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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. 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.






2. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities






3. 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.






4. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.






5. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements






6. A term introduced by Whitehead in 1929 to mean skills that students learn in isolation but do not know how to transfer later to problems that require them






7. 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






8. The use of the computer in the delivery of instruction.






9. 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.






10. 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 -






11. Digitally encoded information permanently recorded on a compact disc; Also known as compact disc - read-only memory. It is a compact disc used to store computer data. CD-ROMs have a maximum capacity of 650MB.






12. Guidelines limiting the rights of copyright holders and allowing portions of copyrighted materials to be used for educational purposes; guidelines for portion - time - amount - and distribution of copyrighted materials for educational purposes.






13. Software programs designed to perform a specific function for the user - such as processing text - performing calculations - and presenting content lessons.






14. An animation key frame is a single still image defined throughout an animated sequence that occurs at a pivotal point in that sequence.






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






16. According to learning theorist Robert Gagné - a sequenced set of building block skills a student must learn in order to learn a higher-order skill






17. Literally 'multiple media' or 'a combination of media -' a software product or system that incorporates sequential or simultaneous use of a variety of media formats in a single presentation or program. Today - this term conveys the notion of a system






18. Alpha testing is the early testing phase of the project. The full functionality of the alpha version of the software program may not yet be implemented. This early review allows the client to evaluate the project.






19. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another






20. 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






21. 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.






22. A special education law that requires schools to educate students with disabilities in least restrictive environments to the greatest extent of their abilities using plans tailored to the individual needs of the students.






23. Originally called OAK - a high-level programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. An object-oriented language similar to C++ - it has become popular for its ability to do interactive graphic and animation activities on web pages; a computer la






24. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)






25. A series of steps needed to solve a particular problem or perform a particular task; a methodical - logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier -- but also more error-prone -- use of heu






26. In desktop publishing - the first letter of a paragraph that is enlarged to 'drop' down two or more line. Drop caps are often seen at the beginning of newsletter article - where the top of the first letter of the first word lines up with the top of t






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






28. One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. This right is subject to certain limitations found in sections 107 through 118 of the copyright law






29. A standard adopted by the electronic music industry for controlling devices that play music; also known as musical instrument digital interface. Rather than recording sounds - MIDI instruments/software record finger action -- what note is being playe






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






31. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates the standards that define acceptable performance.






32. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search






33. 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 -






34. 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






35. Online sites that function like other dictionaries in that they give definitions for words and phrases in common usage - but provide the additional capability of looking up the word or phrase in one language (e.g. - French or German) and get the defi






36. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)






37. Receiving information over a network from another computer; to bring information (e.g. - text files -images) to a computer from the Internet or other network or from a computer to a disc






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






39. 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






40. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






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






42. Hardware such as a keyboard - mouse - or joystick through which the user sends instructions to the computer.






43. 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.






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






45. Ancillary feature of word processors that identifies a range of grammatical and format errors such as improper capitalization - lack of subject-verb agreement - split infinitives - and so on.






46. 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






47. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.






48. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.






49. Programs that allow users to create and manipulate geometric constructions and provide environments in which to make discoveries and conjectures related to geometry concepts and objects






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