Instruction Technology

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 __________________

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

___ 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