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Case Study 5
Overview
General Overview
You are a geography teacher at a school of 500 students.
Organizational Goals
The school wants students to acquire twenty-first century skills, including collaboration, problem solving, and authentic learning, by using ICT resources.
Learning and Teaching Environment
You have 40 students of mixed abilities in your class. The students are between the ages of 14 and 16.
The students are computer literate but have limited knowledge of how to use the Internet to communicate and to share ideas.
The school has one computer lab that contains 15 computers. The computers are networked and have access to the Internet. The computers support videoconferencing.
The computer lab has a student response system that includes 45 handsets.
Objectives
Learning Objectives
The students will be able to understand the cause and effects of acid rain.
Learning Activities
You plan a project with the students on the topic of acid rain. The students will use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) resources to complete the
project.
The project will require the students to:
Improve their research skills.
Collaborate with one another and with students in other schools.
Create a Web site to educate the public on how to minimize the impact of acid rain.
To introduce the project, you plan to show videos on the causes and consequences of acid rain.
You also plan to conduct a video-conference with a farmer who has suffered the effects of acid rain.

To develop project-based learning strategies, you plan to use the school’s limited ICT resources.
You are aware that many videos about acid rain are available on the Internet, but you do not know how to identify the relevant ones.
Professional Development Objectives
Your professional development objectives are to:
use ICT effectively for teaching and learning;
incorporate appropriate ICT activities into lesson plans so as to support students’ acquisition of school subject matter knowledge; and
integrate the use of ICT into the curriculum.

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You want to address the ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (ICT-CFT) policy goals by using the school’s limited ICT resources.
What should you do?
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Case Study 4
Overview
General Overview
You are a language teacher in a lower secondary school.
Learning and Teaching Environment
You have 30 students in your class of mixed ability. The students are 14 years old.
Your school recently set up a computer lab. The computer lab contains the following equipment:
One computer for the teacher
One data projector
One monochrome laser printer
Two flatbed scanners
Six digital cameras, three of which record still images and video
25 networked computers for the students.
The school has an intranet and is connected to the Internet. The intranet contains a central storage location for all of the information required by the teachers and
other school staff.
Objectives
Learning Objectives
The students will be able to expand their understanding of how language is used persuasively.
Learning Activities
You want to teach a native language lesson on persuasive writing. The lesson focuses on how to use language persuasively by examining the way language is
used in advertising, promotional material, slogans, headlines, titles, catch-phrases, quotes, and famous speeches.
You plan to use examples of persuasive writing that are closely related to the students’ interests, such as advertisements aimed at the youth market.
To help achieve the learning objective, you ask the students to bring to class printed examples of the persuasive writing they collected during the previous week’s
lesson.
Professional Development Objectives
Your professional development objectives for the year are to:

use ICT effectively for teaching and learning;
incorporate appropriate ICT activities into lesson plans so as to support students’ acquisition of school subject matter knowledge; and
integrate the use of ICT into the curriculum by observing other teachers who incorporate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into their lessons.

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You want the students to collect information from organizations that they find on the Internet.
Which instructions or advice should you provide to the students?
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Case Study 4
Overview
General Overview
You are a language teacher in a lower secondary school.
Learning and Teaching Environment
You have 30 students in your class of mixed ability. The students are 14 years old.
Your school recently set up a computer lab. The computer lab contains the following equipment:
One computer for the teacher
One data projector
One monochrome laser printer
Two flatbed scanners
Six digital cameras, three of which record still images and video
25 networked computers for the students.
The school has an intranet and is connected to the Internet. The intranet contains a central storage location for all of the information required by the teachers and
other school staff.
Objectives
Learning Objectives
The students will be able to expand their understanding of how language is used persuasively.
Learning Activities
You want to teach a native language lesson on persuasive writing. The lesson focuses on how to use language persuasively by examining the way language is
used in advertising, promotional material, slogans, headlines, titles, catch-phrases, quotes, and famous speeches.
You plan to use examples of persuasive writing that are closely related to the students’ interests, such as advertisements aimed at the youth market.
To help achieve the learning objective, you ask the students to bring to class printed examples of the persuasive writing they collected during the previous week’s
lesson.
Professional Development Objectives
Your professional development objectives for the year are to:

use ICT effectively for teaching and learning;
incorporate appropriate ICT activities into lesson plans so as to support students’ acquisition of school subject matter knowledge; and
integrate the use of ICT into the curriculum by observing other teachers who incorporate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into their lessons.

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You plan to use ICT to prepare an effective persuasive writing lesson.
What should you do?

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Case Study 4
Overview
General Overview
You are a language teacher in a lower secondary school.
Learning and Teaching Environment
You have 30 students in your class of mixed ability. The students are 14 years old.
Your school recently set up a computer lab. The computer lab contains the following equipment:
One computer for the teacher
One data projector
One monochrome laser printer
Two flatbed scanners
Six digital cameras, three of which record still images and video
25 networked computers for the students.
The school has an intranet and is connected to the Internet. The intranet contains a central storage location for all of the information required by the teachers and
other school staff.
Objectives
Learning Objectives
The students will be able to expand their understanding of how language is used persuasively.
Learning Activities
You want to teach a native language lesson on persuasive writing. The lesson focuses on how to use language persuasively by examining the way language is
used in advertising, promotional material, slogans, headlines, titles, catch-phrases, quotes, and famous speeches.
You plan to use examples of persuasive writing that are closely related to the students’ interests, such as advertisements aimed at the youth market.
To help achieve the learning objective, you ask the students to bring to class printed examples of the persuasive writing they collected during the previous week’s
lesson.
Professional Development Objectives
Your professional development objectives for the year are to:

use ICT effectively for teaching and learning;
incorporate appropriate ICT activities into lesson plans so as to support students’ acquisition of school subject matter knowledge; and
integrate the use of ICT into the curriculum by observing other teachers who incorporate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into their lessons.

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You plan to ask the students to use a search engine during the persuasive writing lesson.
Which instructions or advice should you provide to the students?
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Case Study 4
Overview
General Overview
You are a language teacher in a lower secondary school.
Learning and Teaching Environment
You have 30 students in your class of mixed ability. The students are 14 years old.
Your school recently set up a computer lab. The computer lab contains the following equipment:
One computer for the teacher
One data projector
One monochrome laser printer
Two flatbed scanners
Six digital cameras, three of which record still images and video
25 networked computers for the students.
The school has an intranet and is connected to the Internet. The intranet contains a central storage location for all of the information required by the teachers and
other school staff.
Objectives
Learning Objectives
The students will be able to expand their understanding of how language is used persuasively.
Learning Activities
You want to teach a native language lesson on persuasive writing. The lesson focuses on how to use language persuasively by examining the way language is
used in advertising, promotional material, slogans, headlines, titles, catch-phrases, quotes, and famous speeches.
You plan to use examples of persuasive writing that are closely related to the students’ interests, such as advertisements aimed at the youth market.
To help achieve the learning objective, you ask the students to bring to class printed examples of the persuasive writing they collected during the previous week’s
lesson.
Professional Development Objectives
Your professional development objectives for the year are to:

use ICT effectively for teaching and learning;
incorporate appropriate ICT activities into lesson plans so as to support students’ acquisition of school subject matter knowledge; and
integrate the use of ICT into the curriculum by observing other teachers who incorporate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into their lessons.

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You plan to lead a class discussion about the persuasive writing examples that the students bring in and to display the examples to the entire class.
Which two ICT resources should you use to achieve this task? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
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Case Study 3
Overview
General Overview
You are a physics/science teacher who often teaches material outside of your area of expertise.
The teachers at your school principally use a teacher-centered approach in their teaching.
Some of the teachers have started to move toward a learner-centered approach and have adopted project-based learning.
The teachers rarely attend professional development courses.
Organizational Goals
The school aims to have ICT integrated into all subjects’ teaching and learning through project-based learning in the classroom.
Most of the classrooms in the school contain a computer and a data projector. The school management motivates teachers to integrate ICT during their lessons.
The school furthermore plans to deploy 100 wireless laptop computers that will include student response systems. The school also plans to deploy interactive
whiteboards in all of the science classrooms/laboratories.
Learning and Teaching Environment
Your students are between the ages of 12 and 14. Most of them have experience using computers and other technologies. You regularly use ICT to achieve
learning objectives and to present new information to the students.
You teach primarily in a classroom dedicated to science (science laboratory). The classroom also contains the following Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) resources:
Speakers
One printer
One scanner
One digital camera
One data projector
One computer that is connected to the Internet
Objectives
Learning Objectives
The students will be able to develop collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity skills in their science work.

Professional Development Objectives
Your professional development objectives are to:
use ICT effectively for teaching and learning;
incorporate appropriate ICT activities into lesson plans so as to support students’ acquisition of school subject matter knowledge; and
integrate the use of ICT into the curriculum.

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You have to meet the professional development objectives by using the ICT resources.
What should you do?
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Case Study 3
Overview
General Overview
You are a physics/science teacher who often teaches material outside of your area of expertise.
The teachers at your school principally use a teacher-centered approach in their teaching.
Some of the teachers have started to move toward a learner-centered approach and have adopted project-based learning.
The teachers rarely attend professional development courses.
Organizational Goals
The school aims to have ICT integrated into all subjects’ teaching and learning through project-based learning in the classroom.
Most of the classrooms in the school contain a computer and a data projector. The school management motivates teachers to integrate ICT during their lessons.
The school furthermore plans to deploy 100 wireless laptop computers that will include student response systems. The school also plans to deploy interactive
whiteboards in all of the science classrooms/laboratories.
Learning and Teaching Environment
Your students are between the ages of 12 and 14. Most of them have experience using computers and other technologies. You regularly use ICT to achieve
learning objectives and to present new information to the students.
You teach primarily in a classroom dedicated to science (science laboratory). The classroom also contains the following Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) resources:
Speakers
One printer
One scanner
One digital camera
One data projector
One computer that is connected to the Internet
Objectives
Learning Objectives
The students will be able to develop collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity skills in their science work.

Professional Development Objectives
Your professional development objectives are to:
use ICT effectively for teaching and learning;
incorporate appropriate ICT activities into lesson plans so as to support students’ acquisition of school subject matter knowledge; and
integrate the use of ICT into the curriculum.

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You want to explain how the planned ICT changes will most benefit your own productivity?
Which benefit should you refer to?

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Case Study 3
Overview
General Overview
You are a physics/science teacher who often teaches material outside of your area of expertise.
The teachers at your school principally use a teacher-centered approach in their teaching.
Some of the teachers have started to move toward a learner-centered approach and have adopted project-based learning.
The teachers rarely attend professional development courses.
Organizational Goals
The school aims to have ICT integrated into all subjects’ teaching and learning through project-based learning in the classroom.
Most of the classrooms in the school contain a computer and a data projector. The school management motivates teachers to integrate ICT during their lessons.
The school furthermore plans to deploy 100 wireless laptop computers that will include student response systems. The school also plans to deploy interactive
whiteboards in all of the science classrooms/laboratories.
Learning and Teaching Environment
Your students are between the ages of 12 and 14. Most of them have experience using computers and other technologies. You regularly use ICT to achieve
learning objectives and to present new information to the students.
You teach primarily in a classroom dedicated to science (science laboratory). The classroom also contains the following Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) resources:
Speakers
One printer
One scanner
One digital camera
One data projector
One computer that is connected to the Internet
Objectives
Learning Objectives
The students will be able to develop collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity skills in their science work.

Professional Development Objectives
Your professional development objectives are to:
use ICT effectively for teaching and learning;
incorporate appropriate ICT activities into lesson plans so as to support students’ acquisition of school subject matter knowledge; and
integrate the use of ICT into the curriculum.

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The school recently implemented the planned ICT changes and deployed laptops in your classroom.
Some of the laptops can access to the Internet, while others cannot.
You want to ensure that all of the laptops can access the Internet.
What should you verify?

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Case Study 3
Overview
General Overview
You are a physics/science teacher who often teaches material outside of your area of expertise.
The teachers at your school principally use a teacher-centered approach in their teaching.
Some of the teachers have started to move toward a learner-centered approach and have adopted project-based learning.
The teachers rarely attend professional development courses.
Organizational Goals
The school aims to have ICT integrated into all subjects’ teaching and learning through project-based learning in the classroom.
Most of the classrooms in the school contain a computer and a data projector. The school management motivates teachers to integrate ICT during their lessons.
The school furthermore plans to deploy 100 wireless laptop computers that will include student response systems. The school also plans to deploy interactive
whiteboards in all of the science classrooms/laboratories.
Learning and Teaching Environment
Your students are between the ages of 12 and 14. Most of them have experience using computers and other technologies. You regularly use ICT to achieve
learning objectives and to present new information to the students.
You teach primarily in a classroom dedicated to science (science laboratory). The classroom also contains the following Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) resources:
Speakers
One printer
One scanner
One digital camera
One data projector
One computer that is connected to the Internet
Objectives
Learning Objectives
The students will be able to develop collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity skills in their science work.

Professional Development Objectives
Your professional development objectives are to:
use ICT effectively for teaching and learning;
incorporate appropriate ICT activities into lesson plans so as to support students’ acquisition of school subject matter knowledge; and
integrate the use of ICT into the curriculum.

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You want to motivate the school to invest in ICT resources. The reason must be based on the ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (ICT-CFT).
Which argument should you use?
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Case Study 2
Overview
General Overview
You are a teacher at a secondary school.
You are also the chairperson of a school committee comprised of members of the school administration and the team responsible for Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) at the school.
Description of Students
The students at the school are between the ages of 15 and 18.
Learning and Teaching Environment
The school has a computer lab. The students use the lab frequently.
All of the teachers have laptop computers that they use for teaching and administrative tasks.
All of the teachers access the school’s network and the Internet by using a wireless connection.
Planned changes
The school plans to implement the following additional ICT resources:
An intanet
A student management system (SMS)
One laptop for each student. The laptops will contain curriculum content and will be connected to the school’s network
Objectives
Learning Objectives
The students will be able to develop collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity skills and use ICT resources in all their subjects.
Professional Development Objectives
The professional development objectives for the teachers are:
Teachers design learning tasks that effectively incorporate ICT resources.
Teachers implement learning tasks that can be performed either at school or at home.
Learning Activities
The teachers plan to use video-conferencing to enable the students to collaborate with peers and communicate with subject matter experts in various fields.

Organizational Goals
The school aims to have ICT integrated into all subjects’ teaching and learning. The school aspire to qualify for a sponsorship to help implement planned ICT
changes. To qualify for the sponsorship, the school must write a compelling proposal stating how the new ICT resources will be used to further learning objectives.
The school plans to encourage collaborative learning skills and independent learning skills.
As part of the initial steps to writing the proposal, the school recognizes the need to convene a stakeholder meeting attended by the teachers, the school
management and administration, and the students’ parents.
Once the school implements the planned changes, the teachers will be expected to incorporate student’s laptops during their lessons.

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You create your first lesson that incorporates the use of the students’ laptops.

You want to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of laptops during the lesson.
How do you determine effectiveness after one lesson?
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