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Name 3 resources through which students can experience social studies.

Books, periodicals, documents, pamphlets, field trips, resource people, music, visual arts, dance, drama, cultural games, study prints and pictures, photos, videos, globes and maps, models, compasses, concrete objects, technological media

100

What are Webquests?

Inquiry-oriented activities in which some or all of the info that learners work with comes from preselected resources on the Internet

(aka, teacher picks the sources ahead of time so that all material is suitable for children)

100

Give an example of hypermedia that our professors often use.

Microsoft PowerPoint

100

What are learning centers?

Classroom nooks that contain a variety of learning materials and activities

100

Name the 3 types of learning centers.

(1) Review/Reinforcement

(2) Enrichment

(3) Exploratory

200

Name one thing instructional resources should do.

(1) Match goals and standards of curriculum

(2) Address individual needs, abilities, interests, backgrounds, learning styles, developmental levels of students

200

How can virtual field trips be better than real field trips?

- Free, less time-consuming, and less complex than real field trips

- Allow students to visit anywhere in the world

- Hundreds of thousands of websites, allowing students to experience people/places/things that are not usually part of classroom experience

200

Emails, blogs, and podcasts focus on how information is _______.

communicated

200

True or False: Learning centers require maximum teacher involvement.

False; they should be student-driven

200

What are review/reinforcement centers?

Focus?

Independent/Collaborative?

  • Skill centers (specific focus)
  • Introduced after a concept or skill is taught
  • Help strengthen and support what has been presented
  • Typically more structured than other centers
  • Fun and engaging; often use of games
300

Name one way students can use technology in the classroom.

Social networking, online research, podcasts, PowerPoint presentations, WebQuests, web scavenger hunts

300

Why should students have Word Processing skills?

- Allow students to present neat and well-edited written pieces with graphics

- (Google Docs) easy to use, ideal for collaboration

300

There are 6 types of computer-assisted instruction. Name and describe two.

  • Drill-and-practice: game style activities reinforce content
  • Tutorial: step-by-step instruction
  • Educational games: make learning fun through game format
  • Simulation: representations of real life situations
  • Problem-solving: complex situations where students confront a problem, search for causes, identify alternatives, and try to solve
  • Specialized: serves a range of purposes
300

Learning centers are planned with ______ and ______ in mind.

goals; standards
300

What are enrichment centers?

Focus?

Independent/Collaborative?

  • Focus on goals of the unit
  • Opportunity for students to expand understanding of content and concepts
  • Individual experiences (personal areas of interest and strength)
  • Deeper, more complex investigation
  • Applying knowledge to real-life contexts
  • Interactive, project-focused activities and experiences that extend any topic
  • Often interdisciplinary
400

True or False: When using tech in the classroom, it is important to include the reality of technology in students' everyday lives.

True

400

Hypermedia is also known as...

- Presentation software

- Linked media

- Interactive media

400

What are digital peripherals?

Hook up an external source to a projection

400

Why are learning centers beneficial for students?

- Promote independence

- Foster decision-making

- Encourage collaboration

400

What are exploratory centers?

Focus?

Independent/Collaborative?

  • Allow students to search for and find answers to their own questions
  • Focus is more on students’ personal engagement than skills
  • Interest, pacing, ability
  • Teacher should know and build on students’ interests to design exploratory centers
  • Activity is driven by students; teacher is facilitator
500

Teachers should show students how technology can be a powerful tool for _________.

learning

500

What is hypermedia?

A communications tool:

-combines video, graphics, animation, and text

-enables students to organize and communicate info in innovative and thought-provoking ways; also to integrate diverse sources

500

Give an example of a digital peripheral.

- Digital projectors (large version of documents/websites)

- Interactive Whiteboards (SMART Boards)

- Digital cameras

- Wireless devices (smart phones, tablets, ebooks)

- Student response clickers (tally responses w/ instant feedback)

500

Describe how learning centers are organized.

- Set up as separate nooks, spread around room

- Students move freely between them

- Separate quiet & noisy areas

- Signs with step-by-step instructions/expectations

500

(1) Your students just learned a new mathematics skill. Which type of learning center would you set up for them?

(2) Students are learning about the Civil Rights Movement. The teacher wants them to dive deeper into the content and make real-life connections. Which type of learning center should she set up for them?

(1) Review/Reinforcement

(2) Enrichment