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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.
Digital Camera
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Ergonomics
Instructional plan
2. 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
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Library/media specialist
Laser printer
Asynchronous
3. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades
Electronic Gradebook
Motor skills
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
Mosaic
4. The third phase in the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on assessment techniques used to determine the level of learning students have achieved and/or the effectiveness of the instructional materials.
Attitudes
Evaluation
Learning in context
Artificial intelligence (AI)
5. 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
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Hybrid Learning
Instructional design
Case Study
6. 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 -
Attention
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
ActionScript
Instructional plan
7. 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.
Instructional designer
Keyboard
Grammar Checker
Electronic Gradebook
8. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)
Favorites File
Disequilibrium
Conditional Information
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
9. A mathematical expression that directs an electronic spreadsheet to perform various kinds of calculations on the numbers entered in it; in a spreadsheet - a command inserted in a cell and used to do calculations on data
Fair Use
Formula
language translators (machine translation)
Mailing list
10. According to learning theorist Howard Gardner - nine different and relatively independent types of intelligence that may be fostered by differentiated instruction and assessment
multiple intelligences theory
Assessment Rubric
Avatar
Formula
11. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Computer-Managed Instruction
Hits
Key word
12. 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
Firewall
Gesture-Recognition System
Instructional materials
Macro
13. A hybrid (online and in-person) distance education approach that provides students with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences within collaborative learning environments
intranet
Digital Camera
Adventure Learning (AL)
Advance Organizer
14. Information provided to students regarding how well they are doing during practice.
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Feedback
learner-centered instruction
Cropping
15. 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
Audio Teleconferencing
integrated packages
Fair Use Guidelines
Lighting
16. Teaching/learning model based on cognitive learning theory; holds that learners should generate their own knowledge through experience-based activities rather than being taught it by teachers
File Server
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Distance Education
Constructivist Learning
17. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG
Image Formats
Displayed Visuals
Educational Technology
music editor
18. 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
Input/Output Device
Motivation
Disequilibrium
Directory File Structure
19. 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
Digitizer
Cloze Exercises
Instructional game
Lighting
20. Pictures of people that focus on just the head or from mid-chest and up are called mug shots. Mug shots are often used in newsletters - newspapers - school yearbooks and company directories. Mug shots of feature columnists may appear next to their co
Attitudes
Byte
Hacking
Mug shots
21. 'Lossless' compression such as the GIF format is generally safer for recompression since it utilizes 'lossless' compression. Meaning when the GIF image is compressed - no information is lost from its contents. On the other hand - formats that utilize
Directory File Structure
Instructional game
Authoring Software
Lossless and lossy compressions
22. 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.
Charting/Graphing Tool
App
Attachments
Artificial intelligence (AI)
23. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Instructional design
Accelerometer
Electronic Gradebook
multimedia
24. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.
Cookie
Culture
multiple intelligences theory
Formula
25. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.
Intelligent tutoring system
Model
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Mnemonic
26. In printing - halftone refers to the technique of simulating shades of gray or color by varying the size of dots in a grid - or the number of pixels in a given area.
Computer System
Displayed Visuals
Halftone
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
27. A statistical method designed by Gene V Glass (1976) to summarize results across studies and measure the size of the effect a 'treatment' such as technology-based methods has over and above traditional methods
Hash Tag
meta-analysis
Imagery
Fair Use
28. Electronically transmitted private messages that can be sent from individuals to other individuals or groups.
Electronic Mail (email)
Database Management System (DBMS)
Input/Output Device
High-Level Language
29. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.
Copyright
CPU
Crowdsourcing
Classroom Observation
30. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).
Database filters and queries
Domain
Adventure Learning (AL)
Information activity
31. The set of high-speed data lines connecting the major networks that make up the Internet.
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Electronic Gradebook
Backbone
LCD projector
32. Inhibited functioning created by excessive demands being placed on memory and/or other cognitive processes.
Inkjet printer
Interlacing
Hard Copy
Cognitive Overload
33. The collection of all related records in a database.
Designing Instruction
Computer Gradebook
Datafile
Mnemonic
34. 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.
Adventure Learning (AL)
Byte
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Digital Divide
35. Computer actions or programs - such as hypermedia software - that respond to events in the environment; for example - a mouse action event that occurs when the user clicks on a button.
Event Driven
Advance Organizer
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
LCD screen
36. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.
Hypermedia
Focusing Question
Bandwidth
Impairment
37. Software programs designed to perform a specific function for the user - such as processing text - performing calculations - and presenting content lessons.
instant messaging (IM)
Designing Instruction
Applications
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
38. Learning is a persisting change in human performance or performance potential [brought] about as a result of the learner's interaction with the environment. To change (or have the capacity to change) one's level of ability or knowledge.
Data Loggers
Enactive Learning
Learning
Filtering Software
39. Growing problem of online harassment in social networks
Cyberbullying
Avatar
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Likert scale
40. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat
Local-area network (LAN)
Body Composition Analyzer
Flowcharting
Discussion
41. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements
Data Mining
IEP Generator
Cropping
Multimedia authoring programs
42. 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
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Cooperative Learning
Assessment
Graphics Tablet
43. Combines detailed information about a subject area and common student mistakes with a model of student performance to diagnose a given student's level of understanding. Also provides instruction designed to meet that student's individual needs. Somet
Microprocessor
Instructional plan
Chat Room
Intelligent tutoring system
44. The beta version of instructional software is a full-functioning version of the product with all known problems resolved. Both the client and the design team review the beta version to search for problems that will need to be addressed. Since the bet
Beta version
Forms Makers
English Language Learners (ELL)
English as a Second Language (ESL)
45. A type of hypermedia authoring software from Adobe that has become commonly used to create interactive web-based animations
Culture
Learning Theory
Body Composition Analyzer
Flash
46. 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
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Cognitive Overload
Circular reference
47. A measure of how much learners achieve per unit of time or dollar spent; for example - (Posttest - Pretest)/Time - or (Posttest - Pretest)/Cost.
Digital Storytelling
Demonstration
Instructional efficiency
Flowcharting
48. For learners of English and foreign languages - activities in which they use computers in language testing - teaching - and learning in and out of class
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Blog
Distractors
Computer
49. 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
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Interactive multimedia
Course Management System (CMS)
Alpha testing
50. A single networked delivery system that combines sophisticated computer-assisted instruction (CAI) with computer-managed instruction (CMI). Intellectual skills A type of learning that refers to a variety of thinking skills - including concept learnin
Animation - path
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Heuristic
malware