The Big Picture

CHAPTER 1

multiple choice:

Question 1 Though many educators tend to think of technology as devices, Saettler reminds us that the definition of educational technology encompasses:

Correct: Technology tools and processes.

Question 2 To educators who belong to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), educational technology has been viewed primarily as:

Correct: computer systems.

Question 3 This textbook focuses on computers rather than other technologies. Which is NOT a reason for this focus?

Correct: Educational technology refers primarily to computer equipment.

Question 4 Computer applications were first used in schools in the:

Correct: 1970s.

Question 5 Which programming language came into widespread use in the 1980s as a tool for implementing non-traditional instructional approaches?

Correct: LOGO

Question 6 Who is sometimes called the "grandfather of CAI" for his pioneering work at Stanford?

Correct: Patrick Suppes.

Question 7 Who is said to have coined the term "computer literacy"?

Correct: Arthur Luehrmann.

Question 8 Why did interest in mainframe-based Computer Assisted Instruction decline during the 1970's?

Correct: Teachers lacked control over CAI curriculum.

Question 9 What have we learned from the past history of educational technology?

Correct: Teachers will remain an integral part of education.

Question 10 What was a major turning point in the modern history of educational technology?

Correct: Introduction of microcomputer systems.

Question 11 What is one rationale that can help justify the high costs of keeping up with technology?

Correct: Computer applications can often help students visualize problem solutions.

Question 12 Which is NOT a current condition that stresses the importance of agreement on the benefits of technology in education?

Correct: Technology costs are decreasing.

Question 13 Which is a societal issue that shapes the use of educational technology in schools?

Correct: The support of the No Child Left behind Act of 2001 for technology.

Question 14 Which is an equity issue related to technology uses in instruction?

Correct: Disadvantaged students lack access to higher-level computer uses.

true-false:

Question 1 In 1994 the World Wide Web transformed educational technology.

Correct: True

Question 2 National Educational Technology Standards have been developed for students, teachers, and administrators.

Correct: True

Question 3 Researchers identified a strong impact of learning to program in Logo on mathematics skills.

Correct: False

Question 4 Current, capable technology resources offer quick, easy, and universal educational solutions.

Correct: False

Question 5 Teachers should become producers of their own software and technology-based teaching materials.

Correct: False

Question 6 Teachers will always be more important than technology.

Correct: True

Question 7 Studies show technology can develop higher order thinking and problem-solving skills.

Correct: True

Question 8 Educators say that technology can help students learn Information Age skills including information literacy.

Correct: True

Question 9 The digital divide occurs when firewalls protect computers from viruses.

Correct: False

Question 10 An electronic portfolio is a collection of websites that students use to learn about a curriculum topic.

Correct: False

short answer:

Question 1 Name two advances or developments that have occurred in technology since the 1970s that you feel have had significant effects on education, and explain why these technological changes had such effects.

There have been many advances and developments in technology since the 1970s that have made a significant impact on education. The invention of the computer desk top and lab top are becoming even more advance in today's world. The other technology advancement would be the cell phone. Both the computer and the cell phone have made communication in today's world only a click or phone call away from someone who maybe millions of miles away. The computer has helped in communication, it has helped keep files of billions of documents, and it sometimes maybe the brain that operates some machinery. The cell phone is becoming more advance with its capability to text message, check your email, and some may even be useful as navigation tools. All of these advances have made life that much more faster and in some people's eyes easier. For me I only know a little bit about what the computer and cell phone can do but there are people out there that work on these technolgical advancements every day of their lives.

Answers may include microcomputers, increased portability of computers, the World Wide Web, or networking. These advances have all made computers and information more widely available.

Question 2 Discuss one emerging trend in technology and the effect it could have on classrooms and schools.

I would say that the biggest emerging trend in technology that has already begun effecting classrooms goes back to the cell phone. Parents are finding that they can leave their kids out with their friends longer and they don't have to worry where they are located because they are just a phone call away. Kids are using cell phones to make friends and keep in touch more and more through text messaging. Text messaging is very distracting and students are able to use their cell phones secretively during class. They may sneek a joke or a question about what is for lunch. The big thing is the more advance the phone the more access the students are able to find ways that they can cheat on tests. They may text a friend or look up the answer on the internet through their cell phone.

Answers may include radio frequency identification, wireless connectivity, merging of technologies, portable devices, high-speed communication, virtual reality, or artificial intelligence. These technologies make learning environments more flexible and adaptable, provide learning options through distance education, and support learners with disabilities.

Question 3 Explain reasons for developing an electronic portfolio.

An electronic portfolio is an easy way to keep yourself organized and its less time consuming to a regular portfolio. An electronic portfolio doesn't care how much paper you waste and its much faster copying and pasting documents. I think that an electronic portfolio are more creative because you can use different colors, designs, and attach movies. A regular portfolio is restricted to lots and lots of paper and time pasting all of these different features. An electronic portfolio is easy save and transport from one computer to another technological device where as a regular portfolio you have to carry a large binder around where ever you go and it takes up a lot of space.

Documentation of skills and learning for self and others, demonstration of accomplishment.