Chapter 9 Test Items
Chapter 9 Multiple-choice Items
1. This theory currently guides English and language arts instruction and describes an ever-shifting
definition of what it means to be literate.
A) visual literacies
B) new literacies
C) global literacies
D) emerging literacies
2. With this resource made up of a collection of web pages, an online community can collaborate and
communicate ideas as its users contribute or modify content to the site.
A) wiki
B) blog
C) vlog
D) ebook
3. Pinterest is an example of which kind of the following tools, used to collect and organize Internet-based
information from boards into their account.
A) vlog
B) blog
C) microblog
D) curation
4. This resource enables one popular strategy to foster reading and writing skills, since students can increase their
comprehension by making notes and comments directly on what they read.
A) wiki
B) blog
C) vlog
D) ebook
5. Researchers comparing comprehension in digital and traditional print texts found this often occurred.
A) comprehension was less with digital texts
B) comprehension was more with digital texts
C) comprehension was greater for older students
D) comprehension was less for postsecondary students
6. This is one reason that new literacies demand a more social environment.
A) students are more social than they used to be
B) students must learn appropriate social interaction
C) learning occurs outside traditional classrooms
D) learning is most effective in online classrooms
7. This is one of the ongoing issues related to keyboarding instruction.
A) At which grade level should it be taught?
B) What are the criteria for proficiency?
C) Should it be prerequisite to writing with computers?
D) What methods are most effective and efficient?
8. Some educators feel that feel that time spent on this would be better spent teaching word processing.
A) cursive writing
B) computer keyboarding
C) visual literacy
D) information literacy
9. Since this remains a foundational skill in learning to read, many websites provide interactive practice to foster
it.
A) reading comprehension
B) visual literacy
C) information literacy
D) phonemic awareness
10. This process of using images and audio to tell the stories of lives, events, or eras can enrich students’ literacy
development.
A) video imagery
B) digital storytelling
C) image processing
D) interactive stories
11. This resource helps students prepare to write by automatically generating headings and subheadings from typed
information.
A) track changes
B) heading generator
C) electronic outlining
D) concept mapping
12. One strategy to teach students how to edit and revise their writing is to use this to model the decision making
that goes into analyzing and revising text.
A) computer screen
B) concept map
C) interactive whiteboard
D) handheld device
13. All word processing programs have these features that can be used to support the editing process.
A) electronic outlining features
B) automatic word translators
C) automatic comment feature
D) spelling and grammar checkers
14. Using this strategy, students share their written works in forums such as websites, electronic books, multimedia
slide shows, and news broadcasts.
A) electronic broadcasting
B) digital publishing
C) digital storytelling
D) electronic communities
Chapter 9 Short-Answer Items
1. This type of computer (and typewriter) keyboard was named for the first six letters on the first row of the
keyboard.
2. These are part of new social practices in which some individuals are more expert than others on certain
skills/knowledge, but all participants in the classroom use social activities to maximize everyone’s learning
3. This refers to a video version of the blog in which posts are video clips instead of text entries.
4. These web-based resources began as personal journals, but their use rapidly expanded to a public discussion
forum in which anyone could post opinions on the topic.
5. These are texts that include a range of text, visual images, links, sounds, and other design features.
6. Wordle is an example of this kind of tool, which allows users to create a an online image based on the frequency
of words used in a text
7. These software packages, which read typed words aloud, have proven especially useful for students with
disabilities.
8. This kind of software is popular as a pre-writing planning tool since it allows students to produce an outline as a
visual map.
9. This editing command can be turned on from one of the program’s drop-down menus to show changes as they
are made to an original document
10. This built-in feature in word processors automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect
capitalization.
11. These tools can be paired with print-based texts to support reading.
12. When text is on this kind of device, students can do text searches and count instances of words or phrases that
indicate mood or metaphor.
13. Several technology-based strategies can support this process in which students focus on key words or phrases or
look for patterns, such as meter.
14. This is another term for chain writing, in which students take turns adding to a document.
Chapter 9 Essay Items
1. Discuss any two of the technology-based strategies that can be used to support instruction in literature.
2. Discuss some of the strategies and resources that English and language arts educators can use to increase their
proficiency as technology-using teachers.
Chapter 9 Test Item Answer Key
Chapter 9 Multiple-choice Items
Chapter 9 Short-Answer Items
Chapter 9 Essay Items
