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Worksheet time: 44mins
Which phrase best captures the authors’ primary aim in discussing new technologies in schooling?
Describe hardware features and classroom setup
Survey positions and critique their assumptions
Forecast market prices for school computers
Provide step-by-step training for teachers
In the early uptake of microcomputers, which classroom models were commonly acquired by schools?
Raspberry Pi and Arduino kits
MacBook Air and iPad Pro
IBM PC XT and Pentium III
Apple IIe and Commodore 64
What key tension frames the debate on computers in education as presented by the authors?
Software licensing versus open-source community growth
Teacher salaries versus student device preferences
Hardware reliability versus electricity supply costs
Revolutionary opportunities versus quality and isolation concerns
Which development intensified pressure on schools to respond to computerisation during the 1990s?
The rising public prominence of the Internet
The decline of television broadcasting
The expansion of print-based curricula
The invention of magnetic tape storage
Why did computer technology gain educational legitimacy in schools despite varied classroom uses?
Mandated exclusively by federal law
Ensured by universal one-to-one programs
Driven solely by standardized test gains
Linked to public perceptions of modern practice
Identify a likely consequence of schools’ ongoing investment in computer technology mentioned by the authors.
Automatic teacher certification upgrades
Resource diversion from other curriculum areas
Guaranteed small class sizes everywhere
Immediate elimination of homework
Which stance do the authors plan to review among groups debating educational technologies?
Scientists, Engineers, Artists, and Lawyers
Parents, Principals, Vendors, and Students
Gamers, Hackers, Designers, and Marketers
Boosters, Doomsters, Anti-Schoolers, and Critics
What financial challenge do schools face when aligning with information and communication technologies?
Difficulty financing contemporary computer acquisitions
Windfall profits from software patents
Excess revenue from textbook sales
Surplus budgets due to teacher layoffs
Which set of labels identifies the four discursive positions toward computer use in schools?
Booster, Anti-schooler, Critic, Doomster
Innovator, Traditionalist, Skeptic, Realist
Technophile, Technophobe, Evaluator, Fatalist
Advocate, Opponent, Analyst, Alarmist
What is the main purpose of using discursive categories like Booster or Critic in discussing school technology?
To rank schools on technology adoption speed
To mandate uniform classroom technology use
To predict exact outcomes of technology policies
To provide shorthand for positions and imagined futures
In scenario writing for technology in education, which element refers to factors that are least certain yet most consequential?
Predetermined elements fixed within scenarios
Driving forces determining scenario momentum
Operational constraints limiting implementation
Critical uncertainties shaping scenario directions
A school team wants to explore future outcomes of their computer policy. Which approach aligns with the described scenario method?
Forecast exact technology trends for ten years with precision
Identify driving forces, note predetermined elements, analyze critical uncertainties
Survey student preferences, buy devices, train teachers
Select one discourse, implement it fully, ignore contradictions
Which statement best differentiates a scenario from a prediction in planning school technologies?
A scenario eliminates uncertainty through fixed rules
A scenario develops alternative futures rather than certainties
A scenario guarantees the most likely single outcome
A scenario requires precise quantitative forecasting
Which statement best captures the core belief of Boosters regarding technology in education?
Technology inevitably improves schooling outcomes
Technology sometimes helps but often distracts
Technology should be limited to administrative tasks
Technology is useful only for advanced learners
Boosters primarily focus on which type of classroom question?
How to implement new tools effectively
Why technology might harm pedagogy
Whether schools should avoid devices
When to replace teachers with machines
In Booster discourse, which term set reflects their typical lexicon?
Behaviorist reinforcement, stimulus-response charts
Instructional design, multimedia, smart systems
Play-based learning, outdoor education methods
Classical rhetoric, Socratic dialogue techniques
What do Sproull and Kiesler call the effects Boosters cite to justify acquisition of new technologies?
Secondary ripple effects
First-level effects
Contextual moderation effects
Delayed outcome effects
Which scenario aligns with the utopian vision often promoted by Boosters?
Computers handling most teaching tasks
Classrooms rejecting all emerging tools
Teachers banning devices for equity
Students learning only through textbooks
According to Boosters, what is the teacher’s duty regarding new technologies?
Prioritize low-tech instructional aids
Critically resist most innovations
Make the best use as they appear
Avoid changes until fully proven
How do Boosters typically view social costs and disadvantages of adopting technology?
Minor issues solved by banning devices
Unacceptable risks that halt adoption
Evidence that technology should be limited
Necessary obstacles and price of progress
Which misconception would a Booster likely reject?
Technology introduces uncertainty worth fearing
Technology may replace inefficient tasks
Technology can improve access to information
Technology has intrinsic educational value
Which rationale underpins Booster claims about computers improving learning?
Guaranteed equal outcomes for all students
Creation of entirely new curricula overnight
Elimination of all pedagogical challenges
Improvements to existing processes
What energizes experienced Boosters’ narratives about future schooling?
Stable, unchanging classroom routines
Traditional methods without innovation
Successive waves of new technologies
Strict limits on device deployment
Which claim best captures the Anti-schoolers’ core stance on traditional schools?
Schools should be gradually modernized with computers
Schools are outdated industrial-era institutions to scrap
Schools must expand curricula to include coding only
Schools will thrive if teachers adopt minor tech tweaks
In Anti-schooler scenarios, what force most strongly drives change in education?
Parental pressure for standardized testing
General technological advance and the Internet
Teacher unions advocating smaller classes
Government policy reforms in curriculum
What analogy does Perelman use to criticize putting computers into schools?
Adding rocket boosters to a bicycle
Turning a typewriter into a smart phone
Installing solar panels on a steam engine
Putting an internal combustion engine into a horse
According to Negropontes view cited, how should children use the Internet?
To memorize facts for exams
To communicate and seek meaning
To replace teachers entirely
To avoid reading and writing tasks
Which outcome do Davis and Botkin predict for public schools?
Becoming larger centralized bureaucracies
Stopping attempts to serve all educational needs
Dominating the production of knowledge
Eliminating business involvement completely
What common assumption links Booster and Anti-schooler scenarios?
Students will avoid computers at home
Schools will reject any technological change
Broad access to digital information will be easy
Digital information will be scarce and expensive
Which element is described as critically uncertain for Anti-schoolers?
If teachers can grade online assignments
How quickly textbooks will be digitized
How schools and systems will respond
Whether modems can reach rural areas
Which educational model does Lemke contrast the Internet with?
Project-based collaborative workshops
Monolithic restrictive curriculum structures
Self-paced competency badges only
Apprenticeship with workplace mentors
Spender’s comparison highlights what Internet potential for learners?
Replacing libraries with gaming platforms
Escaping dull teaching through online possibilities
Blocking student communication for safety
Making exams more frequent via automation
Papert’s position in this group can best be described as what?
Uncritical celebration of market forces
Moderate critique of school bureaucracies
Defense of traditional classroom routines
Advocacy for banning home computers
What structural change do Davis and Botkin envision in education funding?
A shift toward business-supported services
Crowdfunding by local parent associations
A return to full federal centralized control
Complete privatization with no public role
Which scenario describes virtual schools mentioned in the text?
Libraries moving outdoors permanently
Field trips replacing lectures entirely
Digitally linked classrooms and universities
Physical schools with faster printers
Why do Anti-schoolers see schools as past their sell-by date?
They prioritize art over technology
They employ overly advanced algorithms
They have too many extracurricular clubs
They are products of the industrial revolution
What is a key home-based factor supporting Anti-schooler visions?
Ownership of textbooks by families
Home computers improving access
Parents banning modems and telephones
Neighborhood schools increasing distance
Which risk do policy reports often ignore about open learning?
Weakened state capacity to fund education
Overuse of collaborative project methods
Excessive student interest in science only
Loss of international telecommunication
Which stance best characterizes the critics' view of rapid technologisation in schools?
Mandatory replacement of teachers by software
Unqualified enthusiasm for digital innovation
Cautious engagement with socio-cultural analysis
Neutral indifference toward classroom computing
What social issue do critics frequently highlight regarding school technology?
Bandwidth throttling protocols
Hardware depreciation schedules
Gamification point economies
Equitable access and inclusion concerns
Why do some critics describe certain technologies as instruments of control?
They eliminate all manual grading processes
They always improve student autonomy and agency
They enable central surveillance and administrative tracking
They guarantee unbiased algorithmic decisions
What distinction do critics draw about computers versus humans in educational roles?
Computers surpass teachers in empathy and judgment
Humans process data faster than any computer program
Computers inherently produce creative curricular insights
Computers execute rule-based tasks; humans embody purposive reason
Which claim about computer-based learning do critics contest?
That students benefit from human guidance and mentoring
That learning can involve multiple media and methods
That technology can be used cautiously and reflectively
That improved outcomes are consistently demonstrated
In mathematics, what shift do critics argue widespread computing has encouraged?
Preference for numerical iteration over analytical proof
Elimination of calculus from tertiary curricula
Universal adoption of qualitative case studies
Exclusive focus on geometric construction methods
What curriculum question do critics raise when technology shapes ways of knowing?
What is worth knowing across disciplines
Which devices have the newest processors
Whether to drop all non-digital assignments
How to standardize keyboard shortcuts
How do critics view the human costs of computerisation?
They require balanced assessment of impacts
They are negligible and easily ignored
They are offset by instant grade improvements
They disappear with faster network speeds
What macro-level labor market observation challenges boosters' employability claims?
Global markets favor only hardware manufacturing
Automation eliminates all service occupations
Growth is concentrated in low-paid service jobs
Tech adoption guarantees high-salary positions
What common classroom dynamic do historians note about computers and teachers?
Total elimination of teaching roles
Immediate, universal teacher endorsement
Resistance or lack of acceptance by teachers
Guaranteed rise in standardized test scores
Which misconception do critics warn against when comparing teaching methods?
Assuming different media yield equivalent outcomes
Believing comparisons require randomized trials
Thinking pedagogy should avoid any evaluation
Expecting qualitative research to be irrelevant
Why do some critics label computer literacy programs misguided?
They perfectly match existing community skills
They overlook differences between students and adults
They guarantee equity across all schools
They require no training for teachers at all
How do critics reconcile benefits and dangers of new media in schools?
They seek positive contributions while noting limitations
They prioritize device features over pedagogy
They reject any role for technology in learning
They accept all popular approaches uncritically
What equity-related prediction do critics make about technological development?
Information-rich and information-poor divisions
Universal equal access within five years
Complete replacement of paper resources
Decline of all digital inequalities worldwide
What learner competency do critics insist schools must cultivate regarding technology?
Unquestioning acceptance of corporate platforms
Critical consumption of new communications media
Memorization of device specifications
Exclusive dependence on automated tutoring
Which stance defines the Doomsters in debates on new information technologies and schooling?
Qualified support with strict safeguards
Enthusiastic advocacy for rapid adoption
Unequivocal opposition fearing societal harm
Neutral observation of emerging trends
What central educational worry do Doomsters emphasize?
Insufficient hardware procurement plans
Loss of meaning and trivialization of learning
Curriculum breadth and interdisciplinary links
Overemphasis on standardized testing metrics
Which figure is cited for a comprehensive critique of electronic media’s psychological effects?
Neil Postman, media and schooling critic
Manuel Castells, network society theorist
Seymour Papert, constructionist advocate
Sherry Turkle, identity researcher
According to Doomster concerns, what classroom risk accompanies going online?
Enhanced access to primary source archives
Undermining critical capacities through simulation
Improved collaboration across subjects
Strengthening teacher assessment reliability
Which preference characterizes Doomsters’ view of educational practices?
Focus on data-driven personalized learning
Nostalgia for pre-digital books and libraries
Preference for gamified adaptive platforms
Commitment to project-based coding curricula
What student skill issue do Doomsters highlight with calculators and spell-checkers?
Acceleration of numeracy acquisition
Deskilling through overreliance on aids
Enhanced mastery of manual procedures
Improved metacognitive monitoring
Which Internet-related problem do Doomsters and Postman warn about?
Scarcity of credible academic sources
Lack of multimedia instructional materials
Information glut exceeding usable capacity
Excessive peer-reviewed gatekeeping
What societal scenario do Doomsters describe regarding technologization?
Temporary disruption then full equilibrium
Gradual convergence of all groups
Three-tier split among producers, consumers, resisters
A unified public benefiting equally
Which group do Doomsters claim sets the technological social agenda?
Print-oriented lower communities
Technologically literate elite ‘digerati’
Traditionalist school administrators
Unionized public sector educators
What role do schools play in a technology-impoverished context, per Doomsters?
Sites for advanced software engineering
Centers prioritizing virtual reality immersion
Important bastions of print and critical literacy
Hubs for mass entertainment distribution
Which critique addresses the Internet’s impact on attention and judgment?
It primarily improves long-term memory retention
It guarantees balanced exposure to viewpoints
It overwhelms users with superficial stimuli
It fosters deep reading through hyperlinks
Which question do Doomsters pose about replacing practices with technology-based ones?
How can we scale device procurement equitably?
When will AI surpass teacher expertise in grading?
Why replace effective institutions with new media?
Where do learning analytics optimize outcomes?
In Doomster narratives, what happens to human interaction in technology-saturated societies?
It becomes richer and more intimate
It remains unchanged across contexts
It diminishes beneath media’s surface level
It is replaced by formalized rituals
How do Doomsters view schools’ limited technology resources?
A tragic failure needing urgent correction
A pragmatic condition protecting key skills
An intentional experiment in minimalism
A temporary procurement lag without impact
Which educational risk is associated with relying on online sources for student research?
Difficulty selecting and judging quality without print controls
Excess reliance on peer-reviewed journals
Guaranteed access to curated academic repositories
Improved source triangulation and synthesis
Which idea best captures the "communities of learners and knowers" principle in technology-rich schooling?
Individuals master all tools independently
Collective support for learning and problem solving
Students follow scripted tutorials only
Teachers transmit fixed skills top-down
What is the primary emphasis of the "teachers first" principle?
Train students before teacher readiness
Support teachers’ personal use then classroom use
Prioritize hardware purchases over time
Mandate immediate classroom adoption
Which set lists the three dimensions of learning about technology highlighted under communities of learners?
Operational, cultural, critical
Technical, managerial, fiscal
Hardware, software, networks
Design, testing, deployment
In the operational dimension, what matters as much as acquiring skills?
Ownership of latest devices
Speed of completing tasks
Compliance with industry standards
How skills are learned with networked support
Which action aligns with the cultural dimension of technology use in schools?
Ignoring human processes of adoption
Measuring only standardized test scores
Restricting perspectives to one orientation
Mimicking expert performance through apprenticeship
What does the critical dimension invite teachers and students to do?
Follow taken-for-granted assumptions unquestioned
Analyze stories about technology through critique
Adopt tools solely for administrative efficiency
Avoid dialogue to prevent confusion
Which scenario best illustrates complementarity in technology adoption?
Teaching a tool without related skills
Duplicating home technology at school always
Using the Internet without appraisal skills
Pairing a calculator with estimation and significance
Why is workability a key test for new school technologies?
It prioritizes immediate implementation
It guarantees compliance with vendors’ claims
It improves working conditions for teachers or students
It ensures maximum spending on hardware
Which risk arises when schools judge technology mainly by its educational claims?
Ignoring hardware costs entirely
Eliminating classroom activities
Underestimating training and design time
Overfunding teacher professional learning
What challenge does the Internet pose for students and teachers that demands complementary skills?
Seamless alignment with print conventions
Guaranteed accuracy of all sources
Finding, selecting, and appraising information
Abundant quality assurance methods
Which approach reflects equity within the complementarity principle between home and school?
Limiting specialized facilities to experts
Providing school access for the least advantaged
Duplicating all home resources at school
Privileging students with home access only
According to the teachers first principle, why might many students adapt faster than some teachers?
Students have less exposure to media
Students often grow up with diverse technologies
Teachers always have better home access
Teachers are trained exclusively on networks
Which planning decision aligns with workability over compulsion?
Choose based on vendor demonstrations only
Replace all curricula with computer training
Implement technology because it is trendy
Adopt tools after assessing classroom workflow
Which is a realistic school response to limited resources under complementarity?
Focus solely on compatibility across sites
Offer specialized facilities not duplicated at home
Require every student to buy new devices
Ban home computer use to ensure parity
Which statement best reflects the balanced aim of a socially just high technology future of schooling?
Prioritize speed of adoption over equity
Integrate technology with communities, complementarity, workability, equity
Standardize all learning on one platform
Center decisions on industry marketing messages
Which best describes a "heads up" approach to school technology?
Focusing on technical skills exclusively
Examining social impacts and choices
Prioritising latest devices without critique
Automating all classroom activities
Why is uncritical acceptance of technological utopias problematic for schools?
It delays software updates
It ignores social consequences
It prevents global collaboration
It reduces teacher workload
Which action aligns with critical consideration of technology in schooling?
Replacing all textbooks immediately
Outsourcing all tech decisions
Evaluating costs, benefits, and risks
Purchasing tablets for every student
Globalisation’s link to new technologies implies schools should do what?
Standardise one universal curriculum
Limit technology to computer labs
Assess relationships across social worlds
Adopt a single platform for all
A school planning its educational futures using a heads up stance would most likely:
Assume technology equals progress
Ignore politics and justice issues
Study media’s economic and cultural effects
Train only in coding and hardware
