Virginia Technology in Education 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under Virginia's student data privacy laws, which action is required before sharing student information with a third-party ed-tech vendor?
- Post a general notice on the school website
- Obtain a signed data-sharing agreement that limits vendor use of the data (Correct answer)
- Receive verbal approval from the principal
- Submit a request to the Virginia Department of Education 30 days in advance
Correct answer: Obtain a signed data-sharing agreement that limits vendor use of the data
Virginia law requires written data-sharing agreements with ed-tech vendors that restrict how student data may be used, sold, or disclosed.
Question 2: A teacher wants students to collaborate on a shared document in real time. Which tool best supports synchronous co-editing?
- Email attachment
- Google Docs with sharing enabled (Correct answer)
- A PDF form submitted via LMS
- A read-only class website
Correct answer: Google Docs with sharing enabled
Google Docs allows multiple users to edit simultaneously and see each other's changes in real time.
Question 3: Which ISTE Standard for Students emphasizes students taking an active role in choosing and planning their own learning pathways?
- Digital Citizen
- Empowered Learner (Correct answer)
- Knowledge Constructor
- Innovative Designer
Correct answer: Empowered Learner
The Empowered Learner standard focuses on students leveraging technology to set goals, self-direct learning, and reflect on progress.
Question 4: A student with a visual impairment uses a screen reader. Which file format BEST supports accessibility for this student?
- Scanned image PDF with no alt text
- Tagged PDF with heading structure and alt text (Correct answer)
- JPEG image of typed text
- Handwritten notes photographed and posted online
Correct answer: Tagged PDF with heading structure and alt text
Tagged PDFs with proper heading hierarchy and alt text allow screen readers to navigate and interpret content correctly.
Question 5: What is the primary purpose of a Learning Management System (LMS) in a K-12 classroom?
- To replace face-to-face instruction entirely
- To centralize course content, assignments, and communication in one digital space (Correct answer)
- To generate standardized test scores automatically
- To block inappropriate websites on school devices
Correct answer: To centralize course content, assignments, and communication in one digital space
An LMS serves as a hub for distributing materials, collecting assignments, tracking grades, and facilitating teacher-student communication.
Question 6: When integrating technology, which approach best reflects the SAMR model's 'Redefinition' level?
- Typing an essay instead of writing it by hand
- Using a spell-checker during writing
- Students collaborating with peers in another country via video to co-author a multimedia project (Correct answer)
- Projecting a textbook page on a smartboard
Correct answer: Students collaborating with peers in another country via video to co-author a multimedia project
Redefinition involves technology enabling new tasks that were previously inconceivable, such as global real-time collaboration on multimedia projects.
Question 7: A teacher discovers a freely available YouTube video that perfectly supports a lesson. Under fair use, which factor MOST strongly supports using a short clip without licensing it?
- The video has many views, indicating popularity
- The clip is used for nonprofit educational commentary and is a small portion of the whole work (Correct answer)
- The teacher gives credit to the creator in lesson notes
- The school has a Google Workspace subscription
Correct answer: The clip is used for nonprofit educational commentary and is a small portion of the whole work
Fair use analysis weighs purpose (educational/nonprofit), nature, amount used, and market effect — educational use of a small portion weighs most heavily in favor.
Virginia Technology in Education 2
Under Virginia's student data privacy laws, which action is required before sharing student information with a third-party ed-tech vendor?