TED5110 –  Winter 2010                                                                                   NAME:  _____________________________

                                                                                        SAMPLE TEST

1.-  (5 pts)  Which is the first priority of the current technology standards (ISTE) for teachers?       _____

1. Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility                               
2. Model digital age work and learning
3. Engage in professional growth and leadership
4. Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity
5. Design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments

2.- (5 pts) A teacher found a “100 Fraction Problems” printable worksheet on the Internet, and she wants to download
it and print one for each student to use in class, even though it has a “Copyright” notice printed on it.  Based on “fair use”
considerations, which of the following reasons can best justify for her to do so?        ______

A. Yes, because it seems that she is not being unfair to the author

B. No, because she does not have the approval of the school Principal

C. Yes, because anything on the Internet is public, and can be downloaded and copied

D. No, because she does not have the explicit authorization of the author

3.- (5 pts) Which is the best reason to include sound effects in Power Point presentations for the classroom?     _______

1. They are awesome
2. Many clips are available through the Internet
3. They can provide reinforcing pedagogic stimulation when teaching a new topic
4. It is good to stimulate the brain’s short term memories

4.- (5 pts) When a new classroom computer, used to download web content (images, sound, video) has become slow, sluggish,
and difficult to use, which of the following actions would be advisable?

a)  Restrict the downloading of media files by students
b)  Purge the Hard disc
c)  Run a “de-fragmentation” routine
d)  All of the above

5.- (5 pts) Which of the following is the best reason for a teacher to use a DATABASE for keeping track of student grades,
rather than a standard WORKSHEET program?:    _____

1. A need to share grade and other information with parents more effectively
2. The need to keep student information confidential
3. The need to create more powerful tables and graphics
4. Easier for a teacher to have, use and modify

The following image refers to questions 6, and 7 below.

6. - (5 pts)  Write the SIMPLEST, COMPLETE, and CORRECT formula needed to compute the
Grade Point Average (GPA) for Diana.

_________________________________________________________

7.- (5 pts)  Which Top-left and Bottom-right cells would be used to specify a rectangle that produces
a simple, standard Excel generated line graph of the historic performance of all the students?  

  ______      ______

8.- (5 pts)  What could be the biggest advantage, and disadvantage  of using WEBPAGES, rather than POWERPOINT
slides to teach a lesson on Fractions and Proportions?

ADVANTAGE:
                                   _____________________________________________________________________________

DISADVANTAGE:
                                   _____________________________________________________________________________

9.-  (5 pts) A teacher creates a very nice and interesting web page that includes video clips of the Amazon rainforest, to be
shown during the time he will be observed by the school principal in his class. At show time, the teacher realizes that the
classroom computer cannot play the videos due to incompatible formats, and he did not have an adapter needed, if he was
going to use his personal laptop.   Which of the following might be the most likely reason for this?     _____

1. Not having proper understanding of computers
2. Not having good web page construction skills
3. Not exercising better current-day lesson planning
4. Not having slept enough the previous night
   

10.- (5 pts) “Accelerated Math” is a program that coaches students by providing each with printed (mostly multiple-choice, symbolic)
math quizzes, grading them through Scantron, and immediately returning new quizzes aiming to weak, or higher areas.  Describe
TWO ways in which Accelerated Math” can help improve student learning (HELP) , and ONE way where it might not be as helpful
(NOT HELP):

HELP._____________________________________________________________________________________________________

           _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

HELP______________________________________________________________________________________________________

           _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

NOT HELP _________________________________________________________________________________________________

           _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

11.- (5 pts) Some argue that computers are an expensive source of non-academic distraction in the classroom.  Briefly cite
two reasons why their argument might be correct, and two reasons why they might not necessarily be correct:

               WHY CORRECT:                                                                          WHY NOT CORRECT:

12.- (5 pts)  A teacher uses MS Word to create a handout discussing the nature of antonyms for his language arts class.  He does
have Power Point, but decided not to use it.  Which of the following could have best justified his decision?

1. There is no difference in the quality of pictures in Word and Power Point.
2. There was no need to use sounds
3. The presentation did not consider any animation
4. The page was intended as a simple, single-page text handout

13.- (5 pts)  When web pages containing pictures take too long to load, which of the following programs could be of most help
to correct the problem?  _____

A.  Front Page or Dreamweaver                    B.   Power Point
C.  Google-Sites                                            D.   Paint or Photoshop

14.- (5 pts)  Describe 3 ways in which computer-driven testing in the classroom can be used to improve  student learning:

1.-    __________________________________________________________________________________________

           _________________________________________________________________________________________

2.-   ___________________________________________________________________________________________

           _________________________________________________________________________________________

3.-   ___________________________________________________________________________________________

           _________________________________________________________________________________________

 15.-  (10 pts)  According to recent government research, public investment in information technology infrastructures and
teacher training overall does not seem to have had a significant effect on the academic performance of students.  Briefly cite
two most likely reasons for these findings:

16.- (5 pts)  A student teacher wants to video tape a teaching session to fulfill one of the TPA requirements. A school
administrator has advised to avoid including images and names of children in the classroom. Which of the following
precautions MUST be observed for the taping? _____

A.   Make sure the video format is MPEG                    
B.   Make sure sound is off, in case names of children are called
C.  Give each administrator and parent a copy of the tape                                            
D.  Make sure to obtain written permission from the parents, before taping

17.- 10 pts)  Describe the most common, likely V=Very high, H=High, M=Medium, L=Low - quality in the MMSSR (Meaningful, Multi-Sensory, Strong, and Repeated) characteristics for each of the following teaching materials that could be found in classrooms:

18.- (5 pts)  A recent article in the news stated that "scientists have yet to show conclusively that students learn better when they are taught according to their preferred modality—and the study’s authors say it’s time to stop funding a technique that hasn’t been proven effective...". Which of the following might be a most likely explanation for such statement? ________

1. There has not been sufficient scientific research performed to support learning-styles teaching and learning
2. Learning-style instruction is not a magic bullet for education, and learners do not necessarily have, or developed single styles
3. Teachers might not have sufficient, appropriate technology resources, training, or the time to consistently support learning-style teaching
4. All of the above