Instructional Technology Assessment

Instructional technology coordinators need to be aware of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because

• they assist in providing accommodations for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).

• their computer technology programs may qualify for additional funds, depending on the number of students with disabilities in the school.

• they identify students with disabilities from among the general school population.

• they are required to design parallel curriculums for students with disabilities.

An instructional technology coordinator is presenting a workshop to help teachers set up individual Web pages for posting on the district’s website. The presentation should contain a caution about which of the following practices?

• Posting homework assignments and test dates

• Hyperlinking to Web pages containing class-related resources

• Publishing students’ classwork

• Including a calendar showing class and school events

Which of the following is an ergonomic concern of an instructional technology coordinator observing students at work in the computer lab?

• Are the students looking at their fingers as they strike the keyboard?

• Is the filtering software preventing students from accessing harmful text and images?

• Are the students positioning their chairs and feet properly to provide adequate support?

• Are the students producing a work product that demonstrates creative or critical thinking?

Which of the following documents is the best guide for determining whether a digital resource is being used legally?

• A. Its licensing agreement

• B. Its warranty

• C. The district’s acceptable use policy

• D. The ISTE Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics

Full text is a valuable feature of an online periodicals database because it

• displays graphics as well as text.

• provides access to articles in their entirety.

• displays the periodical exactly as it appears in print.

• allows searching using Boolean operators.

Which of the following features of an online grade book system is most likely to benefit students?

• Supporting transparent, constructive relationships between teachers and parents

• Safeguarding against discrepancies between grades written on papers and grades recorded online

• Providing students and parents with constant access to grades

• Showing the immediate impact of a missed assignment on students’ cumulative grades

A school district is seeking a computer application that delivers training to learners and tracks their progress. Which of the following applications best meets the district’s need?

• Learning management system

• Content management system

• Student information software

• Enterprise content software

Which of the following is the best reason for an instructional technology coordinator to join a professional association?

• To become acquainted with the leaders in the profession

• To participate in a forum for professional discourse and discussion

• To gain entrance to association gatherings and meetings

• To be eligible to receive grants and scholarships offered by the association

Which of the following is the primary function of an educator’s reflective journal?

• To conduct an internal dialogue about the planning, delivery, and outcomes of teaching

• To recall the educator’s experiences of being a student and being taught

• To describe what happened during a particular lesson or course of study

• To apply research to lesson design and delivery

Which of the following cables provides both a communications connection and power supply between personal computers and peripherals?

• HDMI

• Fiber-optic

• Parallel port

• USB