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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.






2. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance






3. 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






4. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts






5. A standard adopted by the electronic music industry for controlling devices that play music; also known as musical instrument digital interface. Rather than recording sounds - MIDI instruments/software record finger action -- what note is being playe






6. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating






7. A set of guidelines used to reliably appraise or judge products or performances.






8. 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






9. A type of information that describes the potential usefulness of facts - concepts - and principles.






10. 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






11. A way to store addresses of frequently used websites on your computer; in a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly






12. 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






13. 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






14. An instructional arrangement whereby students with disabilities receive instruction and services in a general education setting with regular education peers.






15. Hardware such as a keyboard - mouse - or joystick through which the user sends instructions to the computer.






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






17. A worldwide radio-navigation system made possible by a bank of orbiting satellites and their ground stations to pinpoint exact geographic locations on earth; a device that cross-references a GPS signal with mapping software and shows the location to






18. 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






19. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.






20. Software tools used to enhance and format photos that are then imported into desktop publishing systems or webpage products






21. Each individual category of information recorded in a database; the smallest unit of information in a database






22. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences






23. Video games that provide physical activity or exercise through interactive play






24. 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






25. Can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts - whether it be music - poetry - or color. In visual experiences - harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and creates an inner sense of order. There are three formulas






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






27. The legal rights to an original work produced in any tangible medium of expression - including written works - works of art - music - photographs - and computer software.






28. The setting or physical surroundings in which learning takes place - including the classroom - science or computer laboratory - gymnasium - playground - and so on.






29. 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






30. 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






31. Short for malicious software - any software specifically designed to damage - destroy - disrupt operations - or spy on the operation of computers






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






33. Computer programs used to develop multimedia or Web applications; programs used to create documents utilizing point and click features but require some knowledge of the program; authoring programs such as Adobe Flash can be used to create multimedia






34. A dynamic instructional method in which individuals talk together - share information - and work cooperatively toward a solution or consensus. This method encourages classroom rapport and actively involves students in learning.






35. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget - learning depends on this process so it is important for teachers to confront students with new experiences or data to advance their cognitive de






36. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem






37. Similar to distance education - the notion of supporting learners - who may be situated locally or at a distance - with learning resources that may be distributed in space and time.






38. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






39. The process of selectively receiving information from the environment.






40. Within a computer - this is an area that stores instructions (programs) and information that can be readily accessed by the processor.






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






42. 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)






43. The term describes the data-carrying capacity of a transmission line. In other words - how much data flows on a given transmission path. It can apply to network connections - system buses - or any 'pipe' through which data pours. High-bandwidth conne






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






45. 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'






46. Pre-developed applications created with the Java programming language; make possible web page features such as animations and special effects - graphics and buttons - interactive displays -web data collection forms - and chatrooms






47. In language learning international class-to-class partnerships in which projects and casks are developed by the partner teachers in the collaborating institutions; students work with students of other cultures to provide authentic writing and researc






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






49. 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.






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







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