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Students with disabilities are never placed in mainstream classes; therefore, only special education teachers need to learn about assistive technologies.
True
False
Which of the below best defines assistive technology?
technology devices that help students with disabilities learn
technology services that help students with disabilities learn
interactive software that helps students with disabilities communicate
process combining technology tools and services to help students with dis-abilities meet IEP goals
Which of the following could be considered an assistive technology device?
sticky note
oversized pencil grip
book holder
speech recognition software
all of the above
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, schools are required to do which of the following for students with disabilities?
evaluate whether a student needs assistive technology (AT)
select and acquire access to appropriate AT devices
adapt and maintain the AT devices as necessary
provide training in AT utilization
all of the above
In a public education setting, who has the responsibility to develop an IEP for a student with a disability?
the classroom teacher
the special education teacher
the AT specialist
the IEP team
Typically, who serves on an IEP team?
student
parent(s)
classroom teacher
professional staff
all of the above
Other than performance on assessments, how else can teachers evaluate whether or not AT implementation has successfully helped students with dis-abilities achieve target IEP goals?
observe students utilizing AT to perform academic tasks
interview students to measure perceptions of successful utilization
interview parents or peers to measure perceptions of successful utilization
all of the above
How can a classroom teacher make the utilization of AT devices a normal part of classroom culture?
learn how to use the devices and integrate them frequently
educate all students about device utilization
create systems for peer AT support
all of the above
Which organization below is an excellent resource to learn more about assistive technology, serving as the international professional association for special educators to develop academic standards, advocate policy development, and produce professional events and publications?
CEC
IRIS Center
IDEIA
CTD
Which of the following cloud services can enable teachers to use webcams to remotely proctor distance learning students taking an online exam?
Skype
Tegrity
Adobe Connect
All of the above
The analysis of remote student keystroke and mouse interactions can be an effective technique to confirm that the student who registers for an online course is indeed the same student who completes the required assignments and assessments.
True
False
For a student to legally use a copyrighted image in a PowerPoint presentation for a class assignment, which of the following must be true?
The image must be old and in the public domain.
The original author has granted permission.
The use of the image qualifies as Fair Use.
All of the above (A, B, and C) must be true.
Any one of the above (A, B, or C) must be true.
What must a modern author do to attain copyright protection for a document that he or she has just completed?
Register with the U.S. Copyright office
Insert the copyright symbol and year at the end of the document
Nothing; the work is automatically copyrighted when published or performed
Publish the document at a reputable site on the Internet
For teachers, which test for Fair Use qualification examines whether the intended use of a copyrighted work will interfere with the original author’s right bring the work to market and benefit financially?
Test of Brevity
Test of Spontaneity
Test of Cumulative Effect
none of the above
Which of the following previously copyrighted works would now be considered public domain and available for immediate use by teachers in a live classroom without the permission of the original author or rights holder?
The text of Shakespeare’s original Macbeth
The text of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
The score (sheet music) from Beethoven’s 9th symphony
All of the above
Which of the following previously copyrighted works would now be considered public domain and available for immediate use by teachers in a live classroom without the permission of the original author or rights holder?
The song, “Baby Got Back,” by Sir Mix-a-Lot
Any article published in National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 1
Any clip from the famous 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland
Any feature news story on CNN.com
In order to be fully eligible for the Fair Use copyright exemption, a teacher who desires to play a clip from The Last Samurai during a lesson in Asian history must ensure that her intended use meets the criteria established in which tests?
A) Brevity, Spontaneity, Cumulative Effect
B) Public Domain, Copyright Symbol, Living Author
C) Permission, Public Domain, Copyright Symbol
D) All of the above
According to the criteria for Fair Use of copyrighted work in an instructional setting, how much of the movie “The Last Samurai can a Social Studies teacher legally play in her Asian History class?
The entire film
50%
10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less
30 seconds
The first U.S. Copyright Law was passed in _______.
A) 1790
B) 1776
C) 1801
D) 1820
Copyright law is designed to protect which of the following?
An original author’s right to control how a work is used
The right of the public to create derivative works
The right of the publishing industry to copy anything without permission
The right of the public to sell pirated DVDs on street corners without licensing
In short, when can you legally use someone else’s work to help teach content in your classroom?
When the copyright has expired and the work is considered public domain
When permission has been granted by the original author or current rights holder
There is no need to worry about compromising photos posted on your social media site. You can always delete them later when you apply for a job, and employers don’t have time research you on the Internet anyway.
True
False
Which of the following is the most accurate statement about school (district)-based Internet content filtering systems?
They block a majority of inappropriate content, but not all.
Students sometimes discover ways to circumvent or disable them.
Teachers complain occasionally about legitimate sites being blocked.
All of the above are accurate.
Dropbox.com is most similar to which of the following services.
OneDrive (Microsoft)
iCloud (Apple)
Drive (Google)
All of the above
The best way for teachers to maximize student online safety is to do which of the following?
Install content filtering software.
Hope parents use content filtering software.
Implement strict usage policies that punish students physically for each indiscretion.
Use multiple strategies that integrate technology, policy, and parental support.
Charts help students understand tabular data visually using which of the following?
Colors
Shapes
Labels
All of the above
Ms. Jones wants to generate a chart comparing average 2013 rainfall amounts (in centimeters) from five different geographic regions for her lesson on climate change. Which type of chart would best illustrate that data?
Pie
Bar/column
Line
Scatter plot
Mr. Hector needs to generate a chart illustrating the percentage of each type of animal (dog, cat, bird) that his students counted on their recent field trip to the local shelter. Which type of chart would best illustrate the data?
Pie
Bar/column
Line
Scatter plot
What term describes “breaking out” a piece of a chart to add emphasis to one specific data series?
Synchronizing
Orienting
Correlating
Exploding
Wrapping text data inside each cell in a spreadsheet column may be necessary to avoid chart display problems when which of the following is true?
The data are numerical with two decimals, such as grade point average.
The data use short text strings, such as state name abbreviations.
The data use long text strings, such as complete sentences.
The data use short combinations of text and numbers, such as Hwy 95.
The gap width between chart columns can be expanded or contracted.
True
False
The bottom horizontal axis of any 2D bar, column, line, or scatter chart is usually referred to as which of the following?
A) X-axis
B) Y-axis
C) Z-axis
D) Any of the above
Which of the following must be true to select two or more columns of spread-sheet data for charting?
The columns must be adjacent to each other.
The columns must be contiguous.
The columns must have a header.
None of the above.
What is the most accurate and efficient way to alphabetize the values represented in the X-axis of a column chart?
Click and drag each value in the chart until all columns are repositioned appropriately.
Rename each value in the chart manually.
Select the chart and press the alphabetize button.
Sort the appropriate spreadsheet column in ascending order.
Mrs. Smith wants to publish a chart to the online course management system for a homework assignment that requires them to interpret the data visualized and submit a written reflection. She wants to make sure her mobile students are able to view the chart. Which of the following workflows and file types would be best?
Save the chart inside the spreadsheet file. Upload.
Copy the chart to a word processing document. Upload.
Copy the chart to a word processing document. Export as PDF. Upload.
Export the chart as an image. Upload.
Which of the following techniques is commonly used to capture a digital image?
Mobile phone camera
Flatbed scanner
Active window screen shot
Video frame-grab
All of the above
Deleting image content outside the perimeter of a selection marquee is an image editing process known as _____.
C) cropping
A) masking
B) blending
D) sharpening
According to the composition Rule of Thirds, how should primary subjects be framed when capturing a photograph?
Aligned flush to the left or right border
Across intersecting axes of a grid divided into thirds
Dead-center middle of each third of the image
Always with a slightly dutch angle
1280 X 720 is an example of _______ image _______.
B) 16:9, resolution
A) 4:3, compression
C) 21:9, format
D) 1:1, scaling
Which of the following is the recommended pixel density for images displayed electronically?
72 ppi
150 ppi
300 ppi
1200 ppi
When the aspect ratio of an image does not match the aspect ratio of the target display device or the player application, what usually happens when the file is viewed?
The image is automatically cropped to the correct aspect ratio needed.
The image appears with a red watermarked X, indicating display incongruence.
The image is stretched or constricted to force-fit in the display window.
The image appears in letterbox format.
The selection lasso (normally rectangular in shape) drawn inside an image to identify an intended cropping perimeter is also known as which of the following?
marquee
healing tool
extraction matic
bitmap
A digitally drawn image file for a school logo with a limited color palette should be exported in which of the following file formats for direct insertion onto the school web or social media site?
JPEG
PNG
TIFF
MPG
Which of the following apps below would not be considered a presentation program?
Microsoft PowerPoint
Apple Keynote
Google Presentation
Apple iMovie
Why are sans serif fonts recommended for text displayed in electronic documents, such as a presentation?
Sans serif fonts absorb color better than serif fonts.
Tag ends of serif fonts do not display precisely.
Louis Serif is a famous font designer who is very fond of PowerPoint.
Spell checkers occasionally detect spelling errors in serif fonts that do not exist.
Which of the following would not be an example of an instructional presentation design need for the progressive highlight technique?
Given a map of Europe, identify Norway.
Given a worked math equation, discuss the last step.
Given a human anatomy graphic of the muscle system, find the biceps major.
Given a fill in the blank question, animate the answer to dissolve in slowly.
What is the primary advantage of embedding a video to play inside a slide instead of inserting a video so that it is saved as part of the presentation?
Embedding is not dependent on the availability of a network connection.
Presentation file size is much smaller and easier to share online.
Embedding video is higher quality than inserted video.
Inserted videos are less tolerant of network congestion.
According to multimedia learning theory (Mayer, 2014), which of the following is/are recommended practices for designing slide content for presentation?
Visual content should have accompanying narration, not full text transcripts.
Text objects should use keywords or short phrases, not long sentences.
Related visual and verbal content should be presented simultaneously, not sequentially.
All of the above.
Creating standalone presentations that have recorded narration to complement slide content is most useful for which of the following pedagogical models?
Direct instruction (lecture)
Group discussion
Live online webcasting
Flipped instruction
Which of the following is an indicator that your students might suffer “death by Powerpoint”?
Your slides are filled with long text sentences.
You read the majority of the text on screen.
You don’t use progressive disclosure animation techniques.
All of the above.
Which of the following apps are popular audio editors capable of producing instructional podcasts?
Audacity
GarageBand
Quicktime
A and B are popular audio editing apps
Which of the following are examples of audio production projects that could be meaningfully integrated into classroom instructional activities?
Dramatic reading of a story
News broadcast of weekly activities
Edited interviews of experts commenting on a topic
All of the above
What typically happens during an audio recording session when a microphone is positioned too close to a speaker’s mouth?
The recorded audio is too quiet.
The microphone records undesirable sounds, such as breathing or throat clearing.
The microphone mutes due to static feedback.
All of the above.
Microphone input settings do not normally need to be calibrated in the device operating system and the audio editing app before a recording session begins. Default settings usually produce excellent volume quality.
True
False
Which of the following are the most common file formats for importing a music audio clip into an instructional production?
MP3 and MPG
MP3 and WAV
MP4 and Ogg Vorbis
WAV and AIFF
Music and sound effect sites that advertise “royalty-free” files always allow users to download them a zero cost.
True
False
Which of the following terms is considered the fundamental graphic representation of an audio clip placed in an editing timeline, complete with peaks and valleys that correspond to loud and soft audio volume?
Toggle button
Codec
Waveform
JPEG
To ensure smooth and continuous sounding playback, audio clips that end abruptly after being trimmed in the timeline should be edited to __________ into the audio clip that immediately follows it.
C) crossfade
A) amplify
B) reverse
D) normalize
A long narrated audio clip produced for integration into a Keynote or PowerPoint presentation should be saved using which lossy file format to ensure acceptable quality and file size, as well as universal playback?
WAV
AIFF
MP3
FLV
The only way students can access instructional podcasts is by subscribing to an RSS feed.
True
False
Many of the essential page layout functions of desktop publishing software are now available in most major word processing applications like Microsoft WordTM and Apple iWork Pages TM.
True
False
Which of the following is an example of a desktop publishing document that teachers commonly create?
Newsletters
Signs and posters
Booklets and cards
All of the above
Cut and paste, a software functionality common to many different productivity apps, is derived historically from which of the following?
Butcher shops chopping fat off the bone
Lumberjacks trimming trees
Manual page layout techniques for printing
Old-school scrapbooking
Which of the below is not an advantage of using design templates to create desktop publishing documents?
Provides for faster development workflow
Allows more focus on content, less on design
Facilitates more creative control than starting from scratch
Allows more efficient editing for color and font schemes
Text frames in a desktop publishing document can be repositioned by doing which of the following?
Dragging the border of the text frame
Dragging the interior of the text frame
Dragging the text frame’s handle
Using copy and paste
How do you know when an object in a desktop publishing document is selected and ready to be modified?
When the objected is highlighted in a yellow drop shadow
When the object has handles outlining its perimeter
When the object rotates
When the object has a fill color
Why do most professional desktop publishing documents display multicolumned text instead of single paragraph text that spans the entire page width?
It is faster to type in multiple columns.
It is easier to read columns with fewer than 60 characters.
It allows for more efficient color management.
It allows for more accurate spell checking.
If a clipart object downloaded from the Internet is inserted into a desktop publishing document, what is the best way to modify its color scheme if its file format is GIF or PNG?
Click the paint bucket button and choose a color.
Click the paint brush button and choose a color.
Redraw the clipart using the shape palette and color as desired.
Edit the clipart file in an image editor and reinsert into the document.
Which of the following are strategic advantages of grouping objects in a desk-top publishing document?
Grouped objects can be repositioned in one click while preserving relative alignment.
Grouped objects can be resized in one click while preserving relative alignment.
Grouped objects can be temporarily ungrouped if precise editing is needed.
All of the above.
In a hexadecimal color scheme, what color is #007073? (Hint: Use a word processing or desktop publishing program.)
Silver
Pink
Teal
Violet
Which of the following would not normally be considered a learning object?
Instructional content presentation developed as a PowerPoint file
Interactive quiz file developed as a Smart Notebook file
Instructional video produced as an MP4
A comprehensive final exam delivered in a CMS
Which of the following screen objects can be assigned a hyperlink in most presentation and electronic whiteboard authoring programs?
Text
Text frame
Graphic
All of the above
In a presentation program, assigning a hyperlink to a text frame can turn the entire text object into an invisible navigational _____.
hazard
button
hotspot
disclosure
Screen-based feedback models for interactive quizzes are best used when which of the following is true?
Generic feedback is sufficient.
Detailed elaboration is not needed.
Return links on feedback slides are set to last slide viewed.
All of the above
Object-based feedback models for interactive quizzes are best used when which of the following is true?
Elaborate and customized feedback is needed.
Sufficient whitespace is available on the question screen.
There may be a need to rearrange the order of question screens (without disrupting the navigation logic).
All of the above.
Audio-based feedback models for interactive quizzes are best used when which of the following is true?
No elaboration is needed; learners need only know if they answered right or wrong.
Distinct but non-annoying sounds are available in file formats that import into the authoring program.
Instruction relates to music, speech, sound or other audible content.
All of the above
Which of the following is not a commonly used trigger event in an interactive quiz?
Mouseclick
Mouseover
Keyboard click
Finger tap
Which of the following qualifies an interactive quiz as an intelligent tutoring system?
The file can be used effectively as a standalone learning object with no teacher facilitation.
Object feedback provides elaboration on why selected answers are right or wrong.
Feedback links to supplemental or remediating content.
All of the above.
Both PowerPoint and Keynote are currently available as cloud or mobile apps, which is important for teachers to ensure that students can open interactive quiz files with all animation and behaviors preserved as originally designed.
True
False
10. .QZ is a standardized file format and universal export option for interactive quizzes that can be opened by a wide variety of different software programs.
True
False
________________ is a practical technique for visually distinguishing specific cells that meet a set of predefined criteria.
A) Conditional formatting
B) Data validation
C) Mail merge
D) Goal seek
______________ is the process of applying what is in one cell (data, formula, function) to other cells that are in the same row or column.
B) Copying and pasting
A) Formatting
C) Sorting
D) Filtering
______________ are predesigned, built-in formulas that can easily and quickly be applied to a set of data; they are useful for certain circumstances.
Functions
Cells
Workbooks
Worksheets
______________ is a reference to a cell that when used in a formula, changes when the formula is copied to another cell.
Relative cell reference
Formula reference
Conditional reference
Data reference
_______________ is the process of creating a graphic depiction of data within a spreadsheet in the form of a commonly used graph such as a line, bar, or pie graph.
Charting
Graphing
Imaging
Filling
The field of K-12 education is more ________________-centric than ever.
data
graphing
image
politics
Spreadsheet use for the individual teachers will probably become more critical so that they can store and ________________ student achievement data on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
analyze
graph
retrieve
replace
______________ formatting is a practical technique for visually distinguishing specific cells that meet a set of predefined criteria.
Conditional
Analytical
Logical
Statistical
______________ data is the process of automatically rearranging data in a specific alphabetic or numerical order.
Sorting
Branding
Analyzing
Crunching
Spreadsheets are only as reliable as the ________________ that has been entered.
Data
Labels
Numbers
Letters
Historically, the most common form of teacher feedback on student submitted (hardcopy) documents such as writing assignments, worksheet exercises, and tests has been which of the following?
Handwritten comments, usually in red ink
Voicemail messages
Text messages
Personal conference
Which of the following technologies has had the greatest impact on helping teachers adopt increasingly digital document workflows for publishing teaching materials and reviewing student assignments?
Spreadsheets
Digital video editing
Course management systems
Which word processing tools below could be used effectively to identify surface errors in student writing assignments (without actually fixing them)?
Highlighter
Colored typeface
Strikethrough
All of the above
What are the key advantages to inserting feedback into a document’s margins using the comments function rather than writing them by hand with red ink?
Improved legibility and organization
No tree died during the writing of the comment
Comments can be copied and pasted into other documents
All of the above
