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Q: A good way to get started building your personal learning network is to set up a social bookmarking account. a. Trueb. False

Q: A personal learning network is similar to a mirror blog. a. Trueb. False

Q: Large, collaborative class projects that sort a lot of information onto separate web pages is the best use for a wiki. a. Trueb. False

Q: The easiest websites to maintain are wikis. a. Trueb. False

Q: Literature response blogs are most common in middle schools. a. Trueb. False

Q: A blog on which a teacher posts student art projects and podcasts is a showcase blog. a. Trueb. False

Q: A mirror blog allows teachers to reflect on their thinking. a. Trueb. False

Q: Parents do not necessarily have to be your target audience in a classroom news blog. a. Trueb. False

Q: Often, the first type of blog a teacher will use is a mirror blog. a. Trueb. False

Q: Blogs are the best sites for large, collaborative class projects. a. Trueb. False

Q: Interactive whiteboards were initially developed for and used in hospitals. a. Trueb. False

Q: There is a wealth of research to study the effects of whiteboards on children's learning. a. True b. False

Q: Interactive white boards appeal to the multiple intelligences of visual/spatial and bodily/kinesthetic learners. a. Trueb. False

Q: In making decisions regarding the use of technology in teaching and learning, teachers should carefully examine the software available for children.a. Trueb. False

Q: The decision to have students use a computer must be made based on the developmentally appropriate programs available.a. Trueb. False

Q: Interactive whiteboards now come with teaching suggestions. a. Trueb. False

Q: The iPod is a portable digital music player that can also be used to store photos or even movies. a. Trueb. False

Q: Using technology to help a child with special needs is a difficult project. a. Trueb. False

Q: Research shows that software can be used for different learning effects. a. Trueb. False

Q: The ideal ratio of child to computer is 15 to 1. a. Trueb. False

Q: Multiple intelligences are difficult to enhance with technology. a. Trueb. False

Q: Most researchers recommend computer use for children under the age of 3. a. Trueb. False

Q: "Visible transformations" refers to a feature of software related to changes in a child's behavior at the computer.a. Trueb. False

Q: Teachers have three ways of evaluating software. a. Trueb. False

Q: Technical features of software mean that it has high technical quality. a. Trueb. False

Q: Independent exploration is not a feature of developmentally appropriate software. a. Trueb. False

Q: Developmentally appropriate software has child-control features, clear instructions, and ever-increasing complexity. a. Trueb. False

Q: Using the computer with young children is a process of exploration and discovery. a. Trueb. False

Q: The term "interactive" means it provides a child with an active learning experience.a. Trueb. False

Q: Child-to-child interaction at the computer depends on the children involved. a. Trueb. False

Q: Research studies report that computers are generally ineffective for children under age 5. a. Trueb. False

Q: A publication site can be a resource for actually publishing children's work. a. True b. False

Q: Using a computer can be an interactive experience for young children. a. Trueb. False

Q: The power of a digital camera is measured in something called megapixels. a. Trueb. False

Q: One of the most important things technology provides is a chance for a child to develop creativity. a. Trueb. False

Q: Why is it essential that adults facilitate play for children with special needs?

Q: What is the first thing to remember about children with special needs and play?

Q: What is the difference between the play of adults and children?

Q: What part does play take in the lives of young children?

Q: What are some things older children learn through play?

Q: The type of play that is flexible and unplanned by adults is called ___________.

Q: Play marked by mutual involvement in a play activity is called ___________.

Q: When a child's play takes the form of merely being present in a group, this is called ___________.

Q: When a child plays side by side with other children without direct involvement, this is called ___________.

Q: There are two main types of play: ___________and ___________.

Q: In comparison to a typically developing child, the child with special needs in play:a. plays alone as a preferred practice.b. plays when prompted by other children. c. plays with appropriate adaptations.d. plays alone as a preferred practice and when prompted by other children.

Q: A child who has visual impairments:a. learns to play board games with special assistance.b. learns to play board games with special assistance and can move around the room with minimal assistance. c. can move around the room with minimal assistance.d. needs individualized instruction.

Q: Play for children with special needs:a. may look like what is normally viewed as play. b. is generally initiated by the child.c. involves appropriate adaptations for the child. d. all of the above.

Q: Recess has been:a. negatively affected by federal and state standards and testing requirements. b. negatively affected by academic and safety issues.c. decreased in time almost 20%. d. all of the above.

Q: Time on the playground:a. helps children develop leadership. b. shortens instructional time.c. increases behavior problems.d. helps children develop leadership and shortens instructional time.

Q: Research on recess includes findings that:a. it helps the brain "regroup."b. it helps the brain "regroup" and children learn to negotiate.c. it helps children learn to negotiate. d. it is most beneficial after lunch.

Q: In violent play, it is important to know the difference between imitative play and:a. associative play. b. solitary play.c. creative play.d. imaginary play.

Q: Reducing play time to stop violent play is:a. a short-term solution. b. the best solution.c. not an option.d. a long-term solution.

Q: Some types of play categories include:a. self-smart, practice, concentric, and constructive play. b. dramatic, constructive, practice, and games with rules.c. practice, games with rules, constructive, and culturally determined. d. constructive, practice, and games.

Q: The teacher can encourage play between children with special needs and typically developing children by:a. increasing the proximity of children. b. assigning seats during group times.c. ensuring that children with special needs always have peers who are typically developing on both sides of them.d. all of the above.

Q: The teacher can encourage social development for children with special needs by using:a. the guidelines for special education provided in INTASC Standards. b. special education toys prescribed by therapists.c. social toys such as blocks, balls, and miniature cars.d. teacher assistants to encourage children's interactions.

Q: There is more similarity than differences in children's play among both cultural and social classes because:a. the influence of the mass media across cultures.b. the use of technology in all areas of the curriculum.c. children are less socialized and more apt to create their own play. d. children are more likely to adopt socially transmitted play activities.

Q: Teachers promote play by:a. following developmental lesson plans. b. providing representational toys.c. focusing on realistic play objects.d. trying not to get involved in the play.

Q: Preschoolers enjoy:a. symbolic play. b. dramatic play.c. reading activities. d. mathematics.

Q: During the later childhood years, in grades 4 to 5:a. the need for vigorous play is still important. b. vigorous play is not as important.c. children are more interested in symbolic play. d. none of the above.

Q: Piaget feels that imaginative play:a. is the least understood form of play.b. is necessary for language development. c. can continue throughout life.d. is the purest form of symbolic thought.

Q: The most important thing to remember about play for children with special needs is that they are children first. a. Trueb. False

Q: A teacher needs to learn everything there is to know about each child's special condition.a. Trueb. False

Q: The nature of a child's special condition does not affect his or her play.a. Trueb. False

Q: Children who are active during the day are more sedentary after school. a. Trueb. False

Q: Outdoor play after lunch is optimum. a. Trueb. False

Q: Recess provides breaks during which the brain can "regroup."a. Trueb. False

Q: Children with ADHD are among those who benefit most from play. a. Trueb. False

Q: The difference between an 8-year-old and a 3-year-old in physical play is the degree of gracefulness. a. Trueb. False

Q: At the early childhood level, there is more similarity in children's play than differences among both cultural and social classes. a. True b. False

Q: Talking with children about their violent play is not as effective as time-out for this behavior. a. Trueb. False

Q: In working with children's violent play, it is important to know the difference between associative and solitary play.a. Trueb. False

Q: Smilansky initiated a new line of research studies on the higher quality of play in children from higher economic groups. a. True b. False

Q: Elkind feels that researchers all concentrate on the adult's view of play. a. True b. False

Q: For children with special needs, one way to arrange the physical environment to promote play is to use specific social toys such as blocks, balls, and miniature cars.a. Trueb. False

Q: Piaget feels that associative play is one of the purest forms of symbolic thought available to the young child. a. Trueb. False

Q: Associative play is characterized by being present in a group. a. Trueb. False

Q: The difference between free and spontaneous play is that one is organized in center time and the other is not. a. Trueb. False

Q: Free play is the time set aside in the program for centers. a. Trueb. False

Q: Play of adults and play of children are not much different. a. Trueb. False