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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Circular reference of electronic spreadsheet formula happens when you enter a formula that includes functions referring back to the cell in which the formula is contained. When this happens - users receive an error message referring to circular refer






2. An image format that allows transfer of artwork between any software packages that use PostScript printing files; a vector graphics file format.






3. Software tools that simplify the activity of making highly graphic materials such as awards certificates and greeting cards by offering sets of clip art and pre-designed templates to which people add their own content






4. Software used by architects and others to aid in the design of structures such as houses and cars






5. Occurs when it is necessary to keep a certain position that is not relative to the new cell location. It is possible by inserting a dollar sign - $ - before the column letter or a $ before the row number - or sometimes both to lock the cell location






6. A term used on the Twitter system for a prefix to a message (Tweet)consisting of a pound sign (#)and a topic name (e.g. - #ripstevejobs). Users begin a Tweet with a hash tag to allow others to identify posts and create their own messages on that topi






7. According to learning theorist Howard Gardner - nine different and relatively independent types of intelligence that may be fostered by differentiated instruction and assessment






8. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.






9. Can be either software that supports the on-screen creation of music scores with several parts or tracks - or a hardware component of a music synthesizer workstation






10. An internal state that leads people to choose to work toward certain goals and experiences. Defines what people will do rather than what they can do.






11. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.






12. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences






13. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert






14. A revision of the HTML standard that provides many of the features of a Flash environment without using Flash






15. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning






16. Piagetian view of condition children experience when they confront new and unfamiliar features of their environment that do not fit with their current views of the world






17. An outline - preview - or other such pre-instructional cue used to promote retention of content to be learned.






18. A combination input and output device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer over telephone or cable TV lines; (short for modulator-demodulator) converts digital computer information into sound (and vice versa) for transmission o






19. Stands for 'Joint Photographic Experts Group -' an image format used for photographs; it is a format for encoding photographs that uses fewer bytes than the pixel-by-pixel approaches of GIF. It supports many colors and it is possible to obtain good q






20. Customized keyboards created for users with special needs (e.g. - enlarging the keys to provide more space for the student to press a key; removing keys that are not relevant for a given software; programming multi-step functions like save - print -






21. A procedure of instruction selected to help learners achieve objectives or understand the content or message of instruction (e.g. - presentation - simulation - drill and practice - cooperative learning).






22. Similar to distance education - the notion of supporting learners - who may be situated locally or at a distance - with learning resources that may be distributed in space and time.






23. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual






24. A distance education technology that uses a speakerphone to extend a basic telephone call and permits instruction and interaction between individuals or groups at two or more locations.






25. A computer network covering a limited geographical area - such as a single building or even a single room within a building; in a typical local area network (or LAN) configuration - one computer is designated as the file server which stores all of th






26. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.






27. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.






28. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.






29. One of the first browser programs designed to allow Internet resources to be displayed graphically rather than just in text






30. A high-level programming language originally designed as an artificial intelligence (AI) language but later popularized by Seymour Papert (based on the learning theories of Jean Piaget) as an environment to allow children to learn problem-solving beh






31. An object-oriented scripting language that - like Java - is used to create dynamic websites






32. A type of problem solving that requires students to actively participate in real or hypothetical problem situations that reflect the types of experiences actually encountered in the discipline under study






33. One of several digital formats for video that are able to be used with video editing software






34. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website






35. A first step in web development that involves planning what the website will look like.






36. Bitmaps are graphics stored patterns of colored dots (pixels on the screen). Vector graphics are stored as mathematical descriptions of sets of lines - triangles - squares - circles - etc - with defined line widths - line colors and - for polygons -






37. 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.






38. A committee composed of the parent - administrator - assessment personnel - regular education teacher - special education teacher - and other pertinent representatives who meet on a regular basis to make decisions in regard to admission - services -






39. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.






40. In cognitive load theory - cognitive processes that are required for making sense of material a person is trying to learn can overwhelm learner's cognitive capacity unless strategies are in place to handle it by learning theorist Robert Gagné as bein






41. An instructional method that involves showing how to do a task as well as describing why - when - and where it is done. Provides a real or lifelike example of the skill or procedure to be learned.






42. Calculator with probes or sensors connected to it to allow gathering of numerical data






43. A type of learning that refers to feelings - beliefs - and values that lead individuals to make consistent choices when given the opportunity.






44. A shortcut to encoding a series of actions in a computer program. Provides the means to perform a number of separate steps through a single command.






45. A computer system set up to allow notices to be posted and viewed by anyone who has access to the network






46. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG






47. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.






48. A set of instructions that tells the computer how to do something.






49. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic






50. 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






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