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=Answers to Scavenger Hunt=

__**Subtopic: Websites Used by Teachers**__ By: Markie McDermott Grade Level: 9-12 **1) Question** **:** **When did schools start using servers to provide students with on-line information? What were these servers called?** ([|http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/histofcs.html]** ) **


 * Answer:** In 1992, schools started using servers called Gopher servers to provide students with on-line information.

**2)** **Question** **:** **If a teacher chooses to use Course Compass (**[|**http://coursecompass.com/**]**) what are 8 of the things that the student has access to?**

1. Course Announcements 2. Syllabi 3. Assignments 4. Lecture Notes 5. Readings 6. Videos 7. MP3s 8. Tests and much more…
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**3) Question** **: What are 3 benefits for the instructor and 3 benefits for the student when WebAssign is being used?** ([])

Benefits for Instructors: 1.Create, post, and review assignments 24/7 2.Choose from a wide variety of question types 3.All question types can be randomized 4.Customizable assignments 5.Sophisticated gradebook 6.Secure testing environment
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Benefits for Students: 1.Easy to use and available 24/7 2.Homework graded instantly and automatically 3.Instant feedback on performance 4.Ask the instructor a question with a single click 5.Request an extension with a single click 6.Password-protected access to your class scores 7.Student-centered support available live 7 days a week 8.Detailed online documentation

**4) Question** **:** **Why would a teacher want to sign up for a TeacherWeb account in relation to organization?** ([])


 * Answer:** TeacherWeb can help the teacher organize all the information that they need to communicate to their students and the student’s parents.

__**Subtopic: Calculators in Classrooms**__ By: James Rombardo Grade Level: 9-12

** 5) Question ** : How has the calculator help students in classrooms especially in areas of functions? ([])

** 6) Question ** : **:** What is multiple linked representations? ([])
 * Answer: ** They now are exposed to a wide range of functions, including graphs of the exponential, sinusoidal, absolute value, reciprocal, and cubic functions. This broadening of the curriculum is a direct result of being able to use scientific and graphing calculators in place of the cumbersome calculations that were formerly necessary, involving paper and pencil graph plotting, as well as logarithmic and trigonometric tables.


 * Answer : ** The use of graphing calculators in the classroom extends problem-solving and mathematical understanding by making both practical and possible an important learning theory.

** 7) Question ** : **:** **What year did the abacus get positioned against the latest electric calculator in a contest of speed?** ([])


 * Answer: ** 1946

** 8) Question ** **:** **What are the three parts of the slide rule?** ([])

1. Body-stationary part of the rule supported by clamps at each end of the rule 2. Slide-movable center section of the rule which slides through the body 3. Cursor-or hairline, the movable indicator consisting of two lined, transparent faces mounted in a frame around the body of the rule
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__**Subtopic: Educational Gaming Technology**__ By: Ashley Mullins Grade Level: 9-12 **9) Question** **: List three reasons why students desire e-learning technologies?** []


 * Answer:** 1) Be connected to one another. 2) Be entertained through games, music, and movies and 3) To present themselves and their work.

**10) Question** **: Which education software allows the students to learn their multiplication in a creative and entertaining way?** []
 * Answer:** Timez Attack

**11) Question** **: Who may not be able to benefit from these educational games?** []


 * Answer:** People with high anxiety or stress.

**12) Question** **: How do children’s educational games differ from the adult games?** []


 * Answer:** Children’s games have a more comprehendible basis and usually only focus on one particular subject at a time. Where as the adult educational games focus on a variety of more complex and intricate concepts all at once.

__**Subtopic: Smartphone Applications for Math and Science Teachers.**__ By: Aline Zghayyar Grade Level: 9-12 __Smartphones in education__ ** 13) Question: What opportunities do smartphones offer students? ([]) **

** Answer ** : Smartphones offer an opportunity to connect students in new ways, providing a ready-made linkage between students and information.

__iSchool__ ** 14) Question: (True/Falso) iSchool focuses on either solely calculating answers or providing stock examples with no interactivity. ([]) **

** Answer ** : False.Where other software focuses on either solely calculating answers or providing stock examples with no interactivity, iSchool aims at not only solving mathematical and scientific problems, but explaining the concepts and principles needed using the student’s OWN numbers.

__Unit and Currency converter applications.__

** 15) Question: Which of the following does the Unit and Currency Converter application convert? ([]) ** a)length b)temperature c)computer units d)volume e)all of the above. ** Answer: (e) ** This application instantly converts currencies, length, temperature, speed, volume, weight and mass, computer units, time, metric units, area, energy and work, power, pressure, and angles. It contains a variety of units of measurement.

__Benefits of Smartphones__

** 16) Question: After receiving the smartphones, students at Trinity Meadows Intermediate School **([]) a)improved their social skills, but their oral reports weakened. b)weakened their social skills, but improved their oral reports. c)improved their social skills and their oral reports. d) weakened their social skills and their oral reports. ** Answer ** : c) improved their social skills and their oral reports.

__**Subtopic:How the Microscope has evolved**__ By: Desiree Bultman Grade Level: 9-12

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 * 17) Question: What year was the forerunner to the compound microscope invented? **

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 * Answer: 1590 **
 * 18) Question: Which lens is not adjustable on most microscopes? **


 * Answer:** Ocular

([|http://www.carolina.com/category/teacher+resources/classroom+activities/digital+microscopes-+students+won'tstudy+their+ow.do]) **Answer** ** : ** Live image, the image is sent from the microscope to the computer via USB where it can be sent to a projector or smart board. Captured image, images are captured then loaded and processed and can be added to powerpoint presentations or into video clips.
 * 19) Question: Describe the differences between live image sharing and captured image sharing on a digital microscope. **

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 * 20) Question: Which type of microscope has a digital computer motorized focusing mechanism? **


 * Answer: confocal microscope **