History Of Technology In Schools

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This is Quiz #1 based on the Social History of Media,Technology and Schooling article, videos and other readings you accessed as part of your Inter-Activity #1. There are 20 questions. YOU MAY ONLY TAKE THE QUIZ ONCE.

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1.

The history of technology in schools can best be summed up as which of the following?
- A.
  
  Non-stop educational innovation
- B.
  
  Full of possibility as well as problems
- C.
  
  Unprecedented pedagogical excellence
- D.
  
  Predominantly a failure
2.

What term describes the use of educational technology primarily for entertainment or reward?
3.

In the 1850s, technology in schools consisted mainly of: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
- A.
  
  Books
- B.
  
  Pencils
- C.
  
  Slate boards
- D.
  
  Maps
- E.
  
  None of the above
4.

What type(s) of instruction dominated in the 1850s? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
- A.
  
  Recitation
- B.
  
  Lecture
- C.
  
  Silent reading
- D.
  
  Group projects
- E.
  
  Journaling
5.

What were the main reasons teachers did not embrace the use of film in the classroom during the 1950s?
- A.
  
  The films were too much like recorded lectures
- B.
  
  There was not enough evidence that they film helped students learn
- C.
  
  The use of film was driven more by technicians than teachers
- D.
  
  Teachers were worried that they would be replaced by film projectors
- E.
  
  All of the above
6.

Teaching machines were originally built for which group of professionals?
- A.
  
  School psychologists
- B.
  
  Air force specialists
- C.
  
  Math teachers
- D.
  
  Scientists
- E.
  
  None of the above
7.

The article mentions which of the following benefits to students using teaching machines in the 1960s and 1970s? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
- A.
  
  Technological literacy
- B.
  
  Critical thinking
- C.
  
  Individualized instruction
- D.
  
  Learning through trial and error
- E.
  
  Reinforcement of foreign language skills
8.

Classroom TV was criticized by teachers during the 1960s because:
- A.
  
  Teachers came to rely excessively upon it
- B.
  
  TV couldn't stop to answer when a student had a question
- C.
  
  TV could instruct more students from the front of the classroom
- D.
  
  Student interest in reading increased
9.

Advantage(s) of using the TV remote control in the classroom is/are:
- A.
  
  Skipping through the commericals
- B.
  
  Pausing a video clip for class discussion
- C.
  
  Learning to program the clock
- D.
  
  None of the above
10.

Channel One programming was controversial during the 1990s because (check all that apply):
- A.
  
  It did not reduce high drop out rates.
- B.
  
  The equipment did not function properly.
- C.
  
  It forced students to watch commercials during the school day.
- D.
  
  Parents were not allowed to view it.
11.

The dominant response by teachers over Channel One in the school classroom was:
- A.
  
  To fast forward the program during the commercials
- B.
  
  To pause the program and ask critical questions
- C.
  
  To use the equipment to produce their own programming
- D.
  
  To just let it play and ignore it
12.

Which of the following characteristics of the internet make it an ideal medium for learning?
- A.
  
  Its non-linearity
- B.
  
  Its vast amount of information
- C.
  
  The user's ability to conceptually search for information
- D.
  
  Its anonymity among users
13.

According to Grace Dubois, what is the biggest stumbling block to teaching students how to be critical consumers and users of information?
- A.
  
  The push of bureaucracy and capitalism
- B.
  
  Lack of funding
- C.
  
  Not enough computers
- D.
  
  Ill-prepared teachers
14.

About how much money has the U.S. government spent over the past decade to place computers in schools and to connect classrooms to the internet?
- A.
  
  $10 million
- B.
  
  $100 million
- C.
  
  $4 billion
- D.
  
  $40 billion
- E.
  
  We don't know
15.

Under NCLB, by the end of what grade should students achieve technological proficiency?
- A.
  
  4th
- B.
  
  8th
- C.
  
  10th
- D.
  
  12th
16.

To what does Web 2.0 refer?
- A.
  
  The second generation of the World Wide Web
- B.
  
  Software that resides on the Web rather than on your computer
- C.
  
  Information on demand
- D.
  
  All of the above
17.

Which of the following is NOT part of the media literacy cycle?
- A.
  
  Access
- B.
  
  Analyze
- C.
  
  Evaluate
- D.
  
  Print
- E.
  
  Communicate
18.

Web 2.0 technologies can facilitate a shift from young people as consumers of information to young people as what?
- A.
  
  Savvy consumers
- B.
  
  Critical consumers
- C.
  
  Responsible citizens
- D.
  
  Social recluses
19.

Despte dramatic developments in media and technology over the past 50 years, schooling has remained very much the same in terms of which of the following?
- A.
  
  Parent involvement
- B.
  
  Drive for efficiency
- C.
  
  Protectionist policies
- D.
  
  Democratic education
- E.
  
  None of the above
20.

Which of the following is NOT an example of Web 2.0?
- A.
  
  Electronic Whiteboard
- B.
  
  Blog (or web log)
- C.
  
  Podcast
- D.
  
  Google documents