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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. A type of instructional activity that provides students with an opportunity to practice using what they are learning.
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Database
Internal memory
Application Activity
2. Applying scientific knowledge about human learning to the practical tasks of teaching and learning; the subset of educational technology that deals directly with teaching and learning applications (as opposed to educational administrative application
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
Instructional technology
Downloading
Graphing Calculator
3. A collection of a person's work products over time - arranged so that he or she and others can see how skills have developed and progressed - and presented in an electronic form such as a website or multimedia product; websites created by students to
Library/media specialist
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Individualized education program (IEP)
Computer Program
4. Channels of communication that carry messages with an instructional purpose; the different ways and means by which information can be delivered to or experienced by a learner.
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Educational Media
Instructional appeal
Internal memory
5. An object-oriented scripting language that - like Java - is used to create dynamic websites
Javascript
Inkjet printer
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
Laser printer
6. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.
Audiographics
Model
Library/media specialist
link
7. An agreement created by a school or other educational organization that describes the risks involved in Internet use; outlines appropriate - safe student behavior on the Internet; asks students if they agree to use the Internet under these conditions
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Fair Use Guidelines
Instructional efficiency
8. Professional organization for music educators
Learning in context
Feedback
Digital Camera
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
9. A network created in 1969 by the U.S. government-funded Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) to enable communications among important defense sites in the event of a worldwide catastrophe such as a nuclear attack; later became the Internet
Monitor
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
ARPAnet
Modem
10. Sometimes called paint or raster graphics - in which each pixel directly corresponds to a spot on the display screen. When scaled to larger sizes - this type of graphic looks jagged or aliased; Developed originally for use on Disk Operating System (D
Applications
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Audio Teleconferencing
Forms Makers
11. A dynamic instructional method in which individuals talk together - share information - and work cooperatively toward a solution or consensus. This method encourages classroom rapport and actively involves students in learning.
Geospatial Technologies
Discussion
MUD
Full Immersion Systems
12. One of several digital formats for video that are able to be used with video editing software
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
Favorites File
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
DVD
13. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)
microcomputer
Conditional Information
Avatar Spaces
Mosaic
14. The term authoring suggests writing. Authoring programs are designed to help teachers and students produce courseware and programs. These authoring programs help the user develop computer programs in computer languages that can be otherwise quite dif
Lighting
LCD screen
Multimedia authoring programs
Fair Use
15. An instructional approach that provides an appealing environment in which learners invest effort to follow prescribed rules in order to attain a challenging goal; designed to increase motivation by adding game rules to a learning activity
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Constructivist Learning
Instructional game
Charting/Graphing Tool
16. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Classical Conditioning
Electronic Mail (email)
Instructional appeal
Instructional design
17. An online system of web course design and delivery tools; Desire-to-Learn and BlackBoard are examples
Course Management System (CMS)
Lighting
Generative Processing
long-term memory (LTM)
18. Condition that occurs when an impairment limits an individual from performing an activity in a manner normally expected for human beings (communicating with others - hearing - movement - manipulating objects - etc.)
Instructional designer
Disability
Adventure Learning (AL)
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
19. Software that protects a school's or company's entire computer system from attempts by others to gain unauthorized access to it and also prevents access by users to certain sites; or set up to prevent someone from going to certain locations on the In
Electronic Slide Shows
Firewall
Computer
Attachments
20. A type of information that includes facts - concepts - principles - and the relationships among them.
ASCII format
Declarative Information
Compression and extraction tools
learning communities
21. According to learning theorist B. E Skinner - experiences (positive reinforcement - negative reinforcement - punishment) that shape desired behavioral responses
Avatar
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
Java
22. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.
Memory
Mnemonic
Blu-Ray Disc
Formula
23. An instructional plan for an individual student (usually one with special needs) that describes the student's current level of proficiency and also establishes short- and long-term goals for future focus. An IEP is typically developed through a confe
Individualized education program (IEP)
Cropping
Electronic Mail (email)
ADDIE model
24. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world
Assimilation
Application Activity
Java applets
Electronic Slide Shows
25. A computer language that contains instructions that resemble natural language and that does not require knowledge of the inner workings of the computer to use successfully.
Directory File Structure
High-Level Language
imagemap
Direct Observation
26. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.
Emoticons
Discovery Learning
Intrinsic motivation
Animation - path
27. A computer system that stores and manipulates a database of information about geographic locations; users see data pertaining to a geographic location overlaid on a map of the area
Favorites File
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Analogy
Instructional activity
28. 'Image map' allows graphics to respond to mouse clicks to lead to more than one place from a single graphic. Clickable maps can be based on graphical maps such as floor plans - road maps - regional maps - and the like. The imagemapper - or simple ima
Event Driven
imagemap
Disability
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
29. A school specialist who helps students and teachers to become effective users of ideas and information by providing access to materials - providing instruction - and working with teachers to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual
Computer-Managed Instruction
Library/media specialist
Consequence
Laser printer
30. According to information-processing learning theorists - one of the three kinds of memory or 'stores' the brain uses to process information - much like a computer; LTM can hold information indefinitely after it is linked to prior knowledge already in
Compact Disc (CD)
Discussion
Computer Gradebook
long-term memory (LTM)
31. Using technology to accommodate difficulties individuals have with performing specific tasks - e.g. - providing speech recognition software to those with physical disabilities that limit their use of a pencil or a keyboard
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Electronic Storybooks
Directed Instruction
Compensation
32. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem
Automaticity
e-books (ebooks)
Accommodation
Assessment Rubric
33. Motivation in which the act itself is the reward.
intranet
Charting/Graphing Tool
Intrinsic motivation
music sequencer
34. Approximately a billion bytes - or 1 -000 megabytes.
Mosaic
Gigabyte
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
35. An image format that allows transfer of artwork between any software packages that use PostScript printing files; a vector graphics file format.
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
LCD screen
mobile device
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
36. The belief system that holds that humans construct all knowledge in their minds by participating in certain experiences; knowledge is the result of constructing both mechanisms for learning and one's own unique version of the knowledge - colored by b
Modem
Dithering
integrating educational technology
Constructivism
37. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.
Crowdsourcing
Focusing Question
Asynchronous
Accommodation
38. Good lighting consists of three elements: key light - fill light - and back light. The key light is usually located about 45 ° to the right or left of the camera - while the fill light is commonly located 30° to 45 ° from the camera - opposite the ke
ASP.NET
Lighting
Learning Theory
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
39. A type of instructional software tool consisting of hardware devices (probes) and software (probeware) to allow scientific data to be gathered and processed by a computer
Instructional appeal
Designing Instruction
language translators (machine translation)
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
40. Hardware such as a keyboard - mouse - or joystick through which the user sends instructions to the computer.
Input device
mobile device
joystick
Computer
41. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.
Display Boards
Implementation
Favorites File
Digitizer
42. A statement that likens something new to something familiar. Analogies are typically used either to make abstract information more concrete or to organize complex information.
Instructional activity
Instructional method
Analogy
Classical Conditioning
43. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates under what circumstances students are expected to perform.
Conditions
Assistive Technology
Chat
Foreign Language Dictionaries
44. Also known as information design uses pictures - symbols - colors - and words to communicate ideas - illustrate information - or express relationships visually.
Heart Rate Monitor
information visualization
Likert scale
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
45. In language learning international class-to-class partnerships in which projects and casks are developed by the partner teachers in the collaborating institutions; students work with students of other cultures to provide authentic writing and researc
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
English Language Learners (ELL)
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Electronic Whiteboard
46. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries
Foreign Language (FL)
Digital Literacy
Electronic Whiteboard
Blood Pressure Devices
47. A way to store addresses of frequently used websites on your computer; in a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Bookmark
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Backbone
48. An individual who gains access to computer systems without authorization.
Digital Storytelling
Declarative Information
Dithering
Hacker
49. An image format used for drawn images - illustrations - clip art - or animations; It is universally acceptable on the Web. Images in the this format are restricted to 256 colors (best - actually 216 'web-safe' colors). The format is suited to images
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Extraneous Processing
integrating educational technology
Java
50. Software that uses e-mail to deliver topic specific information to a targeted group of respondents.
Flowcharting
Event Driven
Mailing list
learning communities