segunda-feira, 19 de maio de 2014

2º - Reading: Authors Warn Technology Is Not Enough to Change Education

Click on the link below and read the text:

http://www.gamesandlearning.org/2013/11/11/authors-warn-technology-is-not-enough-to-change-education/

Answer:

1)  Why does technology never seems to change education effectively? 

2) What do the authors of the report suggest?


3)  What do the authors expect for the future?


4)  True or False.
(  ) The E-Rate program is useless in changing education for the better
(  ) The vision of technology transforming all of education never seems to materialize.
(  ) The authors feel that technology is unimportant in the classroom.
( ) The makers of the report expect that reforming the E-Rate program can end all discussion on technology.
( ) The authors fear that people won’t use enough technology in the classroom.

“[T]echnology never seems to deliver on its promise to be an education game-changer. This is because technology cannot drive meaningful change by itself—it must be coupled with a commitment by school leaders to reinvent teaching and learning,” authors Frederick Hess, Bror Saxberg and Taryn Hochleitner wrote recently.


5)  In what sentence is the word "drive" closest to the meaning of the sentence above?

a) Depression can drive people to suicide.
b) I saved my documents on a flash drive.
c) I don't drive my car on Mondays.
d) Today I took a drive in the countryside.

"Originally designed for brick-and-mortar schools, the report suggests that it actually may contribute to the exclusion of nontraditional school models that feature online learning or rely on mobile devices."

6)  What do you understand by "brick-and-mortar schools"?

a) Schools with specific courses for builders
b) Schools based on a building located on a specific physical space.
c) Schools in areas with a high mortality rate
d) Schools built exclusively with bricks

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  2. As três perguntas são abertas, então as respostas que forneço são menos “gabarito” e mais um caminho para uma resposta pessoal do aluno-professor. Aqui destaco apenas os trechos que permitem estas respostas.
    Why does technology never seems to change education effectively?
    “This is because technology cannot drive meaningful change by itself—it must be coupled with a commitment by school leaders to reinvent teaching and learning,”
    What do the authors of the report suggest?
    “ the way students are learning and administrators are running schools must change in order for technology to achieve its potential.”
    “technology cannot drive meaningful change by itself—it must be coupled with a commitment by school leaders to reinvent teaching and learning,”
    What do the authors expect for the future?
    “The authors hope that the continuing push to implement technology in the classroom will lead to fundamental changes in the way schools operate, but worry the technology may end up underutilized or simply another lost opportunity in the effort to improve learning in America’s schools.”


    True or false
    ( F ) The E-Rate program is useless in changing education for the better
    ( T ) The vision of technology transforming all of education never seems to materialize.
    ( F ) The authors feel that technology is unimportant in the classroom.
    (F ) The makers of the report expect that reforming the E-Rate program can end all discussion on technology.
    (T ) The authors fear that people won’t use enough technology in the classroom.

    “[T]echnology never seems to deliver on its promise to be an education game-changer. This is because technology cannot drive meaningful change by itself—it must be coupled with a commitment by school leaders to reinvent teaching and learning,” authors Frederick Hess, Bror Saxberg and Taryn Hochleitner wrote recently.

    In what sentence is the word "drive" closest to the meaning of the sentence above?

    a) Depression can drive people to suicide.
    b) I saved my documents on a flash drive.
    c) I don't drive my car on Mondays.
    d) Today I took a drive in the countryside.
    CORRECT ANSWER: A

    "Originally designed for brick-and-mortar schools, the report suggests that it actually may contribute to the exclusion of nontraditional school models that feature online learning or rely on mobile devices."

    What do you understand by "brick-and-mortar schools"?

    a) Schools with specific courses for builders
    b) Schools based on a building located on a specific physical space.
    c) Schools in areas with a high mortality rate
    d) Schools built exclusively with bricks
    CORRECT ANSWER: B

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