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68 Cards in this Set
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What does it mean to have an electronic childhood?
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a.Children are amerced in media
b.toy manufacturers and advertisers target young consumers c.children use computers at home and school |
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What are some characteristics of members of Generation M?
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term used by sociologist and educators for today’s students who have grown up using computers and other technologies
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Describe Rogers’s model of innovation in organization.
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Most teachers eventually adopt new practices and ideas for change
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List some characteristics that most students at every grade level share according to some studies of student engagement reported in Chapter 1.
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Many students at every grade level report feeling detached and alienated from school
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List some characteristics of teacher use of technology as stated in Chapter 1.
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a.About 80% of all teachers use computers for email, word processing, and student record keeping
b.In general teachers believe that technology is valuable to their teaching c.English language arts teachers are more likely to use technology then teachers of math science or history |
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Define digital native.
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A student who has grown up amerced in technology at home and in school
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Define digital disconnect
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The differences that students perceive between themselves and their teachers about the use of technology
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What does research indicate is true about the use of technology by boys and girls?
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Research indicates that boys and girls are equally fluent in their use of technology
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According to Stanford University historian Larry Cuban, how are computers used in schools?
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a.Manly for drill and practice, not for exploring learning software
b.Used for student word processing and publishing, not for creative writing or creative self-expression c.Used for learning, but not in conjunction with other peripheral devices |
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What goals did ISTE intend to achieve when they established NETS-T and NETS-S?
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Define essential skills and attitudes for technology using teachers and students
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What were some of the reportings of students in the study of the impact of technology integration and technology professional development in 10 southern states?
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They saw little change in the ways teachers use technology for classroom instruction and out of class assignments
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Know the characteristics of teacher-centered instruction
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a.Teacher lectures
b.Students take notes c.Students read text books d.Multiple choice tests are used |
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Know the characteristics of student-centered instruction
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a.Students are actively involved in learning activities at every grade
b.Teachers engage students in active learning problem solving and reflection c.Teachers challenge the students beliefs and assumptions |
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Define one-on-one tutoring
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Adapting teaching directly and individually to learners needs and knowledge
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Define learning groups
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Engaging students in working out problems together to create explanations and performances
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Define inquiry learning
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Asking students to do authentic and active work investigating issues and problems
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Define metacognitive thinking.
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Showing students how to focus on their own learning through self evaluation
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Define information literacy.
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Being able to locate, evaluate, and use information affectively
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Define Internet literacy
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The skills required to understand information presented online in electronic formats
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Define inner attention/outer attention of students.
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a.Inner attention – the brain is truly focused on what is going on
b.Outer attention- looks like the student is paying attention |
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What are some strengths and weaknesses of groupwork/cooperative learning?
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a.Groupwork gives students a sense of control and a sense of responsibility for their learning
b.Groupwork can happen when some students use computers while other students work with the teacher on a different activity c.Groupwork uses the strengths of every member of the group to improve the overall result |
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Define creativity in terms of its use when applied to student in schools
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An ability to think and act in ways that generate alternative approaches to people and problems
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3 characteristics of student centered approach to teaching and learning
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a.learning is a natural process
b.discussions in class stress finding many possible solutions to problems c.learning happens best when content is integrated with real world tasks and activities |
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When can assessment occur?
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Before, during, and after a lesson
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Describe the role that assessment plays in teaching
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Assessment happens throughout a lesson as a way to monitor student performance and learning (formative assessment)
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Define test assessments.
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Quantitative measures of what students know and can do with what they have learned
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Define criterion-referenced tests.
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Compare a students performance to specific objectives or standards
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Define performance assessments
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Products, publications, and presentations done by students that show what they know and can do with what they have learned
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To what federal education law can we attribute a rise in the use of standardized testing?
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NCLB
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Why are online student performance rubrics useful to teachers and students?
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They establish known in advance criteria to assess student performance
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What kinds of technologies can be used to help teachers decide what teaching or instructional methods to use in class?
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PowerPoint or other presentation software, web based diagram making tools, podcasts, digital cameras, and intelligent tutoring systems
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How does technology integration occur in schools and classrooms?
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It requires a teacher mindset focused on changing and improving teaching practices
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Define educational change
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Actions by teachers that create new patterns of teaching and learning in schools
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What does it mean for teachers when they can use technology as a technology-based library?
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Teachers can access, catalog, and manage information found online
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What does it mean to use technology in a technology-based learning environment?
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Teachers expand learning beyond the confines of the school day
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Define Web 2.0 and give examples of Web 2.0 technologies
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a.The term used to describe interactive technologies that promote new forms of information creation and collaboration among computer users
b.Wikis and wiki spaces, podcasting, and teacher blogs |
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Define automate
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Technology recreates existing educational practices
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Define infomate
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Technology fundamentally redesigns and refines educational practices
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Define Type I technology applications.
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a.Computer based student required keeping
b.Information transmission from teacher to student |
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Define Type II technology applications
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a.Interactive software
b.Problem solving programs c.Communication networks |
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Define one-to-one laptop computing
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Every student in a grade, school, or district has his or her own computing device to use for learning in school
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Define information literacy.
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The ability to recognize when information is needed and to then have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information
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Define information and communication technology (ICT).
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Ability to use digital information, communication tools, and networks to solve information problems
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What skills do students need to have when retrieving and assessing online information?
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a.Open a web browser
b.Type keywords or phrases c.Share ideas on blogs or social networks |
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Define information technology fluency (IT fluency).
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Students understand technology from the inside as an expert would
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In addition to its enormous size, list three other features that characterize the Internet
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a.It is dynamic meaning that it is constantly changing
b.It is self-organized meaning that anyone can post and link c.It is hyperlinked meaning that information is tied together electronically |
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Define free-text search
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Looks for the title, keyword, and description for each word or phrase
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Define keyword/exact match search
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Retrieves only resources that contain the exact word or phrase used in the search
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Define Boolean search
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Include and, or, and the word not to create more complex searches
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Define Web browser
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An application that enables your computer to search the internet collecting information on whatever topics you request
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Define misinformation
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Information that is false, out of date, or incomplete in a misleading way
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Define malinformation
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Information that is harmful or damaging
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Define messed-up information
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Information that is poorly organized and presented
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Define mostly useless information
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Information that is trivial, mundane, or eccentric
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Define cognitive load
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How the presentation of online information supports or restricts learning by students
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Know the descriptions of the URLs used
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a.edu- schools and colleges
b.com- commercial business c.net- network provider d.gov- government agencies e.mil-military organizations f.org-non-profit organization |
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Define information management
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Term generally used to describe how organizations and individuals keep track of data for making decisions and setting policies
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Define digital content
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Online materials that teachers and students use for academic learning in school
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Define RSS feed
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Web content that is updated frequently
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Define student-to-expert communication websites
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Feature exchanges of information between students and people in colleges, businesses, and other education related organizations
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What are characteristics of educational websites that help keep students most engaged?
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a.Interactivity
b.Exploration c.Compelling stories that feature interesting characters with intriguing mysteries to solve |
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Describe tag cloud and tell why one is used.
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a.A visual presentation of keyword information
b.It’s a visual representation of the most popular key words c.3 characteristics i.Graphic display of tags or keywords in a social bookmarking account ii.Group of topics some in larger size font showing smaller and larger numbers of socially bookmarked resources for each topic iii.Presentation of all resources found on a social bookmarking cite |
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Compare and contrast a WebQuest and a paper-based research assignment.
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A webquest allows students to access information more rapidly then browsing through books or finding resources in a library
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What are some advantages of social bookmarking over other forms of information management?
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It connects teachers with other educators who are interested in similar educational topics
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What does it mean to “tag” a resource in social bookmarking?
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Identifying materials by using key words or phrases chosen by the person who is doing the bookmarking
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How do real-time and recorded data websites contribute to student learning?
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By providing opportunities to enter a setting as an involved observer learning as if physically present at a remote location
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Define information alerts
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Electronic notices received when new information becomes available on a topic
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Describe exploration and discovery websites
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Provide opportunities for students to engage in online explorations of topics of interest
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