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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)






2. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.






3. In order to display a full-color graphic image on a 256-color monitor - computers simulate the colors it cannot display by way of dithering - which is combining pixels from a 256-color palette into patterns that approximate other colors. At a distanc






4. 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






5. According to learning theorist B. E Skinner - experiences (positive reinforcement - negative reinforcement - punishment) that shape desired behavioral responses






6. Software products (e.g. - Microsoft Works and AppleWorks) that have several applications in a single package (e.g. - word processing - spreadsheet - presentation functions -database programs)






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






8. 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






9. 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.






10. Software available in both CD and the Web formats. Electronic encyclopedia - including not only pictures - but sound and video as well. They also have powerful key word searching capabilities. In addition to electronic encyclopedias - research journa






11. A collection of components that includes the computer and all of the devices used with it.






12. First released in 2002 - a scripting language that must be installed on a server to be used in web development; a scripting language that generates HTML source code to create dynamic web pages






13. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries






14. Various techniques designed to direct attention to certain aspects of information - including the use of bold - underlined - or italicized print; color - labels - and arrows for pictorial information; and speaking more loudly or more slowly to highli






15. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online






16. Text used to name parts of an electronic spreadsheet.






17. 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.






18. 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






19. The use of the computer as a device for mediating communication between teacher and students and among students - often over distances. Electronic mail and computer conferencing are two types of application software commonly used in CMC.






20. 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






21. Devices that record data over time with sensors






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






23. 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






24. Input/output devices that provide for storage and retrieval of programs and other types of data that must be stored over a long period of time. Also referred to as external or auxiliary memory.






25. 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.






26. 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






27. A type of instructional activity designed to determine how well students have mastered lesson objectives.






28. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.






29. 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.






30. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)






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






32. The software capability to copy images from web pages or computer applications and store them on your own computer.






33. A type of outsourcing in which many people are asked to give their input online to solve a problem that has proven resistant to efforts of single individuals or organizations






34. A type of hypermedia authoring software from Adobe that has become commonly used to create interactive web-based animations






35. 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






36. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network






37. A small text file transferred to a web browser through an Internet server for the purpose of tracking the Internet usage habits of the person using the browser






38. 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 -






39. A highlighted position indicator used on the computer screen.






40. 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.






41. 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






42. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.






43. In Adobe Flash - an advanced authoring environment for creating content for the web - a mobile - or virtually any digitalplatform






44. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.






45. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.






46. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium






47. A collection of a person's work products over time - arranged so that he or she and others can see how skills have developed and progressed - and presented in an electronic form such as a website or multimedia product; websites created by students to






48. 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






49. 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.






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