Question 1

Because written work is made less painstaking, __________motivates students to write longer, more detailed pieces.

Accepted Answer

word processing software

Question 2

Technology can enhance English learners' receptive (listening, viewing, and reading) and productive literacy skills (speaking and writing). Choose a specific grade level and outline a plan for how you would implement technology to enhance your EL students' receptive and productive literacy skills. Include plans for accessing content-area materials in your students' first languages, if possible.

Accepted Answer

I would choose the 5th grade level for this plan. To enhance English learners' receptive and productive literacy skills, I would implement technology in the following ways:

1. Listening and Viewing: I would use audio and video resources such as podcasts, YouTube videos, and educational apps to provide English language input for listening and viewing practice. Students can listen to stories, watch educational videos, and participate in interactive listening activities to improve their comprehension skills.

2. Reading: I would utilize digital reading platforms and e-books to provide English language reading materials at the appropriate level for each student. This could include access to online libraries, interactive reading apps, and digital reading comprehension activities.

3. Speaking: I would incorporate video conferencing tools and language learning apps that provide opportunities for students to practice speaking English with their peers and teachers. This could include virtual speaking activities, group discussions, and pronunciation practice exercises.

4. Writing: I would use word processing software and online writing tools to provide English language writing practice. Students can work on writing assignments, journal entries, and collaborative writing projects using digital platforms.

In addition to these technology-based activities, I would also provide access to content-area materials in students' first languages whenever possible. This could include providing bilingual books, resources in students' first languages, and opportunities for students to engage with content in their native language to support their overall literacy development.

Overall, by integrating technology into the classroom and providing access to content in students' first languages, I believe we can effectively enhance English learners' receptive and productive literacy skills at the 5th grade level.

Question 3

How might adding word processing software to a writer's workshop improve students' writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students' spelling skills will decline because of the spell check feature. 
B)  Students will effortlessly learn keyboarding skills. 
C)  Students will tend to write more prolifically and enthusiastically. 
D)  Students will begin to show a marked preference for informational text. 
A)  Students' spelling skills will decline because of the spell check feature. 
B)  Students will effortlessly learn keyboarding skills. 
C)  Students will tend to write more prolifically and enthusiastically. 
D)  Students will begin to show a marked preference for informational text. C

Question 4

Which is the best statement concerning the potential of technology to enhance instruction in a comprehensive literacy program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology applications are superior because they motivate students and provide more opportunities for critical and creative thinking. 
B)  Technology applications help children acquire new vocabulary by communicating with others online. 
C)  Technology use is highly effective when it supports the literacy goals the teacher has already established. 
D)  Technology is most compatible with conventional literacy goals, district benchmarks, and state and national standards for literacy. 
A)  Technology applications are superior because they motivate students and provide more opportunities for critical and creative thinking. 
B)  Technology applications help children acquire new vocabulary by communicating with others online. 
C)  Technology use is highly effective when it supports the literacy goals the teacher has already established. 
D)  Technology is most compatible with conventional literacy goals, district benchmarks, and state and national standards for literacy.

Question 5

Interactive whiteboards can best be used in the literacy classroom in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  With the morning message 
B)  For digital story telling 
C)  To view interactive websites 
D)  All of the above 
A)  With the morning message 
B)  For digital story telling 
C)  To view interactive websites 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

How can students best be taught about critical viewing of videos and other media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teachers should always identify a purpose for viewing 
B)  Students can be encouraged to identify stereotypes, lack of multiple perspectives, and gaps in information, just as they do to literature. 
C)  Teachers can offer a "think aloud" about how they are interpreting the content of the media piece and share their personal connections to it. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Teachers should always identify a purpose for viewing 
B)  Students can be encouraged to identify stereotypes, lack of multiple perspectives, and gaps in information, just as they do to literature. 
C)  Teachers can offer a "think aloud" about how they are interpreting the content of the media piece and share their personal connections to it. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 7

What are the similarities between reading a traditional text and acquiring information online?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are highly motivational to most young students. 
B)  Both require the constructing of meaning and critical reading and thinking. 
C)  Neither require consideration of the sources of information. 
D)  Neither require fluent reading. 
A)  Both are highly motivational to most young students. 
B)  Both require the constructing of meaning and critical reading and thinking. 
C)  Neither require consideration of the sources of information. 
D)  Neither require fluent reading.

Question 8

Young students can use photographs and photography to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research topics on the Internet. 
B)  Increase text comprehension. 
C)  Enhance written informational pieces. 
D)  Increase computer keyboard skills. 
A)  Research topics on the Internet. 
B)  Increase text comprehension. 
C)  Enhance written informational pieces. 
D)  Increase computer keyboard skills.

Question 9

A fifth-grade teacher complains that you are allowing your second-graders to complete their writing workshop on the computer using word-processing software. She insists that the students' penmanship will suffer, and she will be left to remediate this when they enter her class in a few years. Prepare a response to her, defending your choice to use word-processing software for the writing program.

Accepted Answer

Dear Fifth Grade Teacher,

I understand

Question 10

Many __________offer students the ability to self-select the amount of assistance they feel they need in order to read a book successfully.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many __________offer students the ability to self-select...

Question 11

__________ is the current generation's defining technology for literacy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is the current generation's defining technology...

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a needed strategy for online reading as compared with the reading of traditional print, such as books?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fluent oral reading 
B)  Prior knowledge of website structures 
C)  Familiarity with how to use interactive charts, maps, and diagrams 
D)  Ability to choose how long to spend among various reading pathways 
A)  Fluent oral reading 
B)  Prior knowledge of website structures 
C)  Familiarity with how to use interactive charts, maps, and diagrams 
D)  Ability to choose how long to spend among various reading pathways

Question 13

Multimodal projects such as __________combine text, graphics, audio, video, as well as hyperlinks.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Multimodal projects such as __________combine text, graphics,...

Question 14

E-mail messages, message board discussions, wikis, blogs, and social networking sites are all examples of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of E-mail messages, message board discussions, wikis, blogs,...

Question 15

A __________ is an activity designed to help students locate information online.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A __________ is an activity designed to...

Question 16

E-books offer teachers which of the following capabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teachers can easily evaluate the quality of their students' reading fluency. 
B)  Teachers can differentiate instruction and provide a wider range of opportunity for students to interact with many texts. 
C)  E-books can enhance critical comprehension in a way in which traditional texts cannot. 
D)  Teachers can be assured that all students will be highly motivated to read e-books. 
A)  Teachers can easily evaluate the quality of their students' reading fluency. 
B)  Teachers can differentiate instruction and provide a wider range of opportunity for students to interact with many texts. 
C)  E-books can enhance critical comprehension in a way in which traditional texts cannot. 
D)  Teachers can be assured that all students will be highly motivated to read e-books.

Question 17

Discuss the pros and cons of technology use and your plans for using it effectively in your future classroom.

Accepted Answer

The use of technology in the classroom h

Question 18

How might technology help literacy instruction for nine English learnersin a third-grade class? Describe several specific uses of technology that would support their literacy development.

Accepted Answer

Technology can greatly enhance literacy

Question 19

The ______ _________ describes the gap in access to technology between middle class and low-income families. This gap can be partly addressed by providing opportunities for effective technology use in the schools.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ______ _________ describes the gap in...

Question 20

Teachers can help students develop critical thinking and media literacy skills by asking them to keep __________about favorite videos, movies, and programs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Teachers can help students develop critical thinking...

Because written work is made less painstaking, __________motivates students to write longer, more detailed pieces.

How might adding word processing software to a writer's workshop improve students' writing?

Which is the best statement concerning the potential of technology to enhance instruction in a comprehensive literacy program?

Interactive whiteboards can best be used in the literacy classroom in which of the following ways?

How can students best be taught about critical viewing of videos and other media?

What are the similarities between reading a traditional text and acquiring information online?

Young students can use photographs and photography to do which of the following?

Many __________offer students the ability to self-select the amount of assistance they feel they need in order to read a book successfully.

__________ is the current generation's defining technology for literacy.

Which of the following is NOT a needed strategy for online reading as compared with the reading of traditional print, such as books?

Multimodal projects such as __________combine text, graphics, audio, video, as well as hyperlinks.

E-mail messages, message board discussions, wikis, blogs, and social networking sites are all examples of __________.

A __________ is an activity designed to help students locate information online.

E-books offer teachers which of the following capabilities?

Discuss the pros and cons of technology use and your plans for using it effectively in your future classroom.

How might technology help literacy instruction for nine English learnersin a third-grade class? Describe several specific uses of technology that would support their literacy development.

The ___ describes the gap in access to technology between middle class and low-income families. This gap can be partly addressed by providing opportunities for effective technology use in the schools.

Teachers can help students develop critical thinking and media literacy skills by asking them to keep __________about favorite videos, movies, and programs.

A Child Learns to Read

A Quest for Balance

Emergent Literacy

Phonemic Awareness

Phonics, Sight Vocabulary, and Fluency

Spelling

Acquiring Word Meanings

Reading Comprehension

Writingreading Connections

Informational Text in the Classroom

Large- and Small-Group Reading Strategies

Assessment of Early Literacy Development

Home As Partner

The Early Literacy Classroom

Filters

Exam 12: Literacy and Technology in a Balanced Classroom

Because written work is made less painstaking, __________motivates students to write longer, more detailed pieces.

How might adding word processing software to a writer's workshop improve students' writing?

Which is the best statement concerning the potential of technology to enhance instruction in a comprehensive literacy program?

Interactive whiteboards can best be used in the literacy classroom in which of the following ways?

How can students best be taught about critical viewing of videos and other media?

What are the similarities between reading a traditional text and acquiring information online?

Young students can use photographs and photography to do which of the following?

Many __________offer students the ability to self-select the amount of assistance they feel they need in order to read a book successfully.

__________ is the current generation's defining technology for literacy.

Which of the following is NOT a needed strategy for online reading as compared with the reading of traditional print, such as books?

Multimodal projects such as __________combine text, graphics, audio, video, as well as hyperlinks.

E-mail messages, message board discussions, wikis, blogs, and social networking sites are all examples of __________.

A __________ is an activity designed to help students locate information online.

E-books offer teachers which of the following capabilities?

Discuss the pros and cons of technology use and your plans for using it effectively in your future classroom.

How might technology help literacy instruction for nine English learnersin a third-grade class? Describe several specific uses of technology that would support their literacy development.

The ______ _________ describes the gap in access to technology between middle class and low-income families. This gap can be partly addressed by providing opportunities for effective technology use in the schools.

Teachers can help students develop critical thinking and media literacy skills by asking them to keep __________about favorite videos, movies, and programs.

A Child Learns to Read

A Quest for Balance

Emergent Literacy

Phonemic Awareness

Phonics, Sight Vocabulary, and Fluency

Spelling

Acquiring Word Meanings

Reading Comprehension

Writingreading Connections

Informational Text in the Classroom

Large- and Small-Group Reading Strategies

Assessment of Early Literacy Development

Home As Partner

The Early Literacy Classroom

Filters

The ___ describes the gap in access to technology between middle class and low-income families. This gap can be partly addressed by providing opportunities for effective technology use in the schools.