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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. 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
Backbone
Applications
Graphics Tablet
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
2. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.
Electronic Slide Shows
Encoding
Blu-Ray Disc
Digital Storytelling
3. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.
Electronic reference software
Distractors
Email Address
Directed Instruction
4. A type of instructional activity that leads students to want to learn and to put in the effort required for learning.
Cell
Classical Conditioning
HTML 5
Motivation activity
5. Short for 'web log -' a web page that serves as a publicly accessible location for discussing a topic or issue; began as personal journals and expanded to become public discussion forums in which anyone can give opinions on a topic
information visualization
Database Management System (DBMS)
Direct Observation
Blog
6. Compression is the process to reduce file size through 'zipping' or 'archiving'. The compressed or zipped file can be from a large file or can contain several files that have been squeezed into a single file. After compression - the extraction proces
logic bomb
Highlighting
Graphic
Compression and extraction tools
7. First released in 2002 - a scripting language that must be installed on a server to be used in web development; a scripting language that generates HTML source code to create dynamic web pages
Digital Divide
MUD
ASP.NET
Motivation activity
8. An online activity in which students look at a database of caches listed at a geocaching website (e.g. - http://www.geocaching.com) - decide on a cache to hunt for - use GPSs to help them locate it - and share their experiences with others involved i
Generative Processing
Geocaching
Heart Rate Monitor
Instructional activity
9. Inhibited functioning created by excessive demands being placed on memory and/or other cognitive processes.
Compact Disc (CD)
Evaluation
Blog
Cognitive Overload
10. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.
Frame
Instructional materials
meta-analysis
Disequilibrium
11. Systems that allow individuals to view and examine the world through multiple layering of geographic data within a spatial environment; use of technology for visualization - analysis - and measurement of features and phenomena
Geospatial Technologies
Database
Instructional design
Computer
12. Term coined in 1984 by the president of the Aldus Corporation to refer to the activity of using software to produce documents that gives users a high degree of control over the composition and layout of material on a printed page - including both tex
Image Editing Programs
Avatar
Authoring Software
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
13. Input/output devices that provide for storage and retrieval of programs and other types of data that must be stored over a long period of time. Also referred to as external or auxiliary memory.
Bulletin Board (BB)
Mass storage
Instructional plan
Electronic Storybooks
14. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.
Input device
Motor skills
Model
Highlighting
15. A filter of an electronic database program allows application of a set of selection criteria or sorting instructions to the records in a table. When a database is closed - the selection criteria and/or sorting instructions will be wiped out. In contr
Individualized education program (IEP)
Backbone
Database filters and queries
Instructional method
16. Motivation in which the act itself is the reward.
Intrinsic motivation
Interface
Full Immersion Systems
Datafile
17. Also known as information design uses pictures - symbols - colors - and words to communicate ideas - illustrate information - or express relationships visually.
Blood Pressure Devices
Motivation activity
information visualization
Freeware
18. A device that includes a display screen connected to a computer and digital projector; allows information projected on the screen to be manipulated with special pens or one's hands and also allows drawings or notes from a given session to be saved an
Graphics Tablet
LCD projector
Constructivist Learning
interactive whiteboard
19. A measure of how much learners achieve per unit of time or dollar spent; for example - (Posttest - Pretest)/Time - or (Posttest - Pretest)/Cost.
Attachments
Instructional efficiency
Computer Program
Audiographics
20. Also referred to as a domain designator - a required part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) on the Internet that indicates what kind of group owns the server; examples include '.edu -' '.com -' and '.org'
Browser
Assimilation
Domain Name
Graphic Document Makers
21. A form of assessment that indicates whether or not students have learned what they must know before progressing to the next portion of the instruction.
Halftone
Formative Evaluation
Geospatial Technologies
learning communities
22. 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
information visualization
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Bookmark
23. A type of instructional activity designed to help students understand - remember - and apply new information.
Essential Processing
Graphic
Information activity
Data Mining
24. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)
Compact Disc (CD)
Memory
Exergaming
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
25. A machine that processes information according to a set of instructions.
Computer
CLI
Computer Conferencing
Avatar Spaces
26. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences
Antivirus software
Handheld Technologies
information literacy
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
27. The collection of all related records in a database.
Hacker
Datafile
Email Address
Concept Map
28. An online system of web course design and delivery tools; Desire-to-Learn and BlackBoard are examples
Clip Art
Course Management System (CMS)
Foreign Language (FL)
Information activity
29. Various techniques designed to direct attention to certain aspects of information - including the use of bold - underlined - or italicized print; color - labels - and arrows for pictorial information; and speaking more loudly or more slowly to highli
Highlighting
Input device
Drill And Practice
Learning Theory
30. On computer networks - a location for person-to-person real-time (synchronous) interaction by typing messages.
Chat Room
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Handheld Technologies
High-Level Language
31. A type of mnemonic in which an unfamiliar new word is linked to a similar-sounding familiar word - which is used to create a visual image that incorporates the meaning of the new word.
Impairment
Browser
Key word
Laser printer
32. Short for malicious software - any software specifically designed to damage - destroy - disrupt operations - or spy on the operation of computers
Microprocessor
Logo
malware
Educational Technology
33. According to learning theorist Jerome Bruner - a more effective way of children learning concepts by discovering them during their interaction with the environment; an instructional method that uses an inductive - or inquiry - method to encourage stu
Browser
Discovery Learning
Memory
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
34. An internal network or a subset of the Internet - usually available only to the members of the organization that set it up; as a provision for security - some technical department set up Intranets which are parts of the Internet used internally withi
Input/Output Device
language translators (machine translation)
intranet
Cybercheating
35. Software that is given away free of charge - but whose author still retains all rights.
Heart Rate Monitor
Lighting
Hacker
Freeware
36. An image format that allows transfer of artwork between any software packages that use PostScript printing files; a vector graphics file format.
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
Chat Room
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
37. An instructional method that involves small heterogeneous groups of students working toward a common academic goal or task. Its use promotes positive interdependence - individual accountability - collaborative/social skills - and group processing ski
Mass storage
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Cooperative Learning
Event Driven
38. Music-making equipment controlled by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) device
Instructional technology
Hard Copy
music synthesizer
Learning style
39. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem
Graphic Document Makers
Grammar Checker
Automaticity
Algorithm
40. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert
Likert scale
Augmented Reality
Hash Tag
Inkjet printer
41. Sections programmed to display on a web page; the contents of each frame are actually different web pages displayed on one screen; the term refers to a single complete graphic image that is displayed chronologically with other graphic images. A singl
integrated packages
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Frame
Key word
42. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.
Instructional activity
Distributed Education
Fair Use Guidelines
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
43. Input device - used primarily with games - that moves on-screen figures or a cursor with a handle that moves in all directions
Discovery Learning
joystick
Classical Conditioning
information visualization
44. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn
Extraneous Processing
Learning style
mastery learning
Geographic Information System (GIS)
45. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks
Database
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
integrating educational technology
Cloud Computing
46. An instructional designer's roles and responsibilities include: researching K-12 educator user requirements for portal development - multi-media tools and video-mediated learning - determining the screen layout - creating the flowcharts - and specify
Constructivism
interactive whiteboard activity software
Learning
Instructional designer
47. A branch of computer science concerned with the design of computers and software that are capable of responding in ways that emulate the decision-making capabilities of the human mind.
meta-analysis
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Blog
Artificial intelligence (AI)
48. The smallest amount of information that the CPU can deal with; a single binary digit.
mastery learning
Bit
Learning style
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
49. According to the American Library Association (ALA) - it is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate - evaluate - and use effectively the needed information
information literacy
Javascript
Intelligent tutoring system
Graphic Document Makers
50. A worldwide collection of computer networks that can exchange information by using a common software standard; sometimes referred to (erroneously) as synonymous with the World Wide Web (WWW) - which is actually a subset of the Internet
Domain
Keyboard
integrated packages
Internet