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ISTE standards for educators

a. ISTE standards is an acronym that stands for international standards for technological education. These standards are developed for both teachers and students. They provide a description and criteria of the skills that teachers and students will develop and should have. Some of the teachers skills include them to be:  learners- seeking continuous learning and  development due to updates facilitators- Know what to include an dhow to incorporate technology in order to facilitate learning in an interactive way Citizens-respect the rules of the internet community -ethics 4 more other skill... Some of the learners skills acquires them to be:  digital citizens-( abiding with the rules and regulations through acting ethically and respecting the rules with no plagiarism ,  global collaborators( example hangouts) 4 other skills... b.   https://www.iste.org/

Active Inspire

          i.      The Coonectors is the   ActivInspire feature that enables teachers to develop an  electronic activity which allows students to match items between two different categories. However, one drawback of this feature is that it is unable to present the learners with a direct  feedback.                                                                ii.       The steps for the activity: First create or insert the items you want to match.  (for example connecting the correct name to its shape{circle, square..) Write the names of the shapes using the text box. Then create rect...

Web 2.0

a.  i. W eb2.0 is the internet world that is updated and created allowing  for interactions along users connecting the world and making it clos er and smaller. Such  interactions could occur through sharing links and files (web2.0), commenting on blogs& Facebook , chatting through emails and hangouts.... Additionally Web2.0 will soon be updated into web3.o bring the world more closely in a 7D format able to see the person as if you are in the same room, but can not touch him/ her.  ii. Web 2.0 reflects an update of internet of  Web1.0.  Web 1.0 used to allow users only to read and retrieve only information from the internet with no interactions while web 2.0 outstanding feature is that it allows for collaborations and interactions as discussed previously.  iii. There are two types of websites could be created:  one is a regular website including separate pages of a certain topic - Behaviorism learning theory more but also Constr...

Microsoft Word

a. i. The type of question formats  provided by Microsoft Word that help teachers in writing their electronic tests are: Check-box content control - used when more than one option could be selected Combo box content control- used to select but have the facility to add an item not found in the list  Date Picker content control- to add the date of the exam  Drop-down list content control- can only choose from the list  Picture content control- add a picture Rich text content control- To add names or any words asked with no limited characters Plain-text content control - limited number of characters used for short names,... Text Box  ( Active X control)- used for writing sentences and paragraphs Option Button ( Active X control)- used when only one option should be selected ii. iii. First we need to make sure that we have the developer in the tool box. If not go File- options-customize ribbon - tick on developer Then having the de...

The rationale of integrating technology into education

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a. Technology has a great positive impact on education especially if it mainly used in a blended curriculum requiring both technology and traditional teaching. Technology helps in presenting to  learners basic skill through tutorial and drill and practice, but what makes it more important is that it provides higher order critical skill through simulations that are presented offering learner a space to interact an manipulate elements in order to construct their learning. It further give feedback through assessments about the learners strengths and weaknesses.  Additionally, technology helps in bringing outside or global issues into the classroom.  Hence, it is mainly used to be interactive and gives feedback too. b. Some example that supports a positive integration of technology. For example through using exam on word, evaluation forms on web2.0 these presents testing forms of learners; knowledge. Through the usage of power point and active inspire learners can use te...