Why is the SAMR model a valuable tool for teachers to help integrate technology?
The SAMR model allows teachers to identify strategies to move towards using technology to redefine tasks for higher level thinking.
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The SAMR model gives specific ideas to help teachers.
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Substitution of tasks is emphasised on the model.
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The SAMR model is a teaching, not a technology model.
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Digital accessibility of web content is especially addressing:
People who like to have the latest news on their electronic devices.
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People with various situational, temporary, or permanent disabilities.
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Specialists in the field of web designing.
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Specialists in the field of web development.
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Which best describes the Content Knowledge domain in the TPACK framework?
How teachers teach
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What teachers know
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How technology is used
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How students learn
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Select the example where Web 2.0 technologies are being used to foster collaborative learning.
Having students update their Facebook statuses
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Allowing students to watch a YouTube video
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Groups of students create blogs and other groups of students reply to them
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Using Google Earth during a geography lesson
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Identify the type of activity incorporating technology that might appeal to a visual learner.
Listening to a podcast
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Reading an e-book
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Working in a group
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Creating a video lesson
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Why is it essential to connect classroom content to real-world experiences?
It isn’t. Teachers should stick to abstract and complex concepts.
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It is only essential to point to obvious connections because students are unlikely to apply the concept to anything else.
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Real-world connections are important because they help students make sense of what and why they are learning.
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Real-world experiences take less time to comprehend, so they should replace completely academic content.
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Why is it beneficial for students to develop technology confidence and competence?
It is trendy and may turn out useful sometimes.
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It prepares them for employment in the 21st century and it facilitates English language comprehension and acquisition.
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Although it slows down English acquisition, it is helpful to know basic computer skills.
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Although it has no applicability in any other areas of students’ life, technology facilitates vocabulary retention and expansion.
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Why is media an effective pathway for communication?
Media holds students’ attention and makes challenging subjects more understandable.
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Using media is like listening to a lecture.
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Media takes less time to implement.
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Media can be used instead of tests.
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What is the difference between adaptive technology and assistive technology?
Adaptive technology and assistive technology mean the same thing and refer to any tool that is used to help someone perform a task.
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Assistive technology refers to wheelchairs and crutches, where adaptive technology refers to sensory and communication equipment.
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Assistive technology is a general term referring to tools that help people with disabilities perform tasks, where adaptive technology just refers to any modification of an existing tool.
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Assistive technology is technology that has been adapted for use by people with disabilities where adaptive technology came about through the adaptation of existing tools
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Which of the following statements does NOT describe educational technology?
It is a profession composed of various job categories.
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It refers to the efficiency of teachers in using computers.
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It includes audiovisual materials, interactive multimedia, and self-instructional materials.
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It is the development, application, and evaluation of systems, techniques, and aids to improve human learning.
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