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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)
mainstreaming
mobile device
Full Immersion Systems
interactive whiteboard activity software
2. Resource for students with hearing impairments in which the teacher wears a wireless microphone and students with auditory processing learning disabilities wear receivers that amplify the teacher's voice and serve to focus attention
Iris
Educational Media
FM Amplification System
language translators (machine translation)
3. Also known as information design uses pictures - symbols - colors - and words to communicate ideas - illustrate information - or express relationships visually.
DVD
Cloze Exercises
information visualization
Foreign Language (FL)
4. The most common input device; resembles the key layout of a typewriter.
Instructional technology
Keyboard
Animation
Classical Conditioning
5. An asynchronous communication medium in which two or more individuals exchange messages using personal computers connected via a network or telephone lines.
Computer Conferencing
e-books (ebooks)
ASP.NET
Application Activity
6. Designates a type of learning of English that occurs after a student achieves some level of proficiency in another - native language; more commonly-used term is now English Language Learning or ELL
Classical Conditioning
Demonstration
ASCII format
English as a Second Language (ESL)
7. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.
Interactive multimedia
Mnemonic
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Hard Copy
8. 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
Cursor
Discovery Learning
Directed Instruction
Electronic Publishing
9. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts
Auto-correct
Hacking
Mailing list
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
10. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.
Blood Pressure Devices
Criteria
Ethnicity
Formative Evaluation
11. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing
Key word
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Icon
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
12. Adaptive technologies are designed specifically for persons with disabilities. These are devices that extend the abilities of an individual with special needs in ways that provide physical access (i.e. - wheelchairs - braces) and sensory access (i.e.
Electronic Publishing
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
Mnemonic
Assistive Technology
13. The collection of all related records in a database.
Inkjet printer
Case Study
Datafile
multimedia
14. A term coined by Lloyd Morrisett - former president of the Markle Foundation - used to describe the gap between those individuals who have access to technology such as computer software - the Internet - and so on and those who do not.
Implementation
Digital Divide
Individualized education program (IEP)
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
15. 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
meta-analysis
Algorithm
Assessment Rubric
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
16. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.
Multimedia authoring programs
Digital Storytelling
Event Driven
Ergonomics
17. High definition DVD format
multiple intelligences theory
Blu-Ray Disc
Frame
Handicap
18. A response made by an individual.
Behavior
interactive or dynamic geometry software
learning hierarchies
Mosaic
19. A single silicon chip that contains all of the CPU circuits for a computer system.
Discussion
Exergaming
Microprocessor
Integrated learning system (IIS)
20. Software that provides on-screen blank musical bars on which the user enters the musical key - time - and individual notes that constitute a piece of sheet music
Educational Media
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Adventure Learning (AL)
music editor
21. A type of information that describes the potential usefulness of facts - concepts - and principles.
Graphic Document Makers
Conditional Information
Data Mining
Learning environment
22. A unique vocal distortion technique made possible with vocal-editing software
Hybrid Learning
intranet
ARPAnet
Auto-tuning
23. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.
CRT
Discovery Learning
Attitudes
Electronic reference software
24. 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
Formative Evaluation
Content expert
Logo
Disequilibrium
25. The use of graphical symbols instead of text commands to control common computer functions such as copying programs and disks; a GUI is where the user clicks on a visual screen that has icons - windows and menus - by using a pointing device - such as
Domain Name
Audio Teleconferencing
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
mobile device
26. A student-centered and teacher-guided instructional approach that engages students in investigating real world questions that they choose within a broad thematic framework. This instruction complements traditional instruction by providing a vehicle f
Electronic Mentor
Electronic Publishing
inquiry-based learning
Javascript
27. A communications service that allows users to create a private chat room which only members of a mutually agreed upon list may enter; the system alerts a user when someone from the IM list is online; IM also designates the act of instant messaging -
Mass storage
e-books (ebooks)
instant messaging (IM)
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
28. Software designed to help teach information and/or skills related to a topic; also known as instructional software or courseware - computer-based instruction (CBI) - computer-based learning (CBL) - computer-assisted learning (CAL) - or generic terms
Gigabyte
instructional software
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Motivation activity
29. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Intrinsic motivation
Electronic Mail (email)
Mosaic
Instructional design
30. 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
multimedia
meta-analysis
Hardware
Disability
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
Educational Technology
Compensation
Java
Crowdsourcing
32. Media formats that allow or require some level of physical activity from the user - which in some way alters the sequence of presentation.
Interactive media
Body Composition Analyzer
Computer Conferencing
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
33. The process of selectively receiving information from the environment.
Graphics Tablet
Attention
App
Educational Media
34. 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
Chat
Auto-tuning
Learning environment
Internet
35. An activity in which students with disabilities participate in one or more selected classes in general education
Alternative Keyboard
mainstreaming
Google Docs
JPEG (also JPG)
36. An input accessory lets the computer user input data into the computer - whereas an output device allows the computer to communicate its results to the world outside. Input/output devices are also called I/O devices. The computer keyboard - display a
ActionScript
Geocaching
Input/Output Device
Domain
37. A form of evaluation that involves having a knowledgeable person come into the classroom to watch a lesson in process - to comment on how well the materials and activities work - and to make suggestions for improvements.
Antecedent
FAQ
Assistive Technology
Classroom Observation
38. 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
Email Address
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
HTML 5
Electronic Mail (email)
39. An individual who gains access to computer systems without authorization.
Hacker
Dithering
Equilibration
Direct Observation
40. A highlighted position indicator used on the computer screen.
Drill And Practice
Animation - path
Cursor
Microprocessor
41. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; a standard way of representing text - which allows different computer brands to 'talk' to one another. It is sometimes referred to as plain text or unformatted text.
Chat Room
Foreign Language Dictionaries
ASCII format
ARPAnet
42. A type of computer virus that is set to 'go off' (i.e. - carry out its program) at a certain time
logic bomb
Attachments
Favorites File
Filtering Software
43. A graphical representation of interrelated concepts that students can use as a learning aid or that teachers can use as an aid in content organization; tools designed to help people think through and explore ideas or topics by developing these visual
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Key word
Intrinsic motivation
Concept Map
44. Program stored on individual computers or on the school or district network in order to prevent access to Internet sites with inappropriate materials
Filtering Software
Directed Instruction
Cognitive Load
Generative Processing
45. 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
Graphics Tablet
Compression and extraction tools
Constructivism
Alpha testing
46. Pavlovian view of learning as involuntary physical responses to outside stimuli (e.g. - dogs salivate automatically at the sight of a dog food can)
Instruction
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Corrective Feedback
Classical Conditioning
47. Types of computer systems identified by their operating systems - e.g. - PCs with Windows operating systems or Macintoshes with Mac-OS operating systems
Computer Platforms
Authoring Software
Circular reference
Compact Disc (CD)
48. 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
Macro
intranet
Knowledge
Inkjet printer
49. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.
Filtering Software
Applications
Computer-Managed Instruction
Digital Literacy
50. An abnormality or loss of function in a physical - anatomical - or psychological structure; may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired through accident or disease
Laser printer
Displayed Visuals
Impairment
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format