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Educational Technology Specialist Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Educational Technology Specialist interview, here are 34 interview questions and answer examples.

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Are you fluent and adaptable when it comes to learning new computer programs and software?

As you are well aware, the education field has become much more technologically driven, which rings true for both students and educators. If hired to be their next Educational Technology Specialist, you will be relied upon to be the caretaker, promoter, and liaison of various new systems and programs. Your interviewer wants to ensure that you will come in with the ability to learn and master these quickly. Adding another tricky piece to this puzzle, many school districts have customized email programs and websites in which you will need to be effective and efficient. As you answer this question, reiterate that you have excellent computer skills and don't hesitate to give examples of the variety of programs you have worked in throughout your career.

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34 Educational Technology Specialist Interview Questions & Answers

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  • Adaptability

    1. Are you fluent and adaptable when it comes to learning new computer programs and software?

  • Adaptability

    2. As our next Educational Technology Specialist, how would you adapt when asked to make last-minute changes to a program?

  • Behavioral

    3. If hired as our next Educational Technology Specialist, how would you manage a very challenging project?

  • Behavioral

    4. How would you make training fun and interactive for our staff of teachers as our Educational Technology Specialist?

  • Behavioral

    5. As an Educational Technology Specialist, you often have to bridge the gap between research/theory and front line educators. How do you see yourself as building that bridge in this role?

  • Behavioral

    6. How do you ensure quality in your work when juggling multiple projects with tight deadlines?

  • Behavioral

    7. How would you manage the day to day stresses that come with being an Educational Technology Specialist in this role?

  • Communication

    8. We need our next Educational Technology Specialist to have strong written communication skills. How would you rate your written communication skills?

  • Communication

    9. Describe your communication style. How has it benefitted you in your work?

  • Communication

    10. Describe a time when you had to sell an idea or change someone's mind regarding instituting a new technology in the classroom. What made your sales technique effective?

  • Compatibility

    11. As our Educational Technology Specialist, how do you feel about working with students that have special needs?

  • Competency

    12. Do you know the difference between an IPS and a firewall?

  • Competency

    13. What are the common hardware components of a desktop or laptop computer?

  • Competency

    14. In your opinion, what is the difference between computer software and a computer program?

  • Competency

    15. What components would you check if the audio is not working on a computer?

  • Competency

    16. What does USB stand for, and what are some common USB components?

  • Competency

    17. It is critical our network remains online at all times. As our next Educational Technology Specialist, how will you test and troubleshoot our school's network to make sure this happens?

  • Competency

    18. What do you feel are the important characteristics of computer networking within a school? What are the advantages of networking?

  • Competency

    19. What is a common way hackers attempt to shut down an organization's network?

  • Creative Thinking

    20. Talk about a time where you introduced a new and innovative technology into the classroom. What steps did you take to ensure that you carefully researched the technology before implementing it?

  • Creative Thinking

    21. In what ways would you say that innovations in technology have positively impacted the learning of students, both young and old?

  • Customer Service

    22. What is your definition of customer service in this role as an Educational Technology Specialist? What steps would you take in this role to ensure you are providing exceptional service?

  • Discovery

    23. If you had to improve in one area as an Educational Technology Specialist, what would it be?

  • Discovery

    24. Talk about your favorite leader you have had during your career. What qualities did they have that stood out to you the most?

  • Discovery

    25. Do you have a favorite age or grade level that you like working with?

  • Discovery

    26. How do you stay up to date on new trends in the educational technology world?

  • Experience

    27. What experience with mobile device management (MDM) would you bring as our next Educational Specialist?

  • Experience

    28. Do you have any experience in managing a budget on the job?

  • Experience

    29. If hired as our next Educational Technology Specialist, you will perform some module writing on our website. Do you have any experience in web writing or development?

  • Leadership

    30. Give an example of a time that you successfully trained or mentored an educator. What did you do that made it successful?

  • Problem Solving

    31. What challenges do you foresee for yourself if hired as our next Educational Technology Specialist? How will you meet those challenges, if hired?

  • Problem Solving

    32. When faced with a problem in this role as an Educational Technology Specialist, how would you react?

  • Problem Solving

    33. Describe a time during which you had to leverage data in order to make a decision. Why do you think this skill is important for an Educational Technology Specialist?

  • Trust

    34. What does the word integrity mean to you and why is this virtue important in the work of an Educational Technology Specialist?