Question 1
Mr. Radley is preparing instructional materials for the media component of his social studies lesson. Which of the following is an example of an instructional material?
◦ The radio
◦ The Rainforest, National Geographic DVD
◦ The teacher's computer
◦ A Nintendo Wii
Question 2
Which of the following best describes a digital teacher?
◦ Mr. Myers teaches Algebra II for Florida Virtual School.
◦ Mr. Kaderli begins each US History lesson with a PowerPoint he has downloaded from the Internet. One student is in charge of advancing the slides while the other students take notes. While the class views the PowerPoint, Mr. Kaderli enters grades into the electronic gradebook on his computer.
◦ Mrs. Zimmerman's 4th grade class regularly makes use of Skype to interview professionals in the field of science. Recently, Mrs. Zimmerman showed the class a short Brain Pop video about fossils. After the video, she used Prezi to present additional information about the topic. Some of the Prezi slides were hyperlinked to external websites with additional resources and educational games online. Following the lesson, Mrs. Zimmerman uploaded the Prezi to her class website. She then instructed the class to brainstorm questions for interviewing an archeologist. Students take turns writing interview questions on the teacher's smart board.
◦ Although she primarily uses the curriculum provided by her school system Miss Wood also uses the Internet to research ideas for her 8th grade Social Studies classes. Miss Wood combines the topics she finds online with the textbook curriculum. In class, students participate in group discussions and debate current events.