Instructional Technology & Tools Flashcards
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A school counselor wants to use a virtual college fair platform. Which feature is MOST important for ensuring equitable access for students in low-bandwidth areas?
Answer: Asynchronous recorded sessions and text-based chat
Asynchronous and text-based options reduce bandwidth requirements, ensuring students with limited internet access can fully participate.
When implementing a learning management system (LMS) school-wide, which stakeholder group should be involved FIRST in the planning process?
Answer: Teachers and counselors who will use it daily
End users — teachers and counselors — must be consulted first to ensure the LMS meets actual workflow and instructional needs.
Which type of assessment technology provides students with immediate corrective feedback during practice and adjusts question difficulty based on performance?
Answer: Adaptive learning systems
Adaptive learning systems use algorithms to adjust difficulty in real time, providing personalized, immediate corrective feedback.
An educational planner is selecting software to help students with dyslexia access text-heavy content. Which tool is MOST directly appropriate?
Answer: Text-to-speech assistive technology
Text-to-speech technology converts written text to audio, directly addressing the reading challenges faced by students with dyslexia.
A CEP is evaluating whether a new student information system complies with federal data privacy law. Which regulation is the PRIMARY concern?
Answer: FERPA
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) governs the privacy of student educational records and is the primary federal law for US schools.
Which instructional technology approach BEST supports project-based learning (PBL) in a college counseling context?
Answer: Collaborative cloud-based document tools like shared Google Docs
Collaborative cloud tools allow students to co-create, share, and iterate on projects in real time, which aligns directly with PBL principles.
When a school adopts a new college application tracking platform, the MOST effective professional development strategy is:
Answer: Ongoing, role-specific training with follow-up coaching sessions
Ongoing, role-specific training with follow-up coaching ensures deeper adoption and addresses individual challenges as they arise.