Question 2 of 21

Jones International University claims to be the first fully online accredited university. When was it launched?

... Believe it or not, Jones launched in 1996 -- during the dial-up era. And you thought YOU tied up the landline!

Question 3 of 21

In 2009, what percentage of American post-secondary students was taking some or all courses online?

... According to the Sloan Consortium, 44 percent of college students were logging in to learn.

Question 4 of 21

Of American post-secondary institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students, what percentage has online course offerings?

... The Sloan Consortium estimates that a staggering 96 percent of larger colleges and universities offer online courses.

Question 5 of 21

Where did the first online public high school operate?

... Blame it on the weather; chilly Minnesota hosted the first online public high school.

Question 6 of 21

When was the precursor to PowerPoint invented?

... The bane of both executives and schoolchildren was born as a more basic presentation system in 1984.

Question 7 of 21

In what decade did computers first begin to appear in American schools?

... While the first computers made it to schools in the 1960s, they were for the most part only used as administrative tools.

Question 8 of 21

During 1992, one server was popular among many schools looking to communicate electronically with faculty and students. After what animal was this server named?

... Gopher was named after the mascot for the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, where the server was developed.

Question 9 of 21

In what year did the public school system have a computer for every four students?

... Schools reached this milestone in 2000.

Question 10 of 21

In what year did the number of American elementary and secondary schools connected to the Internet reach 50 percent?

... Half of America's schoolchildren could connect to the Internet at their schools by 1995.

Question 11 of 21

How many free downloadables are available on Apple's iTunes U content provider?

... A whopping 350,000 lectures, seminars and other informative things from educational institutions are free and available through iTunes U. No pressure.

Question 12 of 21

In 2006, about what percentage of students at the University of Phoenix earned their degrees entirely via the Internet?

... Half of the University of Phoenix's degrees were earned entirely online in 2006.

Question 13 of 21

Project Gutenberg is a Web site dedicated to digitizing and archiving classic literature into e-book format. Around how many items does its collection boast?

... Project Gutenberg has been around since 1971, and its small army of volunteers has built a collection of more than 33,000 volumes.

Question 14 of 21

Which U.S. Senator wanted to see Wikipedia banned in schools and libraries?

... In 2007, Ted Stevens introduced a bill that would require schools receiving federal subsidies to block interactive Web sites like Facebook and, yes, perhaps Wikipedia. However, the bill didn't pass.

Question 15 of 21

During the early '70s, Seymour Papert released a programming language that he hoped would be accessible to children. What was the language called?

... LOGO became the standard for elementary computer literacy courses during the early days of personal computing.

Question 16 of 21

What was the name of the first multimedia CD-ROM encyclopedia?

... Compton's released the first multimedia encyclopedia experience in 1989.

Question 17 of 21

How many K-12 classrooms use interactive SMART Boards?

... More than one-and-a-half million classrooms are using the interactive touch-screen/whiteboards.

Question 18 of 21

How many states require teachers to take a technology aptitude test before being licensed?

... Only 21 states require teachers to take a technology aptitude test. Looks like the old Ditto machines might still have some mileage left in them yet.

Question 19 of 21

During the 2004-05 school year, what percentage of public schools offered digital distance-learning programs?

... Fewer than one in five offer distance learning. Thanks to its sparse population density and rugged terrain, Alaska leads the way in the portion of schools offering these online programs.

Question 20 of 21

About how many books are available in Apple's iBooks store?

... Start your reading list, because 200,000 books line the virtual shelves in Apple's iBooks venture.

Question 21 of 21

What percentage of teachers reported having a computer in the classroom during 2009?

... Computers have taken over -- 97 percent of classrooms have them. So what's next? The iPad? Or something entirely different?

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