʹs digital age.

Answer: Include many of these from Interchapter 1: 1600s, quill pens & slates-primers-wallcharts-models-manipulatives-educationalmuseums-films/movies-behaviorism-AECT (from NEA/DAVI)-radio-objectives(Tyler)-instructional technologists-multiple media-ITV-Bloomʹstaxonomy-programmed instruction-ID system (Gagne)-PBS/NER (NPR)-cognitiveapproach-personal computers-CAI-constructivism, computer-based technologies, VR,digital assistants-WWW-mobile devices (and WiFi)-Internet expansion, grid.

Page Ref: 38-41

Chapter 2 Designing and PlanningTechnology-Enhanced Instruction


1) The learning environment includes the space but not the facilities in which learning takesplace.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 56

2) Myers and Briggs did extensive work matching learning styles to a variety of factors,including the physical environment.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 56

3) The Design-Plan-Act system is a three-part system that is designed to help teachers plan thelearning environment and activities.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 46

4) An effective model for designing instruction systematically is known as the DID model.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 46

5) Probably the most influential theorist to develop a model for the systematic design ofinstruction is Robert Gagne. Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 47-48

6) Feedback that occurs while learning is still going on results in changes during instruction.This type of feedback is known as formative evaluation.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 48

7) One of the first steps in the DID instructional design model is to analyze the background andcharacteristics of the learners.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 49-51

8) The second step in the DID process is to write performance objectives.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 51-56

9) Teaching methods and media are essentially the same thing.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 45

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10) An effective and experienced teacher will find the time to prepare each lesson using a detailedinstructional design model, making sure that each step is fully documented and followed.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 66

11) A lesson plan will follow the same general steps as the instructional design model.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 66

12) Teaching and learning, at their core, are simply processes of good (i.e., effective)communication.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 72

13) According to Dunn and Dunn, changes to the physical environment have little impact onstudent learning.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 56-57

14) Unlike the Gagne model, the DID model does not follow a systems design when planninginstruction.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 47-48

15) The DPA system includes a design phase, a plan phase, and an action phase.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 46

16) In the ʺKnow the Learnersʺ step of the DID model, a teacher should focus primarily on IQscores on standardized tests.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 49

17) Formative feedback is feedback that occurs at the end of an instructional process.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 48

18) The lowest level of Bloomʹs taxonomy representing knowledge outcomes is the evaluationlevel.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 54

19) When establishing the learning environment, the key concern is arranging children so they sitin appropriate social grouping.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 56-57

20) Teaching strategies are the methods you select to assist students in achieving the objectives.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 59

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21) The principles and methods of instruction are referred to as pedagogy.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 59

22) The first step in the pedagogical cycle is to provide preorganizers to orient students to thelesson.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 60

23) Performance objectives typically include holistic verbs such as understand and appreciate.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 52-53

24) Design revision is necessary to continually improve an instructional design to ensure itsquality and effectiveness.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 62

25) A lesson plan differs from an instructional design in that the lesson plan focuses on what willhappen day-to-day in the classroom.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 66

26) An instructional action plan is a lessonʹs to-do list to fully prepare for implementing a lesson.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 69

27) A well-planned instructional design requires careful consideration of which technologyshould be used and how it will be implemented.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 62

28) Instructional media and technology play a supporting role in instruction rather than a starringrole.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 61


1) All of the following are among the roles of instructional objectives except:A) Insure the learning experiences include the different cognitive levels.B) Provide for generic behaviors, such as understanding a topic.C) Help focus on student outcomes.D) Help provide direction for the teacher.


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2) The different types of thinking skills have been categorized by several theorists. One of themost popular of these systems is known as

A) Bloomʹs taxonomy.B) Krathwohlʹs taxonomy.C) Meyerʹs categories.D) Simpsonʹs taxonomy.


3) What teachers do when practicing their profession to help students learn is known asA) an internship.B) mentoring.C) pedagogy.D) instructional planning.


4) Following the Culminating Review stage, the pedagogical cycle has reached the point where itis time to

A) conduct formative evaluation.B) share the lesson rubric.C) provide a preorganizer.D) classify the learning objectives.


5) In the final step of the learning event, the type of evaluation you will perform isA) formative.B) summative.C) prescriptive.D) analytic.


6) After creating the instructional plan (such as by the DID model), the teacher needs to create aA) daily lesson plan.B) daily rubric.C) a to-do list.D) pretest.


7) The first D in the DID model stands forA) discipline.B) direct.C) distinct.D) dynamic.


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8) The design-plan-act! System includes all of the following steps except:A) designing the instructionB) planning systematic instructionC) developing an instructional action planD) articulating specific lesson plans


9) The design-plan-act! planning system is commonly referred to asA) D-P-A.B) the design plan.C) the DP Act.D) DID plan.


10) The foundations for todayʹs instructional design model were laid by researchers and theoristslike the leading figure in this field,

A) Robert Gagne.B) Rita Dunn.C) Robert Mager.D) B. F. Skinner.


11) A major characteristic of dynamic instructional design models is theirA) stability.B) research support.C) flexibility.D) popularity.


12) Techniques and activities that teachers require students to engage in to master content areA) teaching strategies.B) learning strategies.C) pedagogical strategies.D) assessment strategies.


13) When preparing a learning environment, a teacher shouldA) provide students with appropriate feedback.B) prepare the physical and nonphysical components to maximize success.C) follow the DID steps to ensure an effective plan.D) create an instructional action plan that includes the pedagogical cycle.

Answer: BPage Ref: 56-58

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14) The dynamic instructional design (DID) modelA) describes a to-do list for each day of instruction.B) includes ongoing formative feedback and adjustments in each step.C) follows the pedagogical cycle.D) rarely includes the selection of specific technologies for instruction.


15) Well-written performance objectives contain:A) stem, target performance, method of assessment, expected degree of successB) characteristic of the learner, teacherʹs method, media, evaluation planC) preorganizer, pedagogy, strategy, summative evaluationD) sequence, affective statement, skill level, revision plan


16) In a systems view of teaching and learning, teaching and learning areA) a step-by-step process in which many variables interact to transfer knowledge.B) the direct result of student abilities and attitude.C) a random, on-the-fly approach to instruction.D) successful only if teachers equally emphasize all intelligences and styles.


17) In the D-P-A System, the sequence a teacher should follow is to prepare to teach isA) draft, prepare, articulate.B) design, plan, act.C) design, prepare, accelerate.D) develop, pilot, advocate.


18) Bloomʹs taxonomy levelsA) correspond directly to grade levels when constructing an action plan.B) identify at which step in the DID cycle instruction is occurring.C) help teachers gauge the cognitive levels required for their objectives.D) indicate the lighting levels that are appropriate for diverse learners.


19) When evaluating the effectiveness of instruction, a teacher shouldA) use only formative evaluation throughout the process for continuous corrections.B) evaluate at the end of the process only to avoid intimidating students.C) use only objective assessments at the end of the instruction to be as fair as possible.D) use both formative feedback and summative evaluations for a complete understanding

of the success of the instruction.Answer: DPage Ref: 48

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20) When contrasting media and methods,A) media are to the support technologies, and methods are the instructional strategies.B) media include all the methods the teacher uses, while methods are the strategies the

learner uses.C) media are the technologies and materials, while methods are the instructions on how to

use them.D) the two terms are instructionally synonymous.


21) While it may not be the most exciting part of teaching, it may well be the most critical. Whatactivity is this?

A) writing notes to parentsB) maintaining a class web pageC) instructional planningD) previewing videos, software, and other media before useE) putting on a back-to-school event


22) When a teacher uses the D-P-A system for instructional planning and considers the specificcurriculum in its entirety, the phase of the system being followed is

A) designing.B) planning.C) creating an action plan.D) all of the above


23) In the pedagogical cycle, we see that getting studentsʹ attention and letting them know whatʹscoming is important. This phase of the cycle is known as

A) setting objectives.B) reinforcing knowledge.C) preorganizing.D) culminating review.E) reward.


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Matching Questions

Match the steps in the DID model on the left with the letter of the correct order of the steps.1) Establish the learning

environmentPage Ref: 56

2) Know the learnersPage Ref: 49

3) Evaluate and revise thedesignPage Ref: 62

4) State your objectivesPage Ref: 51

5) Identify and select supporttechnologiesPage Ref: 62

6) Identify teaching and learningstrategiesPage Ref: 59

A) Fourth step

B) Sixth step

C) Third step

D) First step

E) Second step

F) Fifth step

1) C 2) D 3) B 4) E 5) F 6) A

Put the cognition levels in Bloomʹs taxonomy on the left in the increasing complexity order by placing theappropriate letter in front of each level.

7) ApplicationPage Ref: 54

8) EvaluationPage Ref: 54

9) SynthesisPage Ref: 54

10) ComprehensionPage Ref: 54

11) KnowledgePage Ref: 54

12) AnalysisPage Ref: 54

A) Sixth level

B) First level

C) Fifth level

D) Second level

E) Fourth level

F) Third level

7) F 8) A 9) C 10) D 11) B 12) E

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Match the DID or lesson planning step with its description.13) Know the learner

Page Ref: 49-51

14) State objectivePage Ref: 51-56

15) Establish learningenvironmentPage Ref: 56-59

16) Identify strategiesPage Ref: 59-61

17) Summative evaluationPage Ref: 62-64

18) Formative evaluationPage Ref: 48

19) Responsive adjustmentPage Ref: 49 & 67

20) RevisionPage Ref: 62-64

A) Assessment that occurs at the endof the process

B) Describe the personal promptsneeded for the lesson

C) Articulate what the student willbe able to do as a result of theinstruction

D) Identify and review thecharacteristics of learners thatimpact them

E) Prepare the physical andnonphysical aspects of theclassroom to support instruction

F) Adjust lesson as a result offeedback

G) Alter the design as a result of afinal assessment of itseffectiveness

H) Identify what the teacher will doto present instruction and whatstudents will do to learn content

I) None of these

J) Feedback that occurs during eachstep

13) D 14) C 15) E 16) H 17) A 18) J19) F 20) G


1) Action verbs in an objective, like list, identify, name, recite, and define, are at what level inBloomʹs taxonomy?Answer: KnowledgePage Ref: 54

2) What does it mean to ʺchunkʺ your instruction?Answer: Breaking information into manageable-sized segments for instruction.Page Ref: 60

3) How do you engage your learners in the learning process?Answer: Use methods and media that match the needs and learning styles of the students.Page Ref: 59-61

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4) Give one example of a teaching method and one of media.Answer: Lecture method using a videotape on the topic to illustrate the lecture topicPage Ref: 61

5) If you are an experienced teacher, what might your lesson plan look like?Answer: Like the example on p. 70 of your text, or it might just be list of summary ideas.Page Ref: 66 & 70

6) Name and briefly describe each of the six steps of the DID model.Answer: Know the learner; state objective; establish learning environment; identify strategies;

select technologies; summative evaluation.Page Ref: 50

7) Explain the difference between designing a lesson, creating a lesson plan, and creating aninstructional action plan.Answer: The design is the overall view of the instruction; lesson plan is a the day-to-day plan

for implementing the design; the action plan is the lesson to-do list.Page Ref: 67

8) Write a performance objective related to teaching students the difference between a noun anda verb to students at a grade level of your choice. Identify and explain each of the fourrequired parts of the objective.Answer: Answers will vary; should include stem, target performance, measurement conditions,

and criterion for success.Page Ref: 52

9) Name the six levels of Bloomʹs taxonomy in order from lowest to highest.Answer: Knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.Page Ref: 54

10) Name the eight steps in the pedagogical cycle.Answer: Give preorganizer; use motivators; bridge to prior knowledge; share objectives;

introduce new knowledge; reinforce knowledge; provide practice experiences;culminating review.

Page Ref: 60

11) What is the name of the dynamic model that may be used in the design phase of instructionalplanning that includes all of the critical elements involved in planning?Answer: DID or Dynamic Instructional Design modelPage Ref: 47

12) We know that continuous feedback and improvement is at the core of high-qualityinstruction. What kind of evaluation is used to provide this feedback during the instructionalprocess?Answer: formative evaluationPage Ref: 48

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13) When an instructor prepares to start instructional planning, learner analysis is an importantstep. What are two of the questions an instructor might ask in this phase of planning?Answer: Any two questions similar to these: What are their developmental stages? Language

background? Incoming skills? Prior knowledge related to the planned instruction?Page Ref: 50-51

14) What are the three main elements in a well-written instructional objective?Answer: Behavior or target performance, type of measurement, and criteria for successPage Ref: 52

Essay Questions

1) Instructional design and lesson planning are very organized and detailed descriptions of whatwill occur during instruction. Why do you think this level of planning is needed to ensure aquality lesson? What are the advantages and disadvantages of planning to this degree?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 66

2) Your textbook states that, ʺAll aspects of instruction benefit from careful planning, but forusing technology in instruction, planning is especially critical.ʺ Do you agree or disagree withthis statement? Explain why.Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 75

Chapter 3 Computers in the Learning Environment


1) RAM is short-term memory.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 104

2) The program that makes it possible for the computer to run applications software is theoperating system.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 95

3) Integrated software contains the most powerful form of the programs included in the package.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 97

4) The small device that when moved across a flat surface moves a pointer across the monitor is alaser pen.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 95

5) For the educator, software that is used to word process, keep records, and serve as agradebook performs administrative functions.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 96

6) Placing the pointer on an item, pressing the left mouse button, holding it down while movingthe pointer to position it, then releasing the button is called clicking.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 99

7) Data, such as related documents, spreadsheets, and graphics, can be organized as files.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 108

8) As portable as a floppy disk, but with much greater storage space, is a CD-R.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 112-113

9) A memory device inside the system unit is an AutoContent Wizard.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 105

10) The hard drive is usually designated Drive D.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 106

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11) A laser printer creates images on a page by squirting ink on the page.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 103

12) A folder is the organizational unit that holds files or other folders.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 108-109

13) Hard copy refers to any output that is printed.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 101

14) Mouse buttons are used to move the pointer on the screen.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 100

15) CD-ROM, DVD, and CD-Rs have the advantage of being able to record on the media as wellas play back data stored on them.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 111-113

16) The operating system is the collection of programs that tells the computer how to function andmanage its operations.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 95

17) Application programs include software that helps students learn while academic programs aresoftware that helps teachers teach.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 96

18) ROM chips store the initial instructions that tell the computer how to start up.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 94

19) Bundled software, unlike a productivity suite, is an integrated software package that has thecapability to perform many but not all application functions.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 98

20) The keyboard and the mouse are the most common types of output devices on personalcomputers.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 99

21) Hard copy differs from soft copy in that it is the printed version of what is seen on thecomputer screen.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 101

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22) Windows and Mac OS present command options to users via windows, or boxed collections oficons and text.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 95

23) Floppy disks are the optical storage media that hold as much data as the typical hard drive.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 106

24) Two advantages of CDs are their storage capacity and easy transportability.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 111-112

25) When comparing a DVD and CD, the DVD holds approximately half as much as the CD andrequires a special player to read it.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 114

26) CD-RWs can be read and recorded upon multiple times.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 112-113

27) In computing, memory and storage both refer to the hard disk drive in a computer.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 92

28) Booting up the computer means starting it up, beginning with turning on the power.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 94

29) In a GUI operating system, commands are issued by clicking on icons.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 95

30) The RAM uses the CPU to assist in getting your processing task done.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 104

31) Data stored in RAM is permanent.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 104

32) All computers today have a hard disk drive to store programs and data.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 105

33) Recordable DVDs are currently available in more than one competing format.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 115

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34) Although specialty papers, such as stickers, labels, and glossy photo paper, can be used in anink jet printer, they should not be used in a laser printer due to the high temperatures in thelaser printer.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 103


1) The drive that reads information stored on compact discs is theA) floppy drive.B) hard drive.C) tape drive.D) CD-ROM drive.


2) A pointing device that is handheld and used to select and change the position of items on thescreen is a

A) joystick.B) mouse.C) touchpad.D) A, B, and C


3) Making sure all the computer parts work together is the job of theA) modem.B) operating system.C) port.D) GUI.


4) Compared to floppy disks, CD-ROM discs have ________ storage capacity.A) moreB) lessC) the sameD) no


5) A packaged collection of software programs that are all manufactured by the same companyand follow the same design is termed a(n)

A) antivirus suite.B) applications suite.C) crash guard suite.D) shareware suite.


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6) Printer resolution is measured asA) ppm.B) bit-color.C) dot pitch.D) dpi.


7) Computer-generated transparencies for ink jet printers use film that isA) porous.B) heat tolerant.C) white strip.D) B and CE) A and C


8) A billion bytes of data are referred to as aA) gigabyte.B) megabyte.C) kilobyte.D) terabyte.


9) The floppy drive on the computer is usually designated by which letter?A) FB) AC) DD) C


10) Computer storage that is long term and continues after the power to the computer has beenturned off is

A) disk storage.B) RAM.C) input.D) output.


11) The type of software that typically makes it possible for users to accomplish a desired task isa(n)

A) utility program.B) operating system.C) application software.D) communications software.


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12) The type of optical storage that allows you to both read and store data to the disc is aA) CD-ROM.B) DVD.C) CD-RW.D) Zip.

Answer: CPage Ref: 112-113

13) An example of a common input device is aA) monitor.B) printer.C) speaker.D) mouse.


14) A program that can cause damage to your computer system and that should be scanned forwhenever starting your computer is a

A) virus.B) utility.C) firewall.D) troll.


15) The optical storage media that can be read only is theA) DVD.B) CD-RW.C) floppy disk.D) CD-ROM.


16) In selecting software for the classroom, it is first necessary to ensureA) the software is consistent with the classroom machineʹs specifications.B) the software is the correct grade level for your students.C) the software features the both text and colorful graphics.D) the software addresses diverse learning styles.


17) The type of program that tells the computer how to accomplish a task is a(n)A) application program.B) operating system.C) utility program.D) self-test program.


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18) The popular software that helps users enter, edit, and format numeric data is aA) spreadsheet program.B) data base management system.C) word processor.D) presentation software package.


19) The computer component that controls the flow of information and performs the informationprocessing required is the

A) RAM chip.B) ROM chip.C) computer bus.D) CPU.


20) Hard disks differ from other storage media in that theyA) store data magnetically.B) are permanently fixed inside the computer.C) have a maximum storage capacity of 1 gigabyte.D) provide only temporary storage while the power is on.


21) Popular input devices that require only limited desk space includeA) PDAs and printers.B) flat-screen monitors and Zip drives.C) trackballs and touch pads.D) mouse and monitor.


22) A printerʹs output quality is typically measured by itsA) dots per inch.B) desktop foot print.C) ability to print in color.D) page capacity.


23) In computing, a single byte representsA) a pixel on the monitor.B) a character of data.C) an on or off electronic switch.D) one unit of disk space.


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24) Removable media are useful for a classroom teacher because theyA) cannot be erased accidentally.B) have the greatest capacity of any storage device.C) are read-only.D) are portable.


25) To protect classroom computers from computer viruses, a teacher shouldA) set up a personal firewall.B) use only floppy disks in classroom machines.C) use an updated antivirus program regularly.D) use only network programs.


26) The advantage of running programs from a CD rather than installing them is thatA) you leave hard drive space available for other software.B) the CD runs faster than the hard drive.C) you can change programs by changing CDs.D) you can write your data to the same CD as the program.


27) When a computer is turned on, a program that resides in the computer to tell it how to startitself up goes to work. These basic input and output system initial instructions are morecommonly known as

A) bootstrap.B) BASIC.C) BIOS.D) operating system.E) RAM.


28) Visualize the CPU surrounded by input, output, memory, and storage functions. This is avisual diagram of

A) the computing cycle.B) the operating system.C) IOMS.D) a computer system.E) DID.


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29) A flat, pressure-sensitive panel that you touch with your finger and move around on thesurface to provide input to a computer is known as

A) a trackball.B) the bootstrap.C) a mouse.D) a whiteboard.E) a touchpad.

Answer: EPage Ref: 99-100

30) The program that tells a computer how to behave like a computer is known asA) the operating system.B) the POST.C) the BIOS.D) the GUI.E) the handshake.


31) Of these, the highest-quality prints will be obtained from theA) ink jet.B) fax/printer.C) laser printer.D) dot matrix.E) all-in-one machine.


32) In purchasing a computer, you normally want to get the machine with the highest number ofmegahertz on the CPU that you can afford because that machine will

A) hold the most in memory.B) handle the largest number of tasks at the same time.C) communicate the fastest when using a modem.D) have the largest rebate.E) reduce your waiting time when running an application.


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Matching Questions

Match the following descriptions with the correct storage medium.1) Nonerasable, permanent

storagePage Ref: 112-113

2) Stores programsPage Ref: 105

3) Is inserted into drive APage Ref: 108

4) Stores data on 3.5-inch disksPage Ref: 108

5) Plays lengthy videoproductionsPage Ref: 113

6) Installs programsPage Ref: 111

7) Allows changes to stored dataPage Ref: 113

8) Stores seldom-used filesPage Ref: 113

9) Makes it possible to createaudio CDsPage Ref: 113

10) Can be double-sided toincrease storagePage Ref: 113

A) Hard drive

B) CD-RW drive

C) Removable drive

D) CD-ROM disc

E) Floppy disk

F) DVD-ROM disc

G) CD-R drive

H) Floppy drive

1) G 2) A 3) E 4) H 5) F 6) D7) B 8) G 9) G 10) F

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Match the computer technology with its function.11) RAM

Page Ref: 104

12) KeyboardPage Ref: 99-100

13) MonitorPage Ref: 101

14) CPUPage Ref: 104

15) Hard diskPage Ref: 105

16) PrinterPage Ref: 103

17) CD-ROMPage Ref: 111

18) MousePage Ref: 99

19) DVDPage Ref: 113

20) CD-RPage Ref: 112

21) CD-RWPage Ref: 112

22) Floppy diskPage Ref: 108

A) Controls the flow of data andprocesses tasks

B) Transportable, low-capacity,magnetic storage

C) Optical storage media that storesvideo

D) Output device that creates hardcopy

E) None of these

F) Device for alpha and numericinput

G) Optical media that can be readonly

H) Input device used to point toicons and click

I) Computer memory for temporarydata storage

J) The long-term storage disk foundin all computers

K) Optical media that can be writtenon once

L) Output device that displays softcopy to the user

11) I 12) F 13) L 14) A 15) J 16) D17) G 18) H 19) C 20) K 21) E 22) B


1) Name two input devices.Answer: Multiple answers: mouse, keyboard, joystick, touch pad...Page Ref: 99-100

2) Name two output devices.Answer: monitor, printerPage Ref: 101

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3) What can be done to protect computers from viruses?Answer: Install antivirus softwarePage Ref: 110

4) What are the elements in the computing cycle, and how do they interact?Answer: See Figure 3.1Page Ref: 93

5) Assume you are teaching the identification and purpose of commonly used computerhardware to a class of non-computer-literate students. What pieces of hardware would youselect for instructional coverage, and what information would you give the students regardingthis hardware for educational applications? Defend your choices.Answer: Any part of input devices, output devices, the system unitPage Ref: 98-104

6) Name the five parts of the computing cycle.Answer: storage, input, memory, central processing unit, outputPage Ref: 93

7) How do an operating system, an application program, and a utility differ? How are they thesame?Answer: All are software, but the operating system includes the programs that operate the

computer; applications are the programs that tell the computer how to do a specifictask; and utility programs help maintain a computer and keep it operational.

Page Ref: 96-97

Essay Questions

1) What do teachers need to know about their classroom computer systems to be effectivecomputer-using teachers? Name and explain at least five need-to-know items.Answer: Multiple answersPage Ref: 91

2) In terms of storage devices, what three types of devices would you pick when configuring acomputer for your students to use? Justify your answer by explaining the advantages anddisadvantages of each.Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 106

Chapter 4 Digital Technologies in the Classroom


1) When requesting a computer for classroom use, you need to be sure to specify all of theperipherals you want with it because they cannot be added later.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 135

2) You can add output devices to your computer so the entire class can see what you see on yourscreen.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 135

3) Digitizers used by art students and similar professionals have special capabilities such asspecial colors, brush sizes and types, and special effects.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 141

4) You can translate a drawing or page of text into computer data directly by using a laserdrawing pen.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 136-137

5) When text is scanned into a computer and converted so it can be modified in a word processor,the software used is known as OCR.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 136

6) The least expensive method to display a computer image is a flat-bed scanner.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 136-137

7) It is faster and easier to get a picture into your computer by using a digital camera instead of aregular camera and a scanner.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 138

8) You can take more pictures with a digital camera in high resolution than in low.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 138

9) Pictures taken with a digital camera can be printed on a regular computer color printer.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 139

10) You can draw digital images freehand if you use a whiteboard and special color pens.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 146

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11) Handheld computers use abbreviated versions of the most popular types of software.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 153

12) Material written or drawn on an electronic whiteboard or a SMART Board can be saved toyour computer.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 146

13) A scanner is used to convert a drawing, page of text, or photo to digital data.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 136

14) Digital cameras require special types of film and photo processing.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 138

15) A primary use of a graphics tablet is to create complex drawings that would be difficult toaccomplish using a mouse.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 141

16) Ports on a computer are the points of connection between the computer and peripheraldevices.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 137

17) Personal digital assistants (PDAs) typically use trackballs as their input devices.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 142-143

18) An electronic whiteboard is useful for in the classroom because you can capture whatever iswritten on it into a digital file.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 146

19) Scan converters let you turn digital video into still pictures.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 148-149

20) One of the key advantages of wireless devices is the flexibility they provide learners whenengaging in activities outside of the classroom.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 153

21) A tablet PC merges the flexibility of a memopad with the power of a computer.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 144

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22) Voice technology enables computers to accept voice commands.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 155

23) Virtual environments are those created and accessed via the Internet.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 156-157

24) LCD data projectors typically need to be used with overhead projectors to display computerimages.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 147

25) For prereaders, a touch screen is a useful instructional device for input.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 145

26) An electronic whiteboard is considered to be an input device to a computer.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 146

27) The higher the dpi of a scanner, the higher will be the quality of the captured image.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 137

28) Recently, scanners have begun connecting through the parallel port, permitting fastercommunication.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 137


1) Most LCD projectors today will project images fromA) TVs.B) monitors.C) computers.D) VCRs.E) C and D


2) An advantage of digital-to-analog converters isA) low cost.B) high resolution.C) extreme clarity.D) size of the image.E) A and D


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3) In the self-paced remediation lab at the middle school where you are teaching, the studentsare working with multimedia skills reinforcement software. For the auditory component of theprograms in this setting, the peripherals of choice are

A) headphones.B) speakers.C) microphones.D) laser printers.


4) Wireless microwave technology is used inA) cell phones.B) beepers.C) laptops with wireless cards.D) LCD projectors.E) A, B, and C


5) As computer power increases, the size of the computer system tends to decrease. This isexemplified by palm-sized computers known as

A) LCDs.B) BPMs.C) PTPs.D) PDAs.E) ABCs.


6) Overhead projector platforms are used withA) graphics tablets.B) electronic whiteboards.C) LCD panels.D) LCD projectors.


7) Catching students up on missed class work is a perennial problem at all levels and grades ofinstruction. For information presented visually, one solution is to present the material as usualby writing on a display surface but also to store the information for later retrieval. Thisdisplay surface is known as

A) a scanner.B) a printer.C) an electronic whiteboard.D) a handheld computer.


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8) To view a photographic image taken on a digital camera, you usually first useA) a scan converter.B) a color ink jet printer.C) a TV monitor.D) a built-in LCD screen.


9) It looks like a pen but is used to draw on an electronic pad, not paper. It is called a(n)A) laser pointer.B) joystick.C) stylus.D) LCD display.


10) Electronic tablets that display stored digital text, page by page, are known asA) graphics tablets.B) LCD displays.C) LCD screens.D) electronic books.


11) We anticipate that the next technology revolution will beA) voice input technology.B) wireless computers.C) 3-D images.D) virtual reality.


12) As the capacity of storage devices increases, the size of the devices tends toA) increase.B) decrease.C) stay the same.D) vary.


13) Using a headpiece and glove and other related hardware and software that enable you tointeract with a three-dimensional world is known as

A) artificial intelligence.B) 3-D.C) virtual reality.D) role playing.


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14) Digital cameras typically store images onA) high-speed film.B) memory or ʺsmartʺ cards.C) Zip disks.D) videotape.


15) In the classroom, PDAs can be used as aA) classroom management tool.B) video capture device.C) LCD display.D) scanner.


16) The inexpensive device that lets teachers display computer images using a standard televisionmonitor is a

A) projection panel.B) LCD projector.C) scan converter.D) touch screen.


17) In the classroom, the advantage of headphones over speakers is thatA) using headphones does not disturb other studentsʹ work.B) headphones have more clarity than speakers.C) headphones allow multiple students to hear the same output.D) headphones are not as easily broken or lost.


18) Emerging technologies in education are those thatA) have been used in schools for less than 10 years.B) are not suitable for use in the classroom.C) have only begun to be used in schools.D) have been designated too expensive for most districts.


19) E-books allow students toA) view and take notes on digital versions of books.B) track their grades via personal gradebook software.C) take tests and complete writing assignments via a school network.D) keep a personal journal in a digital format.


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20) To capture a digital image of a page of a reference book, it is best to use aA) digital camera.B) page scanner.C) multifunction device.D) flat-bed scanner.


21) After transferring photo images from a digital camera to the hard drive, the images in thecamera

A) are left in the camera, but they can be recorded over.B) lose significant quality.C) can no longer be viewed.D) may be deleted if you wish.


22) Although any photographic image can be enlarged, when selecting a digital camera that willprovide images with sufficient resolution to make high-quality 8x10 prints, you should seek acamera with at least how many megapixel resolution?

A) 2B) 3C) 4D) 5


23) To get instant feedback for assessment, such as physical education fitness, music lab activity,or reading competency, students have been shown how to use

A) handheld computers or PDAs.B) webcams or digital cameras.C) desktop or laptop computers.D) scanners or punch cards.


24) What is a relatively new, wireless device that can enable students to take and organize notes ina word-processed format without having to type them out, then download and read e -books,all without the use of a desktop or laptop computer?

A) LCD projectorB) voice recognition softwareC) webcamD) tablet PC


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25) One of the newer wireless technologies that uses radio frequencies to connect computers andother devices to wired network at fairly high speeds is known as

A) HiFi.B) WiFi.C) FiWide.D) wireless technology.


Matching Questions

Match the following.1) Pen input devicePage Ref: 142

2) Touch screenPage Ref: 145

3) Digital cameraPage Ref: 138

4) ScannerPage Ref: 136

5) Data projectorPage Ref: 147-148

6) Scan converterPage Ref: 148-149

A) Recognizes handwritten notes andconverts them to text

B) Records images on disks as digitalsignals

C) Makes computer images largeenough to see

D) Changes audio and video todigital data

E) Turns images or text into digitaldata

F) Replaces a keyboard and mouseto input data directly from thescreen

G) A stylus to input handwritteninformation

H) Uses a stylus to press against apressure-sensitive surface

1) G 2) F 3) B 4) E 5) C 6) D

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Match the technology with its description.7) E-bookPage Ref: 154

8) Scan converterPage Ref: 149

9) Touch screenPage Ref: 145

10) Digital tabletPage Ref: 141

11) Data projectorPage Ref: 148

12) Tablet PCPage Ref: 143

13) Electronic whiteboardPage Ref: 146

14) MicrophonePage Ref: 142

15) ScannerPage Ref: 136

A) Captures and converts imagesdrawn on a board to digital files

B) Computer the size of a writingpad

C) Takes digital pictures

D) Allows for voice input

E) Used when precise control ofinput is necessary

F) Displays digital images on ascreen

G) Changes digital data for displayon a TV

H) Converts text and graphics todigital files

I) Used to input sound

J) Stores and displays electronicversions of books

K) None of these

7) J 8) G 9) K 10) E 11) F 12) B13) A 14) D 15) H


1) What is the purpose of an output device? Give an example of how it can be used to implementan assignment.Answer: Answers will vary but should include the idea that output devices allow entire class to

gain from technological lesson plans.Page Ref: 147-151

2) What is the purpose of an input device? How can it be used for instruction in a lesson plan youwill be teaching?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 136-147

3) You will have your students prepare electronic project portfolios to demonstrate achievementin your class. Giving specific examples, tell how you will have them use a scanner to createtheir portfolios.Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 136-137

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4) You are the advisor for the high school yearbook and want to do something extra tosupplement the traditional hard copy yearbook. Explain to the principal how you will use adigital camera to create an electronic yearbook.Answer: Answers will varyPage Ref: 138-141

5) How could virtual reality be used in your classroom if it were perfected today?Answer: Answers will varyPage Ref: 156-157

6) What is the difference between a tablet PC and a graphics tablet?Answer: A tablet PC is a computer the size and shape of a clipboard; a graphics tablet is an input

device that offers better control than a mouse or trackball.Page Ref: 141-143

7) What type of equipment is currently needed to participate in a virtual environment?Answer: Headpiece that displays 3-D images, headphones, and glove to manipulate objects in

the virtual environmentPage Ref: 156-157

8) What are the key advantages of a digital over a photographic camera?Answer: No cost for film or developing; the ability to preview pictures and retake if necessary,

the ability to print out as many copies and sizes of pictures as desiredPage Ref: 138-139

9) When we make PDA technology considerably larger and more powerful, we have what kindof PC?Answer: Tablet PCPage Ref: 143-144

Essay Questions

1) You have been awarded a grant to purchase any three digital devices for your classroom.Which three devices would you select? Justify your choices.Answer: Answers will varyPage Ref: 135-158

2) What emerging digital technology do you feel holds the most promise for education? Explainyour answer giving examples of the potential educational applications of the technology youchose.Answer: Choices should be wireless, handheld computers, e-books, portable data storage, or

virtual environments.Page Ref: 152-157

3) What are some of the reasons that USB (or flash) drives are becoming so popular?Answer: They are an inexpensive, portable, massive storage device. They do not require drivers

and can simply be plugged into an available USB port. There are no moving parts, andthey can be plugged into almost any computer and accessed immediately. Largemultimedia files can also be easily transported.

Page Ref: 155-156

Chapter 5 Administrative Software


1) Computer software can be divided into three major categories: administrative, operational,and academic.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 167

2) Administrative software assists an educator in accomplishing the administrative, professional,and management tasks associated with the profession.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 167

3) A wise approach for educators to select academic software is by identifying reliable softwareevaluators to recommend the software they should purchase.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 167

4) Evaluating and making effective use of software yourself is a time-consuming process becauseit involves evaluation, acquisition, installation, and training.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 168

5) There are three main types of administrative software: productivity, management support,and business application.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 168

6) It is helpful to use rubrics that give you specific tasks to accomplish when reviewing softwareto judge its usefulness.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 169

7) Office productivity software that has helped increase efficiency in the business workplace mayalso be helpful in the school office environment.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 168

8) Productivity software can be purchased as individual programs or several programsincorporated together into an application suite.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 170

9) Freeware does not have to be paid for until you have tried it out and decided it will work foryou.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 169

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10) A rubric helps bring objectivity to an evaluation task.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 169

11) The most commonly used computer application is word processing.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 170

12) Electronic spreadsheets generally have the capability to to check grammar and spelling.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 178-181

13) When you highlight a block of text and then press the right mouse button, the highlightedmaterial will be cut.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 172-173

14) Electronic spreadsheet software is to numeric data what word processing software is to text.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 178

15) A significant feature of database management software is the ability to locate a single piece ofdata from thousands of items in a database.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 183

16) Productivity software is typically business software that has been adapted for an educatorʹsadministrative and professional tasks.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 168

17) In word processing, templates allow you to easily archive and print classroom documents.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 175-176

18) Electronic spreadsheet software is useful in helping students to gather, organize, sort, and lookfor targeted data.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 181

19) Classroom management support software packages often contain a word processor, desktoppublisher, and an electronic spreadsheet.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 194

20) When using a word processor, it is possible to command the software to check both thegrammar and spelling in a document you have created.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 173

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21) Clip art includes ready-made graphics stored in an electronic library for use by thecomponents of a productivity software suite.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 174

22) When using a spreadsheet, data are stored in cells that can be used in formulas and altered forwhat-if analyses.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 180

23) Charting in spreadsheets creates and displays visual representations of selected data.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 181

24) Database management software collects and organizes data that can then be queried, sorted,and reported on.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 183

25) When creating a presentation using presentation software, slides are typically fixed in design,animation, and sequence, but you can change the data.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 187

26) When preparing a lecture, the productivity software most likely to be useful is a spreadsheet.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 187

27) At the district level, management support software typically collects attendance data andgrades and generates and tracks budget and financial information.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 169

28) Careful evaluation of productivity software is critical because of the direct and indirect costs ofits acquisition and implementation.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 168-169

29) While useful for display, presentation software is limited in the types and styles of printmaterials that can be generated from slides.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 187-191

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1) Productivity software is actually genericA) adaptable software.B) business-application software.C) business software.D) academic software.E) school software.


2) Which of the following is NOT one of the four major types of productivity software found inmost school and business environments?

A) word processingB) electronic whiteboardsC) electronic spreadsheetsD) database management systemsE) presentation software


3) A license with a software company that lets the software legally be used on all of thecomputers at the organizationʹs location is known as

A) site license.B) copyright clearance.C) release form.D) multilicense.E) six-pack.


4) Software that you can request or download and try out without charge, paying a small feeonly if you decide you like it, is known as

A) freeware.B) warmware.C) software.D) shareware.


5) Modern word processing software canA) create documents.B) create graphics.C) develop web pages.D) edit documents and graphics.E) all of the above


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6) Which of these is NOT one of the three main features of a word processor?A) document preparationB) autoformattingC) desktop publishingD) archiving and printing


7) The ability to find a desired piece or pieces of data from databases with thousands of pieces ofinformation is known as

A) a query.B) a find.C) a search.D) B and C


8) In addition to organizing numeric information, spreadsheet software can manipulate numericdata easily because it has built-in

A) formulas.B) fields.C) decimal holders.D) mouse commands.


9) One of the great advantages of an electronic spreadsheet is that you can relate cells to eachother so that changing data in one cell will make changes

A) automatically in a target cell.B) in up to five other cells.C) in a target field.D) in all cells that are related to each other.


10) Syllabi, class outlines, and discipline reports are practical applications ofA) word-processing packages.B) spreadsheet functions.C) database functions.D) systems procedures.


11) A category of one kind of information in a database program, such as locker numberassignments, is a

A) field.B) record.C) file.D) report.


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12) Information about just one item or person like the name, address, telephone number, andparentsʹ names of one student in a database program is a

A) record.B) field.C) file (report).


13) One of the key advantages of electronic spreadsheets over their manual counterpart isA) in their accuracy.B) their lower cost.C) their ease of set-up.D) B and C


14) An intriguing feature of spreadsheets is their unique ability to help you forecast the results ofchanging conditions, such as developing a budget. This feature is known as

A) forecasting.B) predicting.C) what-if analysis.D) guesstimating.


15) An example of the advantages enjoyed by database management systems (DBMS) overmanual systems is best exemplified by

A) online income tax forms.B) electronic budgets.C) electronic card catalogs.D) online listservs.E) online newsletters.


16) The word processing feature that is a mini-program to create customized documents is aA) wizard.B) assistant.C) macro.D) WSYIWG.


17) The type of software that uses fields, records, and files to organize and display data isA) electronic spreadsheet software.B) database management software.C) classroom management software.D) word-processing software.


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18) The administrative software that may include hypermedia features that allow you to link andjump to other documents is a(n)

A) presentation software package.B) electronic spreadsheet package.C) desktop publishing package.D) database management software package.


19) The difference between freeware and shareware is thatA) freeware is free when you purchase a companion product, while shareware is not.B) freeware is offered without charge, while shareware must be paid for after trying.C) freeware is free to schools, while shareware can be given only to students.D) freeware comes with the computer, while shareware comes with other software.


20) The software typically included in a productivity package isA) gradebook, seating chart, class roll, and attendance tracking.B) Internet access, email, dial-up software, and chat software.C) desktop publishing, authoring, classroom management, and presentation.D) word processing, spreadsheet, data base management, and presentation.


21) In terms of document preparation and editing in a word processor, the software provides thecapability to

A) query and create reports from queries.B) format and enhance text as well as check spelling.C) make what-if analyses.D) save and print.


22) When applying database management to teaching and learning tasks, the software assistsstudents in

A) learning to categorize or demonstrate logic when creating a query.B) creating clear summaries for student guides.C) checking grammar and editing their work.D) creating and testing formulas.


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Matching Questions

Match the following.1) Preparing a quality graphPage Ref: 178-181

2) Programs you can use for freePage Ref: 169

3) Printing poems on calendarsPage Ref: 170

4) Programs you can downloadto try out before payingPage Ref: 169

5) Pulling a picture into aholiday letterPage Ref: 174

6) Charts of daily temperaturesPage Ref: 178-181

7) Creating a family treePage Ref: 183

A) Freeware

B) Databases

C) Shareware

D) Word processing

E) Spreadsheets

F) Warmware

G) Spreadsheets

1) E 2) A 3) D 4) C 5) D 6) G7) B

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Match the application or task with the most appropriate software.8) Create a class newsletter to

send home to parentsPage Ref: 174

9) Manage a club budgetPage Ref: 178

10) Create a class roll and seatingchartPage Ref: 192

11) Support a lecturePage Ref: 187

12) Organize the numeric datafrom a science experimentPage Ref: 178

13) Develop and print a testPage Ref: 170

14) Collect data for social studiesand reorganize them based oncriteriaPage Ref: 183

15) Collect attendance data acrossthe schools systemPage Ref: 194

16) Create your own electronicgrade bookPage Ref: 178

17) Save a class worksheet foraddition to a class web sitePage Ref: 170

A) None of these

B) District management supportsoftware

C) Word processing

D) Classroom management supportsoftware

E) Electronic spreadsheets

F) Database management

G) Presentation software

8) C 9) E 10) D 11) G 12) E 13) C14) F 15) B 16) E 17) C


1) You assign your students a unit on medieval Europe and have them build an assessmentinstrument consisting of 300 questions. To manage all the information, what type of softwareshould they use? Justify your answer. Answer: Answers will varyPage Ref: 170-191

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2) In your eleventh-grade English classes, you assign your students to write book reviews of thebooks on their reading list. You want software that will store their reviews, so they can beaccessed, added to, organized in different categories (such as author, student reviews, genre,historical period). What type of software program will you use, and how will it accomplish thetasks you have specified?Answer: DatabasesPage Ref: 183-187

3) To introduce a new textbook to the English Department at Roosevelt High School, Allyn &Baconʹs sales representative wants to show a visually dramatic preview of the contents of thetextbook. What type of software would you recommend that she or he use?Answer: PresentationPage Ref: 187

4) What are the two main types of administrative software, and what is each type used for? Answer: Productivity and classroom managementPage Ref: 168

5) How does productivity software differ from other types of administrative software?Answer: It is generic business-application software.Page Ref: 168

6) What is the difference between academic and administrative software?Answer: Academic software is used to teach or learn; administrative software is used to

accomplish an educatorʹs professional and management tasks.Page Ref: 167

7) Name and briefly describe the function of three software packages typically found inproductivity software.Answer: Word processing to manipulate, format, and print text; electronic spreadsheet to

manipulate, format, test, and chart numbers; database management to gather, organize,query and report data; presentation software to create electronic slide shows to supportpresentations

Page Ref: 170

8) What is the difference between classroom management support software and districtmanagement support software?Answer: Classroom software helps teachers do classroom tasks such as create a class roll,

gradebook, and seating chart; district software helps school systems track attendance,manage budgets, and report on operations.

Page Ref: 194

9) Name three issues of concern when selecting classroom management support software.Answer: Time used to learn the software; time invested in entering data into the software; cost of

the change or upgrade if necessaryPage Ref: 168-169

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Essay Questions

1) You have been asked to serve on a committee that will recommend a word processingsoftware package for your school. What types of features would be important for the typicalteacher? What other considerations would you look for in terms of selecting this type ofsoftware?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 170-177

2) Teachers have a critical role in identifying and selecting the software they will be asked to use.Why is it so important for teachers to be involved in evaluation and selection of administrativesoftware?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 167

Chapter 6 Academic Software


1) Included in academic software are programs that help the teacher teach and the learner learn.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 209

2) Multimedia systems developed by a teacher using an authoring system can be used in largeand small groups, with individuals for review and reinforcement, or to study a missed lesson.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 215

3) The term clip art comes from the days of manual page layout using scissors and paste.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 217

4) Many clip art images are available on the Internet without charge.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 218

5) Unfortunately, when you input a clip art image, you have to use it the way it is because youusually canʹt manipulate it.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 219

6) B. F. Skinner is associated with problem-solving software.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 234-235

7) Reference software is the kind of software Joe Kim will use to find biographical information onFirst Ladies for his research project on this topic, First Ladies in the White House andAfterward.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 224

8) Lt. Col. Roddy Arnheim, a flight instructor for the Junior ROTC at Brooks High School, shoulduse tutorial software to put the students into a virtual cockpit to prepare them for their privatepilotʹs rating.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 224-227

9) Software that has an audio component to convey text that appears on the monitor to studentswith hearing disabilities is backup software.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 231-232

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10) A networked management system that features standards, frameworks, and tests incorporatedinto a curriculum, as well as progress tracking and reporting, is referred to as an integratedlearning system.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 233-234

11) Computers tend to freeze up when they are forced to repeat information to a learner many,many times.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 227

12) Draw programs let you create and manipulate digital pictures with electronic pens andbrushes and even spray-paint can tools.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 220

13) Using a paint program, you can modify or print individual pieces of artwork.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 219

14) Desktop publishing software enables teachers to create complex illustrations and graphicimages.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 216-217

15) When creating their own multimedia tutorials for students, teachers generally use authoringsoftware.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 211-214

16) Academic software includes the software that can be used to enrich the teaching and learningenvironment for both teachers and students.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 209

17) Draw programs use tools that simulate drawing and painting tools to create images.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 220-221

18) In education, reference software is useful because it can provide Internet search engines to findtargeted data.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 224

19) While tutorials present new material, drill-and-practice software is designed to reinforcepreviously learned content.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 224-228

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20) Educational games, because of their entertainment value, have little application in a classroom.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 228-230

21) Hardware and software combinations designed to assist students in learning target objectivesare referred to as integrated learning systems.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 233

22) Concept mapping software helps students to visually organize ideas and their relationships.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 235

23) The advantage of problem-solving software is that it addresses the needs of students whohave a physical or learning disability.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 234

24) The cost of academic software includes both its acquisition cost and the time necessary toinstall, support, and learn to use it.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 209

25) Hypermedia not only uses multimedia but also organizes information so that students canaccess it in a nonlinear fashion.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 211

26) Web authoring software assists teachers and students in the creation of pages designed for useon the World Wide Web.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 213

27) Two applications of desktop publishing software are the creation of custom transparencies andclass newsletters.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 216


1) When a teacher uses a software authoring program to create a unique lesson and the resultinghypermedia program is stored in HTML, the tool used was probably a(n)

A) hypermedia authoring tool.B) multimedia authoring system.C) Web authoring system.D) HTML authoring tool.


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2) Educators can create sophisticated documents, certificates, flash cards, letters, field tripreports, and so on using

A) hypermedia authoring tools.B) Web authoring systems.C) graphics software.D) desktop publishing software.


3) Software that includes clip art libraries and enables you to draw, paint, and manipulate objectsis known as

A) graphics software.B) multimedia software.C) editing software.D) hypermedia.


4) Which of the following is NOT one of the three categories of graphics software?A) imaging softwareB) drawing softwareC) multimedia softwareD) editing software


5) The three functions of graphics software areA) creating, sorting, and imaging.B) creating, editing, and enhancing.C) sorting, imaging, and enhancing.D) parsing, imaging, and sorting.


6) Using the DVC online site to research learning styles, Mrs. McCarthy sees bold, underlinedtopics in the text. By clicking on ʺLearning Styles Surveyʺ as she reads through the text, she canskip to a survey to find out her own and her studentsʹ dominant learning styles; then, withanother click, she can return to the home page. This ʺskippingʺ between interactive pages ismade possible by

A) howlers.B) interpreters.C) hyperlinks.D) translators.


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7) Bertha Simon teaches computer classes at Backus High School and has been asked by herprincipal to make a large banner welcoming the football team back after they have won thestate championship. She uses this kind of software:

A) presentationB) communicationsC) desktop publishingD) spreadsheet


8) By storyboarding a lesson built with hypermedia authoring software, you can createA) antivirus software.B) multimedia software.C) sniffer software.D) firewall software.


9) Ms. Axelrod considers her ninth-grade Spanish class to be unique in their needs and levels ofperformance. She has found no commercial software that correlates with her curriculum, soshe is using

A) drill-and-practice software.B) authoring systems software.C) graphic software.D) tutorial software.


10) To create a document with graphics, video, and sound to link with other documents is to useA) paint programs.B) draw programs.C) hypermedia.D) conceptual media.


11) When you purchase a scanner, it will probably come withA) imaging software.B) drawing software.C) multimedia software.D) paint software.


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12) Software that lets you ʺmeltʺ one image into another has the special effect known asA) wiping.B) dissolving.C) morphing.D) transmuting.E) animation.


13) Predesigned graphic elements that can be inserted in student handouts, flyers, or posters arecalled

A) G-elements.B) images.C) drawings.D) clip art.


14) Software that provides students the opportunity to interact with model environments andpromote discovery learning is

A) integrated learning systems.B) drill-and-practice.C) educational games.D) simulations.


15) When selecting an authoring system, a teacher should considerA) ease of use and capabilities.B) grade level of the software produced.C) whether concept mapping is included.D) the edutainment value of the software produced.


16) When creating a hypermedia lesson, a teacher typicallyA) plans the sequence of instructional screens and then uses authoring tools to create

software that follows that sequence.B) coverts all files to PDF files before uploading them to a web page.C) designs a concept map that can then be converted to a student handout for the lesson.D) adds the appropriate computer-assisted instruction to the traditional lesson plan.


17) The type of software that is typically used to create, edit, and enhance digital images isA) clip art libraries.B) graphics software.C) desktop publishing software.D) referencing software.


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18) Software that presents new material using text and multimedia and may include built-inmanagement components is

A) drill-and-practice software.B) tutorial software.C) educational games.D) simulation software.


19) Speech synthesizers and screen readers are examples ofA) integrated learning systems.B) simulation software.C) special-needs software.D) educational games.


20) Problem-solving software is a class of academic software in which studentsA) are instructed in content while playing video games.B) try out simulated real-world experiences.C) can acquire skills in and practice forming and testing hypotheses and solutions.D) practice essential skills multiple times until they have mastery.


21) When acquiring academic software, the teacherʹs primary role is toA) identify the computer specifications for the software under consideration.B) install purchased software on all computers in the classroom.C) teach children how to use the software.D) evaluate and identify appropriate software for classroom instruction.


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Matching Questions

Match the following.1) Reference softwarePage Ref: 224

2) Educational gamesPage Ref: 228-229

3) Hypermedia authoringsystemsPage Ref: 211

4) Draw programsPage Ref: 220

5) Web authoring systemsPage Ref: 213

6) Desktop publishing softwarePage Ref: 216

7) Graphics softwarePage Ref: 217

8) Multimedia authoringsystemsPage Ref: 209-215

9) Paint programsPage Ref: 219

10) Imaging softwarePage Ref: 221

A) Creates professional printed ordigital pages

B) Text- and picture-rich source forinformation

C) Create images as an artist woulddo

D) Creates greeting cards

E) Use vector graphics to createimages

F) Produces multimedia software touse on WWW

G) Produce sophisticated multimediasoftware

H) Carmen Sandiego is an example ofthis type.

I) Includes drawing, imaging, andediting software

J) Produce multimedia software touse on the WWW

K) Present a situation in a virtualformat

L) Produce multimedia with jumpsor links

1) B 2) H 3) L 4) E 5) J 6) A7) I 8) G 9) C 10) F

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Match the software with its application.11) Problem-solving software

Page Ref: 234

12) Drill-and-practicePage Ref: 227

13) Concept mappingPage Ref: 235

14) Tutorial softwarePage Ref: 224

15) SimulationPage Ref: 231

16) Special needs softwarePage Ref: 231

17) GamesPage Ref: 228

18) ReferencePage Ref: 224-225

19) Graphics softwarePage Ref: 217

A) Assists students in creating andediting digital images

B) Presents and practices newmaterial

C) Helps students to practicetargeted objectives by means of ahardware-software system

D) Can help students with grammar

E) Creates visuals of a brainstormingsession

F) Practice content via a game format

G) Allows students to practiceproblem-solving skills

H) Practices previously taughtconcepts

I) Assists students with learningdisabilities

J) Enables students to interact with amodel

11) G 12) H 13) E 14) B 15) J 16) I17) F 18) D 19) A


1) What type of software is the best to use for a self-paced, self-check review of basic math skills,including 200 math exercises on three levels of difficulty?Answer: Drill-and-practicePage Ref: 227

2) Which type of software should Mrs. Hendrick use with her three hearing-impaired students?Answer: Special needs softwarePage Ref: 231

3) If you were superintendent of a high-end socioeconomic school district and were looking forsoftware that would make it easy for your teachers, principals, and curriculum directors toshare administrative and academic information, what kind of software would you select andwhy?Answer: Integrated learning systemsPage Ref: 233

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4) Explain briefly how hypermedia serves to reinforce and enhance learning with educationalsoftware.Answer: Students can move through the learning experience in their own wayPage Ref: 211

5) Mr. John Anderson, 11th-grade chemistry teacher, wants his slower students to take one classto have a chance to take the time they need to review the material on the test next week.Although he canʹt work with each of them individually for the time needed, he still wantsthem to be able to control the pace and to be told whether they are right and then be shown analternative explanation if they are wrong. Therefore, what category of software should he tryto find?Answer: Drill-and-practicePage Ref: 227

6) Contrast draw and paint software.Answer: Draw software represents objects by layering and arranging objects, while paint

software creates images using virtual versions of drawing and painting tools.Page Ref: 221

7) How is an ILS typically selected for a schools?Answer: Since an ILS is a very expensive and complex system, it is usually sold to a district for

installation at all schools.Page Ref: 233-234

8) How does desktop publishing software differ from a word processor? What advantages doesthis hold for the classroom?Answer: Desktop publishing lets you easily arrange text and graphics on a page. Word

processors have limited desktop publishing capability. Desktop publishing software letsteachers easily create transparencies, handouts, newsletters, and flyers, all of whichwould be more difficult to do if using a word processor.

Page Ref: 216-217

9) Contrast multimedia and hypermedia.Answer: Multimedia is software that uses multiple media when presenting content; hypermedia

may be multimedia in nature, but it also organizes information in a sequence thatstudents can jump to as desired.

Page Ref: 211

10) What is an authoring system, and why is it useful to teachers?Answer: An authoring system enables teachers to easily create custom hypermedia software for

their students or to create web pages for a class web site. This type of software enablesteachers to create this academic software without having to know the technical aspectsof the process.

Page Ref: 209-215

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Essay Questions

1) There is some controversy over the use of academic games for learning. Describe at least twopoints of view related to the use of games in the classroom. Which do you agree with andwhy?Answer: Answers will vary, but some possible are: Games interest/motivate learners. Games

cause learners to lose focus on content. Games detract from implicit joy of learning.Page Ref: 230

2) When considering software in instruction, some agree with the popular saying, ʺthe teacherwill no longer be the sage on the stage but instead will be the guide on the side.ʺ What doesthis saying mean in terms of the role of the teacher? Do you agree or disagree?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 209-240

Chapter 7 The Internet and the World Wide Web


1) The Internet is made up of million of individual machines and networks that have agreed toconnect, provide resources to each other, and share data.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 249-250

2) Internet email addresses are the same as URLs.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 258

3) Newsgroups, such as Usenet, give you lists of freeware and shareware.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 264

4) The Internet is one of many services offered by the World Wide Web.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 264

5) Modems translate computer output into a format that is transmittable across carrier lines; theythen translate signals that come across these line back into a format the the computer canunderstand.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 251

6) It is impossible to check your school email from home.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 251

7) ISP stands for integrated systems processor.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 253

8) DSL stands for digital subscriber lines.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 252

9) Analog phone connections are not fast, do not have broad bandwidth, and may cause slowresponses to user requests.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 252

10) The Internet is actually made up of millions of individual networks.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 249

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11) Another name for a computer conference or computer discussion is a bulletin board.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 258

12) A synchronous Internet tool that provides real-time communication is the mailing list.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 259

13) Instant messaging is a form of chat.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 260

14) Chats are an asynchronous communications tool.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 260

15) FTP is an abbreviation for file transfer protocol.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 262

16) Cable modems have the potential to be faster than DSL for the home computer user.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 252

17) An extension for a graphics file is .au.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 264

18) Potential extensions for an audio file are .aw and .wav.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 264

19) The Internet is another name for the World Wide Web.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 264

20) A search engine is used to find web pages based on key words you enter.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 272

21) A portal is another name for a computer that has access to the Internet.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 272

22) Spam is unwanted email.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 259

23) FTP is used to transfer files among computers on the Internet.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 262

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24) A useful application of email to teaching and learning is electronic key pals.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 256

25) The Internet is primarily used by the military and universities.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 250


1) A method for transferring files among computers on the Internet isA) video conferencing.B) file transfer protocol.C) search engines.D) modems.


2) Telecommunications isA) a special network created to provide a way for home and business computers to connect

to the Internet.B) millions of individual machines and networks that have agreed to connect, provide

resources to each other, and share data.C) electronic communication between computers over a distance.D) the only hardware solution that makes Internet communication possible.


3) Devices that enable phone line communication between computers are calledA) hubs.B) modems.C) remote controls.D) PDAs.


4) One-to-one chats that can be started online whenever another user is on the line at the sametime is known as

A) IM.B) an ISP.C) instant messaging.D) A and C


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5) Designations for specific locations on the Web are known asA) ISPs.B) IMs.C) URLs.D) email addresses.


6) To have designated email messages sent to a group of addresses, it is best to use aA) Listserv.B) buddy list.C) listsite.D) buddyserv.


7) A chat isA) asynchronous.B) nonsynchronous.C) megasynchronous.D) synchronous.


8) Text files can have the following extensions:A) .doc, .htm, .txtB) .exe, .mov, .mpgC) .au, .wavD) .jpg, .pict, .bmp


9) The device that modulates and demodulates computer signals so they can be transmitted overa regular telephone line as audible signals is known as a

A) codec.B) modular converter.C) modec.D) modem.E) NIC card.


10) Phone lines that are digital and have transmission speeds that are up to 30 times faster thanregular phone lines are known as

A) DSL.B) ISP.C) URL.D) ISDN.E) Internet.


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11) Unwanted email is known asA) spam.B) listserv.C) instant message.D) threads.


12) Web pages are written by using a language calledA) FTP.B) URL.C) TCP/IP.D) HTML.


13) The agreed-upon standard for photographic images isA) GIF.B) JPEG.C) Kodak.D) HTML.


14) A user name followed by the @ sign and then the location of the electronic mailbox isA) a URL.B) an ISP.C) an email address.D) a server address.


15) When accessing a network from home, the types of lines that offer faster transmission speedsare

A) phone lines.B) DSL lines.C) wireless.D) fax lines.


16) Businesses that offer networks to allow home and businesses to connect to the Internet arereferred to as

A) portals.B) ISDNs.C) ISPs.D) TCPs.


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17) The Internet service that allows people to interact real time by entering questions and writingresponses while online is a(n)

A) conference.B) chat.C) email program.D) mailing list.


18) The advantage of a computer discussion in teaching and learning is that itA) offers threaded discussions on a topic that can be carefully reviewed and considered.B) provides real-time interaction for those online.C) typically includes multimedia to address multiple learning styles.D) lets students receive email in their own accounts.


19) Instant messages differ from chats in that theyA) are spontaneous and limited to two parties who are online.B) cannot be saved or recorded.C) do not allow for privacy during the conversation.D) are offered only by high-end service providers.


20) A teachers who wanted to download a shareware or freeware teaching tool would likely useA) email.B) FTP.C) Usenet.D) conferencing.


21) When looking for a graphic to download from the Internet, a teacher would most likely lookfor a file with

A) a .gra prefix.B) a .jpeg, .bmp, or .tiff extension.C) the component .exe in its name.D) the addition .html on it.


22) One of the names for an asynchronous communication tool that features threaded discussionsis

A) bulletin board.B) chat.C) newsgroup.D) listserv.


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23) The Internet software that allows online individuals to see and talk to each other while sharingfiles is

A) telephony.B) videoconferencing.C) visual FTP.D) virtual reality.


24) Zipped files downloaded from the Internet areA) compressed files that must be uncompressed before using.B) files that protect users from computer viruses.C) read-only files that must have properties changed to use.D) graphics files that cannot be used without Acrobat Reader.


25) Mailing lists differ from conferences in that mailing list postings areA) private, one-to-one communications.B) displayed as a threaded discussion.C) on a site to which you must log in to access them.D) sent to individual mailboxes of those who subscribe.


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Matching Questions

Match the following.1) VideoconferencingPage Ref: 261-262

2) ftpPage Ref: 262

3) ChatsPage Ref: 260

4) ListservPage Ref: 259

5) Computer conferencePage Ref: 258

6) EmailPage Ref: 258

7) ISPPage Ref: 253

8) WWWPage Ref: 267

9) httpPage Ref: 267

A) Asynchronous public or privatediscussion

B) [email protected],<mailto:[email protected]>, or similaris used in it

C) Transmitting live voice and videoimages over the Internet orhigh-speed phone lines

D) Outside service to connect to theInternet

E) file transfer protocol

F) Part of a URL

G) Automatic delivery of email tosubscribers

H) A high-speed connection

I) Part of a URL

J) Participants type messages in realtime

1) C 2) E 3) J 4) G 5) A 6) B7) D 8) F 9) I

Match the term or service with its description.10) Chat

Page Ref: 260

11) EmailPage Ref: 253

12) ModemPage Ref: 250-251

13) Mailing ListPage Ref: 259

A) Synchronous group interactionvia the Internet

B) Service that distributes postings tosubscribers

C) A point of network connection

D) Used to convert digital andanalog signals so they can becarried across phone lines

E) Asynchronous one-to-onecommunication

10) A 11) E 12) D 13) B

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1) Briefly define the Internet.Answer: Millions of individual machines and networks that have agreed to connect, provide

resources to each other, and share data.Page Ref: 250

2) How might email help students in your school get more involved with their lessons?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 256

3) What is an FTP site?Answer: A method for transferring files among computers on the Internet.Page Ref: 262

4) Is there a difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web? If so, what is it?Answer: They are not synonymous. The Web is the most popular of the many services available

on the Internet.Page Ref: 264

5) What is a search engine?Answer: Search engines are programs that are designed to find web sites and pages based on key

words that you enter.Page Ref: 272

6) Who first used the Internet? Who uses it now?Answer: Initially, just a few select military and university networks connected, primarily for the

purposes of research and national security. Since its early beginnings of just a handful ofconnected sites, however, the Internet has grown to an estimated 450 million hostcomputers distributing information across the globe, and it is still growing.

Page Ref: 250

Essay Questions

1) How might you use email on your school districtʹs network to promote learning? Whatconcerns would a prudent teacher have in using this technology?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 256-257

2) Which three of the many Internet services available do you feel would be most useful for yourclassroom? Justify your selections and give examples.Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 253-273

Chapter 8 Using the Web for Teaching and Learning


1) If your browser does not have the capability of displaying multimedia, the program you canadd to it so you can display them is called a PDF file.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 284

2) Educational journals have yet to follow the trend of publishing an online version.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 283

3) FAQ is the abbreviation for a less popular programming language.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 292

4) You have just found a most helpful web site to keep you informed about the latestdevelopments in K-12 technology resources and publications, <http://www.eschoolnews.org>.You are very busy and want to be able to access it quickly, so you use a tool to store the URLfor rapid access. This tool is a hyperlink.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 288

5) A web host is a server that stores web pages, typically for a monthly fee.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 301

6) To author a web page, you must first learn HTML.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 296

7) If you wish to use a free public web hosting service, you can upload by way of an FTPprogram to the host.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 301

8) Articles posted on the Internet that are displayed on your screen can be saved or printed byyour browser.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 284-285

9) Your bookmark list is stored on the hard drive of the computer you are using.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 288

10) CD-ROM encyclopedias have an advantage over Internet-based versions because you can getupdated versions of the CD automatically on a regular basis.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 290

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11) The acceptable use policy was established by the government to control Internet use.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 303

12) The schoolʹs filters prevent students from accessing inappropriate materials on the Internet.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 305

13) Word processors are useless in creating a class web page.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 297

14) An education portal is a type of Internet provider that provides email and a dial-up service toaccess the Web for teachers.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 287-288

15) A word processing program gives you the best control of the ʺlookʺ of a printed page.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 298

16) Bookmarks or favorites are features in browsers used to store frequently used URLs.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 288

17) A sophisticated word processor will allow you to use a wizard to set up your web page.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 298

18) A site map will search and find information on any given web site.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 313

19) Freedom from bias on a web site refers to the siteʹs presentation of facts and accurateinformation rather than an attempt to persuade or present a viewpoint.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 313

20) Web authoring tools enable you to create a web site without knowing HTML or havingtechnical knowledge.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 296

21) A web host is a service that stores your web site and provides access to it by others.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 301

22) When evaluating a web site, an important consideration is the user-friendliness of its features.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 304

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1) The language in which web pages are written isA) a browser.B) Pascal.C) C+.D) HTML.


2) Blogs areA) repositories of data concerning a web siteʹs setup.B) virtual online spaces that support the posting of personal commentary on the Web.C) a popular term for a structured online discussion group.D) a page of frequently asked questions that accompanies a web page.


3) The worldʹs largest database of education information isA) ASCD.B) global learning community.C) FAQ.D) ERIC.


4) Class web sites can be used to do all of the following EXCEPTA) build bridges to parents and the community.B) help to create a global learning community for your students.C) support and enhance communication between teacher and student.D) none of these


5) Which of the following tools can NOT be used to author a web page?A) word processorsB) desktop publishing softwareC) web development softwareD) an online publication


6) Adobe Acrobat Reader converts traditional publications to an exact replica of the originalpages by

A) FTP.B) PDF.C) GIF.D) JPEG.


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7) For educators the largest database of information isA) SIRS.B) ERIC.C) Facts on File.D) PROQUEST.


8) A ________ is a function of your web browser that allows you to store URLs.A) bookmarkB) favoritesC) academic toolsD) A and BE) A and C


9) A program that helps you create tests by providing you with a database of questions isA) a test generator.B) an electronic gradebook.C) an academic tool.D) an Internet service provider.


10) The policy that articulates the ways in which the Internet can be used by students isA) the filtering policy.B) the acceptable use policy.C) the privacy policy.D) the academic web policy.


11) A web site that doesnʹt promote subjective or propagandistic points-of-view is said to beA) advertising free.B) bias free.C) altruistic.D) a subscription service.


12) Worksheet generators are a type of academic tool that allows you to createA) puzzlesB) cryptogramsC) word searchesD) all of the above


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13) If a file has been saved in PDF format, you will need to have installed on your computer theprogram called

A) Real Player.B) PDF Reader.C) Netscape.D) Acrobat Reader.


14) Web sites that offer users the opportunity to communicate with each other areA) connection gateways.B) web-enhanced instruction.C) government sites.D) online publications.


15) An effective web page hasA) clear navigation options.B) user friendliness.C) some pages that offer text only.D) A and B


16) The World Wide Web isA) larger than the Internet.B) a collection of hyperlinked graphic-oriented sites accessed via the Internet.C) available only to those who subscribe to an ISP and have an upgraded browser.D) the least frequently used aspect of the Internet.


17) The system a school uses to block inappropriate pages is known asA) privacy.B) filtering.C) acceptable use.D) classroom management tools.


18) Including multimedia on a web site is useful to educators because itA) helps students to more easily navigate the site.B) assists students in the use of a search engine.C) links pages more directly so students can find them.D) better addresses diverse learning styles.


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19) Which of the following is untrue?A) The Internet does not have many educational resources available.B) It takes a lot of effort for a teacher to become acquainted with educational resources

online.C) It is the job of the teacher to make the Web meaningful.D) Teachers must master Internet skills before they can use them effectively in the

classroom.Answer: APage Ref: 305

20) An education portal is a web site thatA) allows teachers to submit articles to online publications.B) provides educationally oriented resources to online users.C) allows students to download music and data files.D) provides updates of browsers for educators.


21) A teacher who wants to make a file on a classroom web site readable by anyone accessing itshould

A) save it as a Word file.B) create the file in HTML.C) publish the file as a JPEG.D) convert it to PDF format.


22) Academic tools and resources on the Web includeA) downloadable teacher software and lesson plans.B) grammar and spell checkers.C) prepared story boards.D) Web hosting services.


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Matching Questions

Match the following.1) ed.gov web sitePage Ref: 287

2) Academic toolPage Ref: 289

3) Bookmarks/FavoritesPage Ref: 288

4) Classroom management toolPage Ref: 289

5) Reference toolPage Ref: 290

6) A design wizardPage Ref: 298

7) A templatePage Ref: 298

A) Online test generator

B) Translation program

C) Interactive tool using templatesand customization questions so itfits your needs

D) Contains a link to ERIC

E) Worksheet generator

F) Informal diagnostic tests

G) A predefined format

H) Compendiums of URLS in abrowser

1) D 2) E 3) H 4) A 5) B 6) C7) G

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Match the Web service with its function.8) Web hostPage Ref: 301

9) KeypalsPage Ref: 293

10) Online publicationPage Ref: 283

11) PortalPage Ref: 287-288

12) Virtual classroomPage Ref: 295

13) Test generatorPage Ref: 289

14) Site mapPage Ref: 304

15) Governmental sitesPage Ref: 287

16) Web wizardPage Ref: 298

A) An online classroom space

B) Creates automated story boards

C) Classroom management tool

D) Provides a directory of everythingon a site

E) One of the opportunities forstudent communication

F) Stores and provides access to websites

G) Makes electronic journalsavailable

H) Captures and converts PDF files

I) Offers services, but no access tothe Internet

J) Automated program to helpcreate web pages

K) Provides publicly fundedresources

8) F 9) E 10) G 11) I 12) A 13) C14) D 15) K 16) J


1) Which of the primary communication streams (teacher-to-student, student-to-teacher, andstudent-to-student) can a classroom web site enhance? Explain each briefly.Answer: all of the abovePage Ref: 292

2) What is a global learning community, and how could you use the concept?Answer: Any project that uses Internet-based communication to extend interaction beyond the

walls of your classroom or schoolPage Ref: 293

3) How might you help improve communication with parents using technology?Answer: A teacher can directly communicate expectations using a web site. A web site can also

serve as a tool for private and public dialog.Page Ref: 294-295

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4) What are web authoring tools? How might they be useful for teachers?Answer: Software that facilitates the creation of a web site; teachers and students do not need to

know HTML to create web pages if a web authoring tool is used.Page Ref: 296

5) Once a web site is created, how is it made available on the Web?Answer: The completed HTML files are uploaded via an FTP program to a web host; the host

stores the pages and makes the site available via the Web.Page Ref: 301

6) How can a class web site facilitate communication?Answer: Students who miss class can see their homework; parents can access the site to see what

is going on in the class; the site can connect to other classes; announcements of interestcommunity can be included on the site.

Page Ref: 292-293

7) What is a connection gateway?Answer: A web site used to offer users opportunities to communicate with each other, usually

via chats and conferencesPage Ref: 291

8) What is a global learning community, and how is it supported on the Web?Answer: Web services allow learners all over the world to connect to each other and to share

projects, views, and activities.Page Ref: 293

Essay Questions

1) Describe three key features you should look for when evaluating a web site for use in yourclassroom. Explain why you feel these features are particularly significant.Answer: Answers will vary. Students should take into account three of the following

characteristics: goal, user-friendliness, design, navigability, authority, dates, content,links, and handicapped access.

Page Ref: 304

2) Assume you have decided to create a classroom web site. What types of pages would youinclude? What would each be used for?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 291-296

Chapter 9 Audiovisual Technologies


1) The source of most audio in the classroom is the teacherʹs voice.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 318

2) The first step in effective listening is focused listening.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 318

3) With different types of learning—audio, visual, tactile—new cognitive connections are made,so the more ways a learner is exposed to the same material, the easier it is to recall theinformation due to the multiple pathways.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 317

4) No matter what you teach, you will have an impact on your studentsʹ visual literacy.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 328

5) Proportion in a visual refers to the arrangement and balance of the elements.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 328

6) Audio compression of Internet audio is a feature of DVD technology.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 325

7) Visual, text, and affective elements are important but secondary elements to consider whenconstructing a visual display.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 328

8) If you want to insert a kinesthetic model into a lesson plan, you might consider using a scalemodel of a human heart in a lesson on diet and cardiac health.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 330

9) Placing die cuts and photos downloaded from computer programs on a thematic bulletinboard combines projected and nonprojected visuals.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 332

10) Acquiring the skill to be able to interpret visuals accurately is known as visual literacy.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 328

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11) The more interactive and multisensory a lesson, the more likely that learning will occur.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 317

12) During the first half of the twentieth century, digital technologies were followed by audio andvisual technologies as an enhancement to education.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 318

13) Listening includes the ability to not only hear but also comprehend auditory stimulus.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 318

14) The most commonly used traditional audio media is the audiocassette tape.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 322

15) Using multimedia in support of a lesson will help build cognitive connections to the contentpresented.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 317

16) Talking books and multimedia kits share DVDs as their core audio media.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 322

17) A teacher interested in enriching a learning experience through multimedia and activelearning might encourage students to create and use multimedia kits.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 322

18) In-school television production classes typically create video programs of dailyannouncements and other school information by closed-circuit television.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 338

19) An advantage of recorded audio is the studentʹs ability to control the pace at which he or shecan listen.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 322

20) Broadcast audio offers little benefit for enriching classroom experience because of thecomplexity of the technology necessary to receive it.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 323-324

21) The advantages of using CD recording technology over more traditional technologies is thatCDs are very durable and inexpensive, even though they have very limited storage capacity.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 324

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22) One of the major advantages of digital video technologies over that of analog videotechnologies is the ease of manipulating and editing.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 340

23) Internet-based audio is typically available in either a WAV or MP3 format.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 325

24) It is important to teach visual literacy so that a child will be able to read at grade level.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 328

25) For a visual to be effective in communicating its message, it should contain the three mainvisual elements: text, graphics, and affective elements.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 328

26) Transparencies are typically used with a computer display device to share content duringlarge-group instruction.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 332


1) Which is the correct order of the steps involved in hearing an auditory message?A) 1, make cognitive connections; 2, hear auditory stimulus; and 3, turn stimulus into neural

pulses and process itB) 1, turn stimulus into neural pulses and process it; 2, hear auditory stimulus; and 3, make

cognitive connectionsC) 1, hear auditory stimulus; 2, turn stimulus into neural pulses and process it; and 3, make

cognitive connectionsD) none of these


2) Which of the following is not a method for recording or playing audio material?A) MP3 playerB) DVDC) cassette recorderD) e-booksE) All of these will work.


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3) Which of the following is not one of the three primary categories of design elements?A) visualB) colorC) textD) affective


4) Visuals that do not require projection to display them areA) low-tech visuals.B) less common than projected visuals.C) virtual reality.D) nonprojected visuals.E) three-dimensional objects.


5) Dioramas, classroom displays, and other touchables are in the category ofA) models.B) graphics.C) exhibits.D) print materials.E) bulletin boards.


6) An inexpensive board that uses friction to display visual elements is known asA) a green board.B) a felt board.C) a flannel board.D) an opaque projection.E) a cloth board.


7) Students who have difficulty following oral instruction find it helpful if you useA) audio media.B) traditional audio.C) simple speech repetition.D) faster speaking speed.


8) CD-ROMs and DVDs are referred to asA) streaming media.B) optical media.C) analog media.D) graphics media.


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9) WAV and MP3 files are examples ofA) visual Internet files.B) audio Internet files.C) PDF files.D) GIF files.


10) Real displays that represent a scene generally created within a cardboard box and relevant toan instructional topic are

A) mobiles.B) models.C) learning boxes.D) dioramas.


11) In making a transparency with an ink jet printer, the transparency shouldA) be slick on both sides.B) be heat resistant.C) have a porous side.D) be thicker than a laser-printer transparency.


12) Mounted on a stand, a video camera that photographs and projects as live video images anddocuments placed on its documents table is a(n)

A) document camera.B) LCD projector.C) digital camera.D) coolpix camera.


13) Which of the following should you always try to have in any visuals that you create?A) relevanceB) coherenceC) consistencyD) uniformityE) A, B, and C


14) With the advent of digital technologies,A) audio and video support technologies were no longer considered valid media.B) tradition audio and video technologies were eliminated from classrooms.C) digital audio and video technologies joined more traditional technologies as supports for

instruction.D) research proved nondigital technologies were less effective in instructional support.


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15) All of the following are true for cablecast video use in educational centers except:A) always free to schoolsB) may use the classroomʹs CCTV monitors already present in the schoolC) contains many diverse instructional programsD) may carry both standard commercial and educational television


16) An advantage of digital video over analog in the classroom is theA) ability to edit, annotate, and display video clips.B) use of sound as well as images.C) ease of rewinding and replaying.D) interactivity and student input.


17) When converting analog video to the digital form, each frame must be converted to its digitalcounterpart. The sequence of digitized frames is a

A) digital cassette.B) digital video clip.C) floppy disk.D) compact disc.


18) Internet meetings are made possible byA) video cards and digital video editing software.B) a monitor-top video camera and video compression software.C) a classroom video camera and video cards.D) digital video editing and video compression software.


19) To keep students on task while viewing a video, it is important to provide them with aA) study guide.B) summary of the video.C) pretest over the topic.D) copy of the video to take home.


20) Digital video compression is important to using video over the Internet becauseA) it creates clearer images.B) it does not require software.C) it makes download of large video files faster.D) it saves audio with the video.


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21) The most popular video compression formats areA) AVI and MPEG.B) BMP and GIF.C) DOC and MP3.D) XLS and DAT.


22) Before including students in a video, you shouldA) let them know how to dress.B) take a series of stills to see if they are photogenic.C) get written permission from parents.D) have them storyboard their roles.


23) An advantage of video for instruction includesA) slow-motion and time-lapse perspectives of events.B) inexpensive recording media and readily available digital video recorders.C) free digital cable services to all schools.D) wireless narrowcasts between schools in a district.


24) Video study guides are useful tools with video instruction because theyA) encourage discovery learning.B) engage the learner in an active experience related to the video.C) offer multisensory instruction.D) offer opportunities for social learning.


25) Whenever you include your students in a video you shouldA) get parental permission in writing.B) let students review and approve their images.C) include studentʹs names on the video cover.D) be sure to include multiple views of each student.


26) The digital equivalent to the traditional overhead projector for the display of nonmovingimages is the

A) document camera.B) DVD player.C) CD ROM.D) e-book.


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27) An effective classroom application of audio cassette tape would be toA) develop a visual timeline of historical events.B) interact with national experts in science and math.C) chart differences and analysis of a science experiment.D) capture and use oral histories for a social studies activity.


28) The process of giving full attention to an auditory stimulus that is an essential step in learningis called

A) focused listening.B) stimulated hearing.C) neurological linking.D) auditory relating.


29) To help children build listening skills, teachers canA) encourage independent discovery learning.B) maintain a very quiet and orderly classroom atmosphere.C) emphasize concentration and attention, restate the message, and clarify through

questions.D) provide multiple opportunities to work in cooperative learning groups for research.


30) The document camera is uniquely useful in the classroom since it canA) display transparencies.B) show photographic slides.C) display computer images and play digital sound.D) project opaque documents and 3-D objects.


31) When creating effective transparencies for classroom use, a teacher shouldA) include multiple types of fonts and multiple graphics to add interest.B) use only black-and-white for maximum contrast and visibility.C) eliminate unnecessary text detail to keep the message clear and concise.D) follow the Rule of Sevenno more than seven words and images per transparency.


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Matching Questions

Match the following.1) WhiteboardPage Ref: 331

2) Black or green chalkboardPage Ref: 331

3) Magnetic boardPage Ref: 331

4) Overhead projectorPage Ref: 332

5) Digital projectorPage Ref: 333

6) Document cameraPage Ref: 334

A) Uses thin clear or printed acetatesheets

B) Magnifies computer images forlarge group to see display

C) Used to attach small objects fordisplay without using tacks ortape

D) Close-up color images shown aslive video

E) Radio programs

F) Came before the whiteboard

G) Smooth, glossy surface usingdry-erasable markers

1) G 2) F 3) C 4) A 5) B 6) D

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Match the visual technology with its use.7) Real objectsPage Ref: 329

8) ModelsPage Ref: 330

9) ExhibitsPage Ref: 330

10) PhotographsPage Ref: 331

11) Magnetic boardsPage Ref: 331

12) Document cameraPage Ref: 334

13) Flip chartPage Ref: 331

14) Overhead projectorPage Ref: 332

15) Electronic whiteboardPage Ref: 332

16) Digital projectorPage Ref: 333

A) To easily move and arrangeobjects on a flat surface

B) To share actual objects that cansafely be brought into the class

C) To represent objects otherwiseimpossible to bring into theclassroom

D) To project a opaque document or3-D object

E) To project photographic slides

F) To display content on large sheetsof paper

G) To capture information written ordrawn with markers

H) None of these

I) To present an array or display ofobjects

J) To share real-life visual imageswith students

K) To display computer images

7) B 8) C 9) I 10) J 11) A 12) D13) F 14) H 15) G 16) K


1) What are the differences in WAV and MP3 files as forms of Internet audio?Answer: WAV files are digital versions of analog audio. MP3 is an audio compressed technology

that is smaller in file size than WAV.Page Ref: 325

2) What are two advantages for learners in using audio media in education?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 318-319

3) How can you tell if your students are engaged in active listening when someone is talking tothem?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 318-319

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4) What sort of materials might you expect to find in a multimedia kit?Answer: Text and graphics accompanied by supplemental audio enhancements on cassette tape.Page Ref: 322

5) What is Internet radio, and how might it be used in teaching?Answer: Online radio stations have a wide variety of programming, including music, sports,

science, and local, national, and world news. The programming can enhance language,social studies, science, and current events curricula.

Page Ref: 325

6) Name and explain three of the six characteristics of an effective visual display.Answer: relevance, coherence, consistency, proportion, contrast, unity, and directionPage Ref: 328

7) What is the advantage of using a DVD over a videocassette?Answer: DVDs store higher-quality images; can include more information, such as multiple

tracks of audio; video segments can be directly accessed without forwarding orrewinding; DVD technology is more durable.

Page Ref: 342

8) How can motion video enhance teaching and learning?Answer: It provides information in a multisensory format; it can take students to impossible to

visit locations such as underwater or deep space; it can reduce events to slow motion orcompress speed to let students view events that could otherwise not be seen; it canreenact history.

Page Ref: 349-350

9) What is the advantage of using an overhead projector rather than a white- or chalkboard?Answer: Maintain eye contact, more organization, can return to previous transparency while

board may have been erasedPage Ref: 332

10) How do real objects and models address the needs of kinesthetic learners?Answer: 3-D objects can be handled, manipulated, and used in practicing and applying contentPage Ref: 329

11) Contrast the effectiveness of broadcast versus recorded audio in a classroom setting.Answer: Broadcast is live and may be more timely, but it may not fit into the lesson schedule;

recorded audio can be used as needed and is available for subsequent lessons.Page Ref: 322-324

12) What can a teacher do to encourage active, focused listening?Answer: Use verbal communication, make eye contact, ask questions, repeat, reinforce with

audio media.Page Ref: 319

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Essay Questions

1) Consider a math lesson in which you plan to teach the addition of single digit fractions. Whattypes of audiovisual technology might you employ? Defend your choices.Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 317-350

2) You have been asked to present a lesson to your peers on designing effective visuals. What topten helpful hints would you share with your colleagues to ensure their visuals are effectivelearning tools for their students? Explain each hint.Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 329-334

Chapter 10 Distance Education: Using Technologyto Redefine the Classroom


1) The earliest distance delivery instruction was offered as correspondence courses carried out bysnail mail.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 364

2) Impromptu changes in the instructional plan of distance education courses are no differentfrom those in traditional course offerings.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 369

3) Distance education courses are easy to implement because the only problem that has to beanticipated is the breakdown of technical support systems.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 387-389

4) Asynchronous distance education means students can participate at different times as long asthe site at which the instruction is received remains the same.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 383

5) The phone bridge is a basic type of conference system that allows participants to communicateby calling from individual phones to a common number.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 379

6) Multiple users can log into and communicate within the same virtual space with Internet chatprograms.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 381

7) The fax is a technology that can be adapted for asynchronous delivery.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 383

8) Synchronous delivery refers to instruction that occurs during the same time but may be at thesame or different places.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 375-376

9) The sense of isolation students feel in distance education courses can be overcome byincluding technologies that allow for peer-to-peer interaction.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 368

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10) Alternative learning refers to the adaptation of distance education strategies and media tosupport other classroom models.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 387

11) Student readiness for independent learning is one of the key indicators of student success in adistance education environment.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 371-373

12) Three technologies that support synchronous delivery of instruction are compressed video,chats, and the phone bridge.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 377-382

13) A common thread in distance education program is the concept of moving ideas instead ofpeople to achieve instructional goals.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 363-364

14) Distance education can be defined as the use of technology to deliver instruction in theclassroom.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 364

15) In a distance education format, the teacher and student may be working from differentlocations and/or at different times.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 364

16) In distance education, technology is often the key to providing a format for academiccommunication and exchange.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 364

17) Today, the primary role of distance education is to deliver instruction to students in remoterural locations.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 364

18) A disadvantage of distance education technologies is that they provide a platform forone-to-one communication only, thus eliminating peer interaction.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 368

19) One advantage of distance delivery for K-12 teachers is the ability to take courses with greaterflexibility to renew teacher licenses.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 365

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20) Virtual high schools are an application of distance education that expand the statewideopportunities for taking high school classes.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 366

21) Distance and alternative delivery share the common characteristic of being simple to plan andexecute.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 387-390

22) Instructional designs for distance delivery often involve a strategic approach becauselong-term instructional scenarios must be considered and planned for.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 369

23) The steps in an instructional design model such as the DID model are significantly altered fora distance education format.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 370

24) When preparing students for distance delivery, it is important to prepare them to workindependently and in an organized manner.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 371-373

25) Backup systems are important to include in a distance education design because teachers andstudents need to be prepared for technological and delivery failures.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 373

26) In distance delivery, feedback systems are not as critical as they are in traditional delivery.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 373


1) Email makes it possible to communicate well with students in all of the following ways except:A) synchronouslyB) with extended attachmentsC) by audioD) privately


2) Often referred to as virtual bulletin boards areA) electronic discussions.B) electronic mail messages.C) phone bridges.D) video conferences.


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3) Asynchronous technologies cannot provideA) interactivity.B) video, voice, or data.C) continual instruction and redirection.D) multilocation delivery.


4) Technical support, while important for all technology-driven instruction, is most critical forA) conference calls.B) distance education.C) Internet chats.D) phone mail.


5) Distance education was originally offered throughA) tutorial sessions.B) compressed video.C) Internet classrooms.D) correspondence courses.


6) You are the principal of the only high school in a large metropolitan school district that has ateacher of Japanese. The other schools want to add Japanese to their course offerings. What isthe best, and most practical solution to the problem?

A) Give your teacher a reduced teaching load and send him or her to the other schools tohelp out.

B) Bus their students to your school and hold classes after school.C) Repurpose the class for electronic distance delivery.D) Offer the classes as correspondence courses.


7) For distance education, the steps in the DID processA) change.B) are modified.C) stay the same.D) do not work.


8) Lesson plans for distance education are writtenA) by the teacher, for the teacher.B) by the teacher, for the students.C) by the students, for the teacher.D) by the students, for the students.


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9) To be successful in distance education courses, students need to be all of the following exceptA) independent learnersB) prepared to work in an independent environmentC) screened for learning styles-distance education compatibilityD) hardware and software technology experts


10) One of the greatest challenges in distance education isA) maintaining feedback.B) arranging for examinations.C) finding synchronous technologies to support instruction.D) finding asynchronous technologies to support instruction.


11) One of the key issues for teachers who are preparing a course to teach at a distance isA) time management.B) finding appropriate resources.C) creating activities.D) support.


12) The types of support critical to distance students includeA) student life.B) technical support.C) graduation review.D) general advisement.


13) Interaction between student and teacher as well as peer-to-peer interaction isA) enhanced by technology.B) not necessary in distance learning.C) impossible to do via technology.D) of limited usefulness for distance education.


14) In K-12, distance education can best be used toA) monitor students at various schools.B) articulate students from high school to college.C) expand course offerings across a district.D) allow for faculty conference.


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15) In distance delivery, a synchronous instruction is instruction that occurs atA) the same time and same place.B) different places but in the same time frame.C) different times regardless of the place.D) similar places and at times that are within two hours of each other.


16) When using a compressed video classroom for distance delivery, it is important toA) secure high-speed, broad bandwidth lines for clear communication.B) use inexpensive phone lines so that costs are minimized.C) record lectures in advance for time-shifted delivery.D) be sure everyone has his or her own computer to use for interaction in the classroom.


17) Asynchronous interaction in distance education can be supported byA) email, voice mail, and chat rooms.B) telephony and compressed video.C) electronic discussions, class web sites, and email.D) live cams and conferences.


18) One of the key issues in implementing distance and alternative delivery systems isA) the reduction of required preparation and management time.B) compensation decreased work loads.C) the need for extended technical and instructional support.D) institutional policies related to network security.


19) For most K-12 districts,A) distance delivery is not likely to have benefits.B) technological readiness for distance education is unlikely in the next 50 years.C) distance education offers a technology-enhanced solution to increasing course offerings

across the district.D) teachers would have few reasons to support distance delivery.


20) Instructional planning is even more critical in distance delivery becauseA) it is difficult to make and disseminate changes to the planned curriculum.B) flexible interaction is not relevant in distance education.C) assessment instruments are difficult to create or change.D) preapproved plans typically cannot be altered by administration.


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21) The historical development of distance education includes the evolution fromA) digital technologies to television.B) correspondence courses to interactive digital environments.C) audio- and video-based courses to those delivered via mail.D) radio to the Chatauqua movement.


Matching Questions

Match the following.1) Distance educationPage Ref: 364

2) AsynchronousPage Ref: 377

3) Correspondence coursesPage Ref: 367

4) Phone bridgesPage Ref: 379

5) SynchronousPage Ref: 375-376

6) SpeakerphonePage Ref: 377

7) ChatsPage Ref: 381

8) EmailPage Ref: 383-384

A) Facsimile equipment

B) Time-shifted

C) Same time, same or different place

D) Allows multiple people in thesame room to hear

E) Multiple phone calls to a singlecentral number

F) One-to-one or one-to-manycommunication on line

G) First format for distance education

H) Delivery of time/place-shiftedinstruction

I) Real-time, online interaction

1) H 2) B 3) G 4) E 5) C 6) D7) I 8) F

Match the distance delivery technology with its use.9) ChatPage Ref: 381

10) Voice mailPage Ref: 383

11) TelephonePage Ref: 377

A) For asynchronous audio messages

B) For synchronous small-groupdiscussion via the Net

C) For one-to-one or group audioconferences

9) B 10) A 11) C

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Match the following.12) Electronic discussion

Page Ref: 385A) Asynchronous, one-to-many

interaction

12) A


1) Name and describe the application of three distance education technologies.Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 377-386

2) Describe two areas in which distance students need additional support. Why?Answer: Students should describe two of the following: readiness, preparation and time

management, technical support, and instructional support.Page Ref: 387-389

3) In what ways does a teacher have to prepare differently for distance-delivered courses?Answer: Answers should include discussion of preparing students, planning for technical failure,

providing feedback, and evaluating progress.Page Ref: 369-375

4) How is distance education useful to teachers and students in K-12 systems?Answer: Distance education offers K-12 schools the opportunity to expand course offerings.Page Ref: 366

5) Why is interaction particularly important for distance-delivered courses? What technologiescan be used to provide that interaction?Answer: Interaction is important to avoid learner isolation.Page Ref: 368

6) Explain the difference between asynchronous and synchronous interaction in distanceeducation.Answer: Asynchronous is time-shifted interaction in which teacher and learner may or may not

be in the same place. In synchronous interaction, teacher and learner may be at differentplaces, but the interaction occurs at the same time.

Page Ref: 375-377

7) How might distance education benefit a K-12 district?Answer: It makes professional development more available to teachers; it increases availability of

classes to all schools in the district; it enables master teachers to be available throughoutthe district.

Page Ref: 365-367

8) What are the key issues of concern for teaching via distance education?Answer: Time needed for planning and course management; teacher and student readiness for

technology; student readiness for independent learning; availability of technicalsupport; availability of equivalent academic support; reliable assessment techniques.

Page Ref: 387-389

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9) How do email and Internet chats alter the quality of student interaction?Answer: If teachers require that all students participate, it increases participation; shy students

cannot avoid answering. For all students, it provides a platform that allows forthoughtful and meaningful responses.

Page Ref: 381 and 383

10) How do distance education strategies apply themselves to traditional delivery?Answer: When applied to traditional instruction, distance strategies create alternative delivery

that can enhance independent learning, individualize instruction, and promotemeaningful interaction.

Page Ref: 394

Essay Questions

1) Distance education has already altered instructional delivery for postsecondary education andfor business training. Do you feel it will have an impact on K-12 education as well? Why orwhy not? Describe the issues that impede or facilitate its impact.Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 363-369 and 394

2) Assume you have been asked, as a master teacher, to teach your content to five schools in yourdistrict using the districtʹs compressed video system. How will planning and preparing for thistype of instructional delivery system differ from your traditional classes? What three issueswould be of greatest concern to you? Why?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 363-390

Chapter 11 Issues in ImplementingTechnology in Schools


1) The digital divide refers to legal issues involving the ownership of web site content.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 399-400

2) Teachers may post photos of students on a class web page, as long as the children areunidentified.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 401-402

3) One of the major goals of an acceptable use policy is to keep students from visiting salaciousand inappropriate web sites.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 404

4) AI stands for artificial intelligence.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 416

5) A wiki site is a web site in which content is written collaboratively.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 417

6) Wikipedia is a password-protected online encyclopedia that schools can join for a nominal fee.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 417

7) A sheet of transparent film that contains millions of black-and-white beads of ink and createsan image on film when pressure is applied is known as electronic paper.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 419

8) Convergence refers to a group of computers that are connected to each other wirelessly.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 421

9) As the Digital Age unfolds, using a computer will become as essential a skill as reading.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 423

10) With the many coming technological changes in education, teachers will become obsolete.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 425

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11) Fair use protects the rights of the owner of intellectual property.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 400

12) Filtering software serves to protect the school network from viruses.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 405

13) Software piracy is a violation of copyright laws.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 406

14) The digital divide occurs along socioeconomic lines alone.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 407

15) Within the digital divide, there is a significant gender gap that results in females not beingencouraged to engage in technology-related activities as often as their male counterparts.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 407

16) Fuzzy logic software is an AI program that resembles human decision making.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 416

17) Wiki is an adaptation of the Hawaiian term for connected.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 416

18) In a traditional network, we typically store the files we want to share on a network serverʹshard drive, which in turn is made accessible to others on the network or the Internet.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 418

19) When using peer-to-peer networking, computers connect together directly instead of througha server.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 418

20) Sharing music through peer-to-peer networking is legal, because originally someone paid forthat MP3 and therefore owns it and can distribute copies.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 419

21) Over time, the computer is becoming an essential appliance that future generations will not beable to imagine living without.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 422

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22) Most districts have established formal acceptable use policies that teachers are expected toknow and follow.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 404

23) Antiplagiarism software compares a studentʹs work with well-known authorsʹ works andwith work posted on the Web to detect academic dishonesty.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 411

24) Bluetooth technology allows diverse types of electronic equipment to communicate with eachother.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 413

25) Technology will play an increasingly important role in K-12 education.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 425

26) Acceptable use policies typically describe a code of ethics for academic use of a schoolʹstechnology resources.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 404


1) The rights of the owner of intellectual property are protected byA) copyright.B) fair use.C) acceptable use.D) codes of ethics.


2) Circumstances under which a teacher can use copyrighted materials in face-to-faceinstruction are

A) copyright laws.B) fair use guidelines.C) acceptable use policies.D) codes of ethics.


3) Filtering software serves toA) prevent students from posting inappropriate materials both at home and at school.B) allow students only to access purely educational sites.C) block unacceptable sites so that students cannot access them.D) all of the above


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4) Copying software to share with others or installing software on multiple machines when onlyone copy was purchased is

A) a copyright violation.B) software piracy.C) networking.D) A and B


5) Which of the following is a true statement concerning the digital divide?A) Children in wealthier households are more likely to have a computer in the home and

therefore have a head start on achieving computer literacy.B) Boys are more encouraged to engage in technology-related activities than girls.C) Schools and libraries in disadvantaged neighborhoods are less likely to to have

technology available.D) all of the above


6) To address the digital divide, the Federal Commerce Commission established a discountedcost for telecommunications service for community access centers known as

A) e-rate.B) digital equality.C) the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.D) the Public Broadcasting System.


7) Whose responsibility is it to provide ʺdigital safetyʺ to students?A) internet service providersB) the federal governmentC) individual school systemsD) the state government


8) When computers are connected to each other through a server without the use of cables, it iscalled

A) wireless networking.B) virtual environment.C) A and BD) none of these


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9) A web site in which content is written collaboratively is known asA) a wiki.B) a blog.C) peer-to-peer networking.D) convergence.


10) An example of an emerging technology that is still in its infancy isA) PDAs.B) the Internet.C) Bluetooth.D) wearable computers.


11) The blending of technologies into a single multipurpose technology is known asA) Bluetooth.B) convergence.C) FOLED.D) neural network.


12) Because of the societal shift toward technology,A) computer literacy will be as essential a skill as reading.B) NETS standards limit time spent teaching basic skills in favor of teaching technology.C) teachers may be replaced by computers.D) schools are likely to become more centralized.


13) Virtual environments canA) offer realistic drill-and-practice.B) help teachers author realistic software.C) provide a multisensory learning experience.D) provide realistic tutorial software.


14) An ethical issue arising from the digital age isA) personal privacy.B) cost of computers.C) software compatibility.D) the e-rate.


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15) When a teacher protects his or her network password and makes an effort to be sure nostudent work is accessible on public classroom machines, he or she is assuring

A) acceptable use.B) piracy protection.C) student privacy.D) fair use.


16) Convergence will benefit schools byA) offering more software.B) making wireless networks possible.C) limiting costs to fewer technologies and related training.D) bridging the digital divide.


17) A teacherʹs role in promoting acceptable use of technology is toA) install spyware on all computers in the classroom.B) instruct students as to the schoolʹs policies and enforce them as necessary.C) ensure that no student names or personal information is digitally available.D) arrange access so all students have equal time on computers.


18) The emerging technology that allows students to participate in fully rendered digital worlds isA) convergence worlds.B) artificial intelligence.C) virtual environments.D) wireless connectivity.


19) The district policies that protect students from accessing unacceptable resources on the Webare known as

A) fair use policies.B) privacy policies.C) acceptable use policies.D) virtual access policies.


20) In the digital age, instruction is likely to become less centralized becauseA) technology will allow educators to redefine the classroom and use virtual space as well

as physical space for instruction.B) teachers will be replaced by more efficient computers across a district.C) teaching and learning will be a function more of computers than of people.D) digital literacy and high-speed networks will provide access from more locations.


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21) Three of the key legal issues related to the digital age areA) the digital divide, freedom of speech, and equity access.B) piracy, copyright, and acceptable use.C) convergence, dishonesty, and control.D) emerging technologies, planning, and fair use.


22) The role of the teacher is likely to change in the digital age in thatA) teachers will become obsolete as intelligent agents take their places.B) direct instruction will decrease in emphasis while facilitating learning increases.C) software will be available to answer all studentsʹ questions.D) teachers will be required to become computer experts as well as content experts.


23) When strategic planning, the first step is toA) complete a pre-evaluation.B) analyze and describe the setting.C) disseminate the plan.D) determine goals and objectives.


24) Parents must give permission for teachers toA) let students use software.B) use search engines.C) publicly display student work or images.D) allow students on a network.


25) In strategic planning goals differ from objectives in thatA) goals set a plan in a given direction, while objectives describe what must happen to

achieve goals.B) goals detail strategies, while objectives explain evaluation methods.C) goals are described at the beginning of a plan, while stating objectives is the culminating

step.D) goals are more narrow in focus, while objectives embrace the SWOT analysis.


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Matching Questions

Match the following.1) Computer literacyPage Ref: 423

2) SWOT analysisPage Ref: 429

3) ConvergencePage Ref: 421

4) Digital dividePage Ref: 399-400

5) CopyrightPage Ref: 400

6) Fair usePage Ref: 400

7) Acceptable usePage Ref: 404

8) Freedom of speechPage Ref: 409

9) PiracyPage Ref: 406

10) PrivacyPage Ref: 400-403

A) The difference between those whohave access to technology andthose who donʹt

B) Protecting the right to expressopinions

C) Making illegal copies of software

D) Analysis of strengths andweaknesses

E) Description of the setting of theplan

F) Policy stating limits on usingschool computers

G) Protecting studentʹs work andimages

H) Protecting the intellectual work ofanother

I) The ability to understand and usea computer

J) Multiple technologies merginginto one

K) Teacherʹs guidelines for usingcopyrighted materials

L) Circumstances under which youmay use copyrighted materials

1) A 2) D 3) J 4) A 5) H 6) L7) F 8) B 9) C 10) G

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Match the strategic planning step and its purpose.11) Describe setting

Page Ref: 429

12) Mission and goalsPage Ref: 429-430

13) State objectivesPage Ref: 429-430

14) Develop strategiesPage Ref: 430

15) EvaluationPage Ref: 431

16) DisseminationPage Ref: 431

A) Describes how the planʹs successwill be determined

B) Describes how each goal will beaccomplished

C) States the technologies that will bepurchased

D) Shares the plan and allows inputfrom stakeholders

E) Describes the methods foraccomplishing objectives

F) Summarizes the purpose anddesired accomplishments

G) Depicts the institution the plan isfor

H) Identifies the support systems foreach type of technology

I) Details the tasks needed to carryout the plan

J) None of these

11) G 12) F 13) B 14) E 15) A 16) D

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Match the emerging technology with its potential application.17) Virtual environment

Page Ref: 415

18) Artificial intelligencePage Ref: 416

19) Wireless networkingPage Ref: 413

20) ConvergencePage Ref: 421

A) Students will learn fromimmersion in digital worlds

B) Studentsʹ use of technology willbe closely monitored

C) Computers will becomecommonplace tools in the handsof every student

D) A single machine will performmore tasks for students

E) Students will be able to connect toa network from anywhere on theschool grounds

F) May improve and adapt softwareto individual learning needs

G) High-speed access will beavailable

17) A 18) F 19) E 20) D


1) List one of the most important issues facing teachers in the Digital Age for each of thefollowing categories: legal, ethical, and social.Answer: Legal: copyright or privacy; ethical: freedom of speech or academic dishonesty; social:

digital dividePage Ref: 400, 406-410

2) Assume you have found the perfect diagram on a web site that you want to use add to yourown teaching web site. What should you do before adding it?Answer: Look for an indication of the ownership of the diagram, then ask permission from this

source.Page Ref: 400-401

3) How would wireless technology improve teaching with technology?Answer: Makes it possible to arrange the learning environment without the limitations dictated

by the length of cables.Page Ref: 413

4) What is the digital divide, and what can schools do to bridge it?Answer: A gap between the digital haves and the digital have-nots.Page Ref: 406-409

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5) What is a strategic plan, and why is it important for educators who want to use technology?Answer: Strategic planning, which is a long-range plan achieved by following a series of defined

steps, is important for educators who want to use technology because of the complexityand cost of acquiring and implementing educational technology.

Page Ref: 399, 429-431

6) Discuss the issue of freedom of speech on the Internet versus a schoolʹs responsibility tocontrol access to inappropriate content.Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 409-410

7) What is strategic planning, and what is a teacherʹs role in it?Answer: Long-term, big-picture planning for technology implementation in a school or district;

as the ultimate user of the technologies purchased and implemented in schools, teachersneed to provide input so appropriate technological tools are chosen to supportinstruction.

Page Ref: 399, 429-431

8) What steps should a teacher take to protect student privacy?Answer: Teach students not to share personal information on web sites; do not use student

pictures or names on a web site without written permission; protect grades and otherstudent information from unauthorized access

Page Ref: 400-403

Essay Questions

1) Technology is having as significant influence on education as it is on society in general.Consider the legal, social, and ethical issues arising from the implementation of current andemerging technology in schools. What three issues do you feel are the most critical to teachers?Explain each issue and justify your selection of them as the most critical issues.Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 399-425

2) Technology implementation in schools requires careful and deliberate planning. Why isstrategic planning considered one of the most effective planning methods for technology?What advantages and disadvantages does it bring to the process of selecting, acquiring, andimplementing technology?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 399, 429-431

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1) For teachers, being technologically literate is enough.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 434

2) For many states, requirements for teacher licensure/certification include specific technologyrequirements.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 436

3) Technology literacy is also important for noninstructional educators.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 443

4) Media specialists are the current evolution of librarians in the Information Age.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 444

5) Technology literacy is even more critical for the media specialist than for teachers.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 444

6) Administrators need only very basic technology literacy.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 445

7) Educational technology literacy is an essential skill that must not only be acquired but mustalso be continually updated.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 435

8) A teacher who once achieves technology literacy will always be able to figure out the latesttechnologies.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 435

9) The National Board for Professional Teaching offers a national certification.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 436

10) There are no directly stated technology requirements for national certification by NBPTS.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 437

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11) The standards created by the NETS Project are used to benchmark teacher achievement inspecific technological areas proven to be critical for success in society and industry and tomeasure student technology preparedness.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 439

12) NCATE, the official body for accrediting teacher preparation programs, changed their teacherpreparation guidelines in response to NETS.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 440

13) Many states utilize NETS not only in adopting standards but also in strategic planning fortechnology.Answer: TRUEPage Ref: 440

14) For in-service teachers, educational technology standards and requirements are neverincluded into annual professional evaluations.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 441

15) Professional development to foster your technology literacy is difficult to find for teachers.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 442

16) There are no standards to measure the technological abilities of administrators.Answer: FALSEPage Ref: 445


1) Teachers must be able not only to use technology but also to apply the technologies they knowto enrich their teaching and to enhance their studentsʹ learning. This unique technologicalliteracy is called

A) educational technology literacyB) national certificationC) strategic technology planningD) none of these


2) What organization sponsors national certification?A) NETSB) ISTEC) NBPTSD) NCLB


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3) For whom has ISTE established educational literacy standards?A) teachersB) studentsC) administratorsD) all of the above


4) Who is responsible for helping students to seek information for research assignments beyondbooks?

A) principalB) media specialistsC) teacherD) school librarian


5) NCLB requires that by the time students finish the ________ grade, they should be technologyliterate.

A) kindergartenB) eleventhC) eighthD) fifth


6) The purpose of the national certification granted by the NBPTS isA) to improve teaching and learning by encouraging teachers to become voluntarily

certified according to high and rigorous standards.B) to require teachers to master technology.C) to require the same certification for teachers nationally, thus standardizing U.S.

education.D) all of the above


7) NETS standards can be used toA) ensure that teachers are technology literate.B) ensure that students are technology literate.C) formulate a strategic plan for technology.D) all of the above


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8) What specific mandates does NCLB require related to technology?A) NCLB requires technology literacy without specific mandates on how to achieve or

assess it.B) NCLB requires students to achieve NETS·S standards.C) NCLB requires students to achieve NETS·T standards.D) NCLB requires that students have access to appropriate technologies.


9) The best source of information regarding the technology literacy requirement of your stateʹslicensure program is

A) NBPTS.B) your college or universityʹs School of Education.C) the Federal Department of Education.D) your state Department of Education.


Matching Questions

Match the acronym with its name or function.1) NCLBPage Ref: 435

2) NBPTSPage Ref: 436

3) ISTEPage Ref: 438

4) NCATEPage Ref: 440

A) No Child Left Behind

B) Offers national certificationrecognition

C) The national educationaltechnology organization thatdeveloped NETS·S and NETS·T

D) Official body for accreditingteacher preparation programs

1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D

Match the following.5) Educational technology

literacyPage Ref: 434-435

6) Teacher licensure/certificationrequirementsPage Ref: 436

7) Media specialistsPage Ref: 444

8) Lifelong learnersPage Ref: 446

A) The ability to to applytechnologies to enrich teachingand enhance student learning

B) Intellectually curious people whoseek out knowledge

C) Set by individual stateDepartments of Education

D) Current evolution of librarians inthe Information Age

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5) A 6) C 7) D 8) B


1) Explain the role of the media specialist.Answer: The media specialist is a modern-day librarian who helps students to find information

both in books and in technological resources.Page Ref: 444

2) How do administrators use educational technology literacy?Answer: Administrators use technology both for administrative tasks and for assessing

education technology needs in their schools.Page Ref: 439

3) Why is it significant that NCATE adapted their guidelines in response to NETS?Answer: Preservice teachers are now taking the importance of education technology literacy with

them into their new districts, having a positive impact on technological changes inschools.

Page Ref: 440

4) Why is ongoing professional development on technology topics important for teachers?Answer: New technologies are constantly emerging, and teachers will need to keep abreast of

resources that can better prepare their students for the Information Age.Page Ref: 446

5) Why isnʹt it enough for a teacher to simply be technology literate?Answer: Teachers should be educational technology literate, meaning that they know how to

apply technologies to enrich their teaching and enhance their studentsʹ learning.Page Ref: 434-435

Essay Questions

1) Do you feel that standards are essential to education in the 21st century? Are technologystandards necessary?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 438-440

2) What impact did NETS standards have on education? How extensive has their impact been? Inwhich standards are you highly qualified? Which standards could you use a bit more practiceto achieve?Answer: Answers will vary.Page Ref: 434-453

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