IBEC Technology Integration 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which approach to professional development best helps IB teachers build lasting technology integration skills?
- One-time software training workshops
- Ongoing collaborative inquiry with colleagues using real classroom contexts (Correct answer)
- Watching vendor-provided tutorial videos independently
- Attending annual technology conferences without follow-up
Correct answer: Ongoing collaborative inquiry with colleagues using real classroom contexts
Sustained, collaborative professional learning in real classroom contexts builds the reflective practice needed for lasting TPACK development.
Question 2: A student creates a podcast series interviewing community stakeholders for a CAS project. Which IB outcome does this technology-mediated activity most directly address?
- Demonstrating perseverance and commitment
- Collaborating with others and showing new skills (Correct answer)
- Engaging with issues of global significance
- Working ethically and showing integrity
Correct answer: Collaborating with others and showing new skills
Podcast creation for community interviews demonstrates collaboration with stakeholders and development of new communication and technical skills.
Question 3: What is the primary risk of over-reliance on adaptive learning software in IB classrooms?
- Students learn content too quickly
- Software may narrow learning to algorithmic paths, undermining open inquiry and critical thinking (Correct answer)
- Adaptive software is too expensive for most schools
- Students prefer adaptive software over teacher-led instruction
Correct answer: Software may narrow learning to algorithmic paths, undermining open inquiry and critical thinking
Adaptive algorithms optimize for measurable outcomes and can constrain the open-ended inquiry central to IB pedagogy.
Question 4: In an IB school adopting AI writing assistants, which policy approach best balances innovation with academic integrity?
- Ban all AI tools to prevent misuse
- Establish clear guidelines on permitted AI use, require disclosure, and teach students to critically evaluate AI outputs (Correct answer)
- Allow unlimited AI use since it reflects real-world practice
- Restrict AI tools to teacher use only
Correct answer: Establish clear guidelines on permitted AI use, require disclosure, and teach students to critically evaluate AI outputs
Clear guidelines with disclosure requirements and critical evaluation skills balance authentic learning with responsible AI use.
Question 5: Which metric is most meaningful when evaluating the effectiveness of technology integration in an IB classroom?
- Number of devices used per lesson
- Degree to which technology enhanced student inquiry, collaboration, and conceptual understanding (Correct answer)
- Average time students spend on digital platforms
- Cost efficiency of technology purchases
Correct answer: Degree to which technology enhanced student inquiry, collaboration, and conceptual understanding
Effective technology integration is measured by its impact on learning quality, not by quantity of device use or time-on-platform.
Question 6: A school establishes a student-led technology committee to guide digital tool adoption. This practice most directly reflects which IB value?
- Efficiency in school administration
- Student agency and voice in school decision-making (Correct answer)
- Cost reduction through shared resources
- Compliance with national technology standards
Correct answer: Student agency and voice in school decision-making
Involving students in technology decisions reflects the IB's commitment to student agency, voice, and the learner profile attribute of being principled.
Question 7: When planning a technology-integrated unit, what should an IB teacher determine FIRST?
- Which devices are available in the school
- The learning objectives and how technology can best support them (Correct answer)
- Which digital tools are most popular with students
- The technical specifications of available software
Correct answer: The learning objectives and how technology can best support them
Effective technology integration begins with clear learning goals; technology is selected to serve those goals, not the reverse.
IBEC Technology Integration 5
Which approach to professional development best helps IB teachers build lasting technology integration skills?