GACE Practice 2

The most accurate visual representation depicting the concept behind Boolean operators is a

• flowchart

• spider web organizer

• Venn diagram

• T-chart

An instructional technology coordinator is planning a meeting to respond to parents’ concerns that the one-to-one (1:1) computing program the district is considering is being implemented hastily and without evidence of its success. Which of the following responses by the coordinator is most likely to alleviate the parents’ concerns?

• We are acting in the interest of preparing students to succeed in the twenty-first century workplace.

• We plan to pilot the 1:1 program on a small scale and assess the results before we proceed with any implementation.

• We are inviting the manufacturer of the devices we are using to host an informational meeting for all interested parties.

• We are implementing the 1:1 program with middle school and high school students only.

Which of the following statements is true when the logical operator “AND” is used in an online search?

• The more search terms linked with “AND” the greater the number of returned records.

• The more search terms linked with “AND” the fewer the number of returned records.

• All returned records will contain at least one of the search terms.

• No returned record will contain all of the search terms.

A student reading the biography of Justin Timberlake on a website has clicked on the title “Cry Me A River” and is able to hear a recording of the song. Which feature of the website has the student accessed?

• Bookmark

• Flash animation

• Hashtag

• Hypermedia link

A teaching team leader asks the instructional technology coordinator for assistance in using technology in a project that involves the mathematics, social studies, language arts, and science teachers on the team. Such planning is an example of which of the following educational approaches?

• Thematic

• Project-oriented

• Interdisciplinary

• Comprehensive

For which of the following applications is database software most appropriate?

• Budget forecasting

• Document preparation

• File management

• Graphics layout

A middle school teacher asks the instructional technology coordinator to arrange for students to hear and see a favorite author over the Internet. Which of the following is necessary to meet the request?

• Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP)

• Virtual private network (VPN)

• Common gateway interface (CGI)

• Internet message access protocol (IMAP)

A school has recently instituted a student information system (SIS) to gather and organize a variety of data about student performance. Which of the following is the most effective way for an instructional technology coordinator to encourage teachers to use the information in the SIS?

• Keeping records of how and when each teacher uses the SIS data

• Providing teachers with training on how to locate, manipulate, and store the SIS data

• Emphasizing how weak student performance affects the school’s ability to make adequate yearly progress (AYP)

• Making public data showing the achievement of students in individual teachers' classes

Which of the following is the greatest challenge an instructional technology coordinator faces when organizing a student-managed project involving technology?

• Making sure all students can operate the technology

• Making sure all technology operates as expected

• Matching instruction to the student activities

• Keeping all students engaged in the activity

A district is introducing an automated system for taking student attendance that requires teachers to perform tasks that were previously done by office personnel. Which of the following actions by the instructional technology coordinator is most likely to help staff members accept the change?

• Providing teachers with as much information about the new system as possible before introducing it

• Pointing out the savings in time and money that result from the change to the system

• Giving teachers training manuals to consult as they learn the new system

• Designating one teacher in each school who is thoroughly trained in the new system to act as a resource for others