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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. On the Internet - a way of transferring files from one computer to another using common settings and transmission procedures; also - to transfer files; computer users can use a File Transport Protocol (or FTP) client to transfer files to and from com






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






3. Applications software that is designed specifically to deliver or assist with student instruction on a topic; software that can be used to enhance teaching and learning in many ways. Drill and practice - educational games - tutorials - simulation - a






4. The iris is used to control the opening behind the lens that allows light to enter the camera. When lighting is low the iris may be opened to let in more light. And when the light level is high the iris can be partially closed to let in less light. B






5. A graphic representation of a real person in cyberspace; a three dimensional image that a person can choose to represent himself or herself in a virtual reality environment






6. Multiuser dungeon (or dimension or domain); a location on the Internet where several users at a time can interact with each other's avatars (graphic representations of each other); also known as a MUD Object Oriented or MOO






7. The primary authoring language used to develop webpages; Its codes are document formatting codes that tell Web browsers how to display the page on the screen. Its files contain the text to be displayed on the Web page embedded in its unique 'tag' lan






8. Software tools that automatically draw and print desired charts or graphs from data entered by users






9. Media formats that allow or require some level of physical activity from the user - which in some way alters the sequence of presentation.






10. 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






11. In a full immersion virtual reality (VR) system - a headset that provides the sensory channel through which the wearer 'sees' a computer-generated environment






12. An instructional software function that presents items for students to work on (usually one at a time) and gives feedback on correctness; a series of practice exercises designed to increase fluency in a new skill or to refresh an existing one. Use of






13. Classroom display that allow teachers or students to interact with the computer through a touch sensitive board on which the computer screen is projected.






14. Use of the computer to orchestrate text - images - audio - and video to support a storytelling narrative with multimedia.






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






16. 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






17. An image format used for drawn images - illustrations - clip art - or animations; It is universally acceptable on the Web. Images in the this format are restricted to 256 colors (best - actually 216 'web-safe' colors). The format is suited to images






18. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates under what circumstances students are expected to perform.






19. Feedback that tells students specifically what they can do to correct their performance.






20. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms






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






22. Input device - used primarily with games - that moves on-screen figures or a cursor with a handle that moves in all directions






23. 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






24. A single silicon chip that contains all of the CPU circuits for a computer system.






25. A school specialist who helps students and teachers to become effective users of ideas and information by providing access to materials - providing instruction - and working with teachers to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual






26. 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






27. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing






28. Growing problem of online harassment in social networks






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






30. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat






31. A liquid crystal display device used with a computer or VCR for large-group display.






32. Proposed by learning theorist Albert Bandura as learning that occurs through actions - rather than by observation






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






34. 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.






35. A type of instructional activity that provides students with an opportunity to practice using what they are learning.






36. A condition that arises when an individual is unable to fulfill a role due to an impairment or disability






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






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






39. Motivation in which the act itself is the reward.






40. The application of technological processes and tools which can be used to solve problems of instruction and learning with an emphasis on applying the most current digital and information tools.






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






42. 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






43. A small pictorial or graphical representation of a computer hardware function or component - or a computer software program - commonly associated with a graphical user interface.






44. 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.






45. 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






46. Content experts are also called subject matter experts (or SMEs). A content expert's roles and responsibilities include: researching the content - helping with storyboard - and writing all of the text. For many multimedia projects in education - SME






47. Programs that allow teachers to author and display lessons for use with interactive whiteboard systems






48. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.






49. A type of instructional software tool consisting of hardware devices (probes) and software (probeware) to allow scientific data to be gathered and processed by a computer






50. 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