Technology Literacy for Educators (62-193) Practice Exam

The Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) certification verifies your knowledge of the essential educator technology literacy competencies required to deliver a personalized and enriching learning journey for students worldwide. 

Microsoft provides an extensive e-learning curriculum, 21st Century Learning Design (21CLD), to support your preparation for this challenging examination.

Who should take the exam?

This certification is particularly beneficial for:

• Aspiring educators
• Faculty members of teacher training institutions
• Practicing educators
• Educational administrators

Exam Details 

• Exam Code: 62-193
• Exam Name: Technology Literacy for Educators
• Exam Languages: English, German, French, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, Russian, Polish, Japanese, Turkish, Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Bulgarian (Bulgaria), Greek (Greece), Indonesian (Indonesia), Hungarian (Hungary), Romanian, Vietnamese (Vietnam), Ukranian, Portuguese (Brazil)
• Time: 60 minutes
• Exam Questions: 40-60 Questions
• Passing Score: 700 or greater (On a scale 1 - 1000)

Exam Course Outline 

The Microsoft 62-193 Exam covers the given topics  - 

Topic 1: Facilitating Student Collaboration

Determine the level to which a learning activity meets the rubric for collaboration

• prepare activities that enable students to work together, have a shared responsibility for deliverables, make decisions that are substantive and crucial to learning activity success, and work interdependently.
• analyze, evaluate, design, and manage the learning environment to facilitate student collaboration, given a set of resources available in a classroom.
• virtual environment; physical environment; software tools available.

Topic 2: Facilitating Skilled Communication

Modify a learning activity to meet the rubric for the highest level of skilled communication

• prepare activities that enable students to create product deliverables that convey a set of connected ideas, are multimodal, require supporting evidence, and are designed for a specific audience.

Evaluate student product examples to determine the level to which they meet the skilled communication rubric

• evaluate student product examples on the use of connected ideas, multimodal approach, supporting evidence, and design for a specific audience.

Topic 3: Facilitating Knowledge Construction

Determine the level to which a learning activity meets the knowledge construction rubric

• prepare interdisciplinary activities that enable students to apply knowledge in a new context.

Transform a didactic learning situation into an activity that requires students to apply knowledge in a new context that facilitates interdisciplinary learning

• prepare activities that enable students to spend their time and effort developing knowledge that is new to them and participate in interdisciplinary learning activities.

Topic 4: Facilitating Self-Regulation

Determine the level to which a learning activity meets the rubric for self-regulation

• prepare long-term activities that enable students to plan their own work and revise work based on feedback.

Determine which opportunities facilitate an environment of self-regulation

• provide students with opportunities to set their learning goals, decide on the best strategies to achieve these goals, and monitor to see if these strategies are working.

Topic 5: Facilitate Real World Problem Solving and Innovation

Determine the level to which a learning activity meets the rubric for real world problem solving

• prepare activities that enable students to develop a solution to a problem that is new to them, complete a task that they have not been instructed how to do, or design a complex product that meets a set of requirements.

Select a strategy to encourage students to problem-solve, innovate, and apply a solution that benefits others in the real world

• develop learning objectives that involve real-world issues.

Topic 6: Facilitating Student use of Information and Communication Tools (ICT)

Determine the level to which a learning activity meets the rubric for use of ICT learning

• prepare activities that enable students’ use of ICT to support knowledge construction; address the needs of diverse learners.

Fulfill student learning outcomes by using Microsoft technology tools

• identify the skills required to implement the resources.

Select the best ICT resource to help resolve or manage the logistical challenges of reaching the desired educational outcome

• Lab configuration issues; shared computers; BYOD.

Topic 7: Using ICT to be an Effective Educator

Determine which ICT resource supports a specified educational outcome

• evaluate a learning activity; rate the appropriateness of specific ICT resources; address the diverse needs of all learners.

Determine the appropriate pedagogical approach to meet an educational outcome using ICT resources

• planned vs. unplanned situations; appropriate performances of understanding; different learning styles.

Select an appropriate ICT resource to reach a professional development goal

• improve productivity; time management skills.

Evaluate responses to a scenario involving Digital Citizenship

• internet safety; security issues; cyber-bullying; digital footprint; privacy issues; communication forums; acceptable use.