MTT Exam Competency 001
Robert W. Young, Jr.
University of Texas, Brownsville
Competency 001
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The Master Technology Teacher demonstrates
knowledge and application of technology-related
terminology and concepts, hardware, software,
data-input strategies, and ethical practices, and
knows how to acquire, analyze, and evaluate digital
information from the Internet and other sources.
The Master Technology Teacher:
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Knows technology-related terminology and concepts.
Demonstrates an understanding of the appropriate use of
hardware components and software applications.
Knows how to use input and output devices when using
selected digital technologies (e.g., text, graphics,
animation, video, sound, Internet applications).
Identifies and demonstrates knowledge of how to create,
use, manipulate, and exchange digital file formats (e.g.,
text, image, video, audio) between applications and/or
platforms.
The Master Technology Teacher:
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Demonstrates knowledge of criteria (e.g., quality,
appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency) for evaluating
productivity and authoring tools for selection, acquisition,
and use.
Knows how to facilitate the use of integrated technologies
in foundation and enrichment curricular content.
Demonstrates knowledge and application of strategies for
searching (e.g., keyword, Boolean, natural, language),
locating, and acquiring information from electronic
resources (e.g., collaborative software, the Internet,
intranets).
Knows how to organize, store, and retrieve electronic
information found in various formats (e.g., text, graphic,
video, audio).
The Master Technology Teacher:
Knows how to identify and evaluate information acquired from
primary and secondary sources for accuracy, relevancy, and
content validity by accessing, researching, and comparing data
from multiple sources (e.g., the Internet, encyclopedias,
databases).
10. Demonstrates knowledge of the acceptable use of electronic
information and products while in an individual classroom, lab,
or on the Internet or an intranet.
11. Demonstrates knowledge of copyright laws and violations and
of ethical issues (e.g., fair use, patents, and trademarks;
computer hacking; computer piracy; computer vandalism;
intentional virus setting; invasion of privacy) when using,
manipulating, and/or editing electronic data.
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The Master Technology Teacher:
Knows how to obtain and cite the source of print and
digital information from a variety of resources (e.g.,
the Internet; encyclopedias; databases; libraries of
images in a variety of formats including text, audio,
video, and graphics).
13. Demonstrates respect for intellectual property and
understands the ethical acquisition and use of digital
information (e.g., citing sources using established
methods).
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Terminology
Terminology
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Experience counts.
Broad & shallow.
Operating System (OS) Terminology
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Digital Operating System (DOS)
Graphic User Interface (GUI)
WYSIWYG (whizzgy)
QWERTY
Windows Terminology
Start Menu
System Tray (Sys tray)
Quick Launch
Task Bar
Task Manager
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OOPS! Now What?
Control + Alt + Delete
Assistive Technology-Accessibility
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Making a Windows
computer more usable
to students with
special needs.
Accessibility- Control Panel
Accessibility Panel
Magnifier
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Magnifies selected
portions of desk top.
Magnifier
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Magnified area can be
moved to a different
part of the screen.
Other features can be
modified, too.
Magnified Area
Menu
Magnifier
Further Review
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http://computer.howstuffworks.com/
http://www.wikipedia.org/
Education & Microsoft Software Tutorials
http://www.microsoft.com/education/Tutorials.mspx
Microsoft Accessibility Tutorials
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/default.as
px
Applications
Hardware Applications
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Can you operate:
 A printer on a network?
 A scanner?
 A digital camera?
 A projector?
Software Applications
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Can you use:
 Photo editing software? (Photoshop)
 Video editing software? (Windows Movie Maker)
 Word processor? (MS Word)
 Presentation Software? (Power Point)
 Spreadsheet (Excel)
Applications- File Manipulation &
Conversion
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Copy, move, delete files safely
Recover files accidentally deleted
Find files on a computer system
Convert file types
 Doc- TXT
 Doc- PDF
 Gif- JPEG
Review & Evaluation
Should We Buy It?
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Quality
Appropriateness
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Tech Integration
Tech Integration
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Supports Curricular Goals
Four key components of learning:
 Active engagement
 Participation in groups
 Frequent interaction
 Feedback, and connection to real-world experts.
Further Review
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http://www.edutopia.org/tech-integration
http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract/
Search
Strategies for Searching
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Keyword
Boolean
Natural Language
Further Review
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http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/strat/
http://www.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=
searchguides.html&ctx=advanced&hl=en
Formats
File Extensions
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*.exe
*.doc
*.ppt
*.txt
Visual Media Terminology
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Pixels
*.jpg
*.gif
Thumbnail
Research Sources
Know Your Sources
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Primary Sources
 Original work
Secondary Sources
 Cite other sources
 Encyclopedia
 Reviews
Accuracy
Relevancy
Content validity
Copyright & Fair Use
Public Domain
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Fair game for all.
It mainly depends on when the item was written.
Before Jan. 1, 1923
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Public Domain
1923-1978
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Works published between Jan. 1, 1923 and Dec.
31, 1978
Registered copyright was not renewed.
If the original copyright has been renewed, the
published works may be protected for a total of 95
years from date of first publication.
Before 1978, but Never Published
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70 years after the death of the author.
If the author died over 70 years ago, the copyright
in an unpublished work lasted until December 31,
2002.
If such a work was published before December 31,
2002, the copyright will last until December 31,
2047.
After 1978
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Public domain 70 years after the author dies.
If the work is a work for hire (that is, the work is
done in the course of employment or has been
specifically commissioned)
Or is published anonymously or under a
pseudonym
The copyright lasts between 95 and 120 years,
depending on the date the work is published.
Fair Use- a Definition
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Allows public to use a minimum amount of a
copyrighted item for a reasonably limited amount of
time until permission can be obtained.
Examples
 Reserve copy of a single article from a journal
for one semester- YES
 Copied class set of a book used year after year.NO
Fair Use
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Is it copyrighted? yes/no
Fair Use- A defense in copyright violation case
Education is not a blanket excuse.
Basic Rule: When in doubt, get permission.
If you don’t have permission, don’t use it.
Fair Use- Four Tests
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Each one has equal weight.
Judged on case by case basis
Character of Use
Nature of the Work
How Will Work be Used
Effect on Potential Market Value or Value of the
Work
Character of Use
Fair Use
Nonprofit
Educational
Personal
Support for Fair
Use
Criticism
Commentary
News reporting
Parody
Transformation
Copyright
Owner
Commercial
Nature of the Work
Fair Use
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Fact
Published
Support for Fair
Use
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A mixture of
fact and
imagination
Copyright
Owner
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Imaginative
Unpublished
How Will Work be Used
Fair Use
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Small amount
Copyright Owner
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More than a small
amount
Effect on Potential Market Value or
Value of the Work
Fair Use
Support for Fair Copyright
Use
Owner
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Factors 1-3
favor fair use
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Original is out
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of publication
There is no
ready market
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Copyright
owner is
unidentifiable
Competes
with sales of
original
Avoids
payment of
royalty
Sources for Permission
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Copyright Clearance Center
www.copyright.com
Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.
www.swank.com/college/main.html
Further Review
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Review & test for copyright & Fair Use.
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/co
pypol2.htm#test
Guidelines for Education Multimedia
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cc
mcguid.htm
Guidelines for Digital Images
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/im
agguid.htm
Citations
Why Cite? It’s a pain in the rear!
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Recognition of the work of others.
Keeps authors honest
Pre-digital Age Link
Plagiarism
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The outright copying of the work of another person
Using a direct quote without quotation marks
Paraphrasing that does not depart substantially from the
original text
A statement that represents the opinion of another who is
not identified
Inclusion of not commonly known facts or unique information
Reproduction of statistics, charts, or tables without giving
credit
Basic Format (APA)
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Print Journal
 Author(s), (Year of Publication). Title of article.
Journal name, Volume (Issue), Pages.
Web Article
 Author(s), (Year of Publication). Title of article.
Journal name, Volume (Issue), Pages. Retrieved
from Link
Further Review
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http://lib.radford.edu/tutorial/VII/comp.asp
http://lib.radford.edu/resources/handouts/styleguide
s-apa.asp
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R. W. Young, Jr.
Ojalá Concepts
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