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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another






2. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.






3. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).






4. A type of instructional activity designed to help students understand - remember - and apply new information.






5. Also referred to as a domain designator - a required part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) on the Internet that indicates what kind of group owns the server; examples include '.edu -' '.com -' and '.org'






6. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.






7. 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






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






9. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts






10. 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






11. 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.






12. A procedure of instruction selected to help learners achieve objectives or understand the content or message of instruction (e.g. - presentation - simulation - drill and practice - cooperative learning).






13. Tools offered through a special Google site that provide users access to online programs for word processing - spreadsheets - and presentations; the site offers storage of documents on a Google server and allows for sharing of documents among multipl






14. 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






15. The purpose of interlacing is to have a partial image initially appear on screen rather than having to wait for the entire image to download. The main advantage of interlacing is that end users know what type of graphic image they are about to view a






16. 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






17. 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.






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






19. Fundamental to most operating systems is the concept of files and directories (or folders). A file system in most operating resembles an inverted tree with the roots at the top and branches at the bottom. This tree structure uses directories or folde






20. 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.






21. On computer networks - a location for person-to-person real-time (synchronous) interaction by typing messages.






22. Software tools that simplify the activity of making highly graphic materials such as awards certificates and greeting cards by offering sets of clip art and pre-designed templates to which people add their own content






23. 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.






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






25. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks






30. 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 -






31. Not occurring at the same time - form of distance communications in which information and messages are left for the receiver to read later; contrasts with synchronous communications - in which information and messages are sent and received immediatel






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






33. 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






34. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.






35. An online system of web course design and delivery tools; Desire-to-Learn and BlackBoard are examples






36. A computer input device that permits the development of graphic images by translating drawing on the tablet into onscreen images.






37. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.






38. Flaming messages are messages which express overly strong feelings. Spam is the term for e-mail junk mail - which should not be for¬warded. Chain letters are letters that have been forwarded from several previous e-mail readers. According to netiquet






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






40. 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






41. Software designed for groups of students or teachers alike. The computer is viewed by a cooperative group of students or can be projected to the entire class to stimulate discussions and debates.






42. Groups of people who 'meet -' usually via email - webpages - or other electronic means - to support each other's learning; in distance education - strategic - ongoing efforts by the instructor to encourage student-to-student interaction - as well as






43. The collection of all related records in a database.






44. 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






45. '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






46. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.






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






48. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.






49. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning






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