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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 31mins
Learning how to locate and use online information is part of a broader set of values and behaviors, new to our computer-based society, known as (a)
Which of the following terms has been defined as the “ability to recognize when information is needed and to then have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.”
Pedagogy
Internet searches
Webquests
Information literacy
By 2010, the Internet had become the third most popular source of news information, behind local and national television and ahead of print newspapers and radio.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT an example of digital media literacy?
Reading an online newspaper
Writing an online blog
Sending an electronic communication
Filing paper spreadsheets and reports
According to researchers at the University of Connecticut, which of the following is NOT a skill that students need to have when retrieving and assessing online information?
Opening a Web browser
Typing keywords or phrases
Sharing ideas on blogs or social networks
Operating a computer network
Students in every age group from 5 to 17 years old spend more time every day reading online than reading books.
True
False
(a) are texts that can be read digitally on a computer or an e-reader.
A 2010 Scholastic survey found that ____________________ tend to assume that electronic or digital books have a negative impact on children’s reading habits.
Parents
Children
Teachers
School Districts
Information technology (IT) fluency means that
Students understand more than one language when using a computer.
Students pass a test about the terms and functions of technology.
Students understand technology from the inside, as an expert would.
Students perform the tasks and functions of a scientist or engineer.
Which of the following is NOT an example of information technology (IT) fluency?
Using an interactive website to help students view history
Using an online simulation to help students view science
Using a learning game to help students view language
Using a card catalog to help students find information about a topic
Who said, “The word fluent expresses the most important aspect of the kind of knowledge children should have about technology?”
Seymour Sarason
Seymour Papert
Marc Prensky
John Goodlad
In addition to its enormous size, the Internet is characterized by three features: (1) it is “dynamic” (constantly changing), (2) it is “self-organized” (anyone can post and link), and (3) it is
Free (information is always accessible).
Hyperlinked (information is tied together electronically).
Neutral (information is nonbiased).
Essential (information is always up-to-date).
Terms or phrases used by search engines to locate matching web pages are known as
Trending topics
Prime numbers
Keywords
Catch phrases
Students develop fluency with technology by
Answering end-of-the-chapter questions in academic textbooks
Completing online worksheets about an academic topic
Answering multiple-choice test questions about an academic topic
Performing technology-based activities about an academic topic
(a) is the “process of searching within a document collection for a particular information need.”
A (a) is a computer application that enables your computer to search the Internet, collecting information on whatever topics you request.
All of the following features of electronic note taking are true EXCEPT:
Expedites the process of note-taking
Slows down the process of note-taking
Organizes the information on a computer
Allows students to concentrate on the content and meaning of the notes
________ represents the most inclusive kind of Internet search because it will show results that include one or more words in a phrase that were entered in the query.
Personalized searches
Keyword searches
Free-text searches
Boolean searches
Which of the following is NOT a term used in a Boolean search to make the queries more specific?
OR
AND
NOT
BECAUSE
Which of the following is NOT a strategy for showing students how to effectively use search engines?
Using visual search tools
Introducing sites designed by students
Letting students accept the first citation on a search results page as the best one
Teaching students to critically evaluate search results
An Internet user rarely has to carefully evaluate search results to find useful information.
True
False
_____ is a term used to describe content that is “false, out of date, or incomplete in a misleading way.”
Malinformation
Misinformation
Messed-up information
Mostly useless information
In a society dedicated to freedom of speech and expression, a legitimate concern exists whenever a single individual or organization has the power to decide what to censor from view.
True
False
(a) is an online encyclopedia with a worldwide collection of authors.
All of the following are examples of ways teachers can have productive discussions with students about Wikipedia EXCEPT:
Compare Wikipedia with other online encyclopedias
Fact-check Wikipedia entries
Ask students to write their own encyclopedia entries
Rely only on paper encyclopedias for accuracy and objectivity
Cognitive load refers to
How the total presentation of online information supports or restricts learning by students.
The number of words used on an educational website.
How online advertisements influence the buying patterns of computer users.
The objectivity and reliability of an educational website.
(a) is the URL (uniform resource locator) reserved for sites created by governmental agencies and organizations.
Digital citizenship is a broad concept, covering all aspects of appropriate use of technology, from engaging with social networks safely to always citing sources appropriately.
True
False
___ is a legal protection given by the laws of the United States to a person’s creative “literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works.”
Copyright
Fair use
Public domain
Creative commons
Which of the following is an example of copyright infringement?
Posting information from the public domain on a class or teacher website
Taking someone’s pictures or drawings and using them as your own
Using information that is listed as creative commons but acknowledging the original author(s)
Contacting the rights holder for permission to use material for educational purposes
After surveying nearly 30,000 students in 100 schools nationwide, the Los-Angeles-based Josephson Institute Center for Youth Ethics reported that despite admonitions from teachers and parents, more than one in three high school students said they used the Internet to plagiarize an assignment.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a major factor contributing to plagiarism in schools today?
Availability of information on the Web
Pressures of high-stakes testing
Students trying to make money writing papers for other students
Student misunderstandings about using material without attribution
Which of the following is NOT an effective teaching strategy to combat plagiarism and cheating?
Distinguishing different levels of research
Emphasizing essential questions
Punishing students’ infringements
Stressing citation ethics
(a) is “willful and repeated harm through the use of computers, cell phones and other electronic equipment.”
Which of the following is an effective way to build a safe and supportive school culture?
Disregarding the use of hateful language by students in a classroom
Ignoring harmful messages in chat rooms, text messages, and email
Establishing a peer mentoring program of younger students by older students
Singling out individuals who or groups that do not conform to perceived norms
