Teaching and Learning with Technology: Chapter 4

The optical drive, hard disk drive, and USB port are all part of which component of the computer?

• Input

• Storage

• System Unit

• Output Devices

The textbook identifies many components of a computer that could be classified under "input." Draw one of them here with a one-word caption of what you drew.

What is a single-colored dot on the monitor that,

when combined with others, forms an image?

• Pixels

• Resolutions

• Soft Copies

• Picas

Some schools are opting for _____ _______ because it simplifies technical support and purchasing hard drive space.

___ is the core of all computer functioning.

A powerful single computer called a ______ provides services to the computers connected to the network.

_________ is the capacity of your connection to a network and to the Internet.

According to the textbook, a digital classroom is enriched by:

• several Expo markers and

  a whiteboard

• a single, narrow focus of technology in the classroom

• the addition of a wide variety of technologies.

• a widespread mastery of typing skills, both by the students and teacher

Whether through tablets or smartphones, mobile devices:

• Are more unreliable than pencil and paper

• Are only a distraction in the classroom

• Are only positive influences on the classroom

• Can enrich a lesson and engage learners.

The textbook states, "Computers and the current and emerging technologies that have evolved from them are an integral part of the digital classroom, and the opportunities they provide:

• are difficult to master.

• far outweigh the challenges.

• are only a fad and should be treated as such.

• are innumerable