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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.
Gigabyte
Mnemonic
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Learning in context
2. 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 -
Local-area network (LAN)
instant messaging (IM)
Flowcharting
learner-centered instruction
3. Storage inside the computer. The CPU in a personal computer retrieves and deposits information in the computer's internal memory. Also called main memory.
Javascript
Information activity
Internal memory
Case Study
4. 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
learning communities
Mass storage
Bookmark
Foreign Language (FL)
5. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Instructional game
Antivirus software
Instructional design
Global Positioning System (GPS)
6. 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.
Copyright
Megabyte
Emoticons
Cyberbullying
7. A term introduced by Whitehead in 1929 to mean skills that students learn in isolation but do not know how to transfer later to problems that require them
Flowcharting
inert knowledge
Encoding
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
8. Also called a mail server - this is the computer or software that operates an e-mail discussion list on the Internet. Interested individuals subscribe to the list and subsequently receive all e-mail that is sent to the listserv; on the Internet - a p
ARPAnet
Criteria
Listserv
Lossless and lossy compressions
9. An abnormality or loss of function in a physical - anatomical - or psychological structure; may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired through accident or disease
Impairment
Accelerometer
Gigabyte
Disability
10. Alpha testing is the early testing phase of the project. The full functionality of the alpha version of the software program may not yet be implemented. This early review allows the client to evaluate the project.
logic bomb
Alpha testing
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
11. A type of learning that refers to the ability to recall specific information.
Knowledge
Cookie
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
Hacking
12. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.
Content expert
Flash
Knowledge
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
13. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates the standards that define acceptable performance.
Input device
Criteria
intranet
Motivation
14. A system of information representation in which the information-text - graphics - animation - audio - and/or video is stored in interlinked nodes; software that allows information stored in various media or various parts of media to be connected (oft
Geocaching
Browser
Information activity
Hypermedia
15. 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.
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Discovery Learning
Frame
16. 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
Compensation
Constructivism
Beta version
Classroom Observation
17. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.
Java applets
FAQ
Instructional plan
Audiographics
18. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.
Instructional method
Computer Program
Freeware
Displayed Visuals
19. A printed copy of computer output.
Digital Storytelling
Design
Hard Copy
Byte
20. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.
Attention
Chat
Instructional activity
Database filters and queries
21. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences
Key word
Java
Learning style
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
22. A type of instructional activity that leads students to want to learn and to put in the effort required for learning.
Domain Name
Motivation activity
Formula
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
23. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks
Files
Direct Observation
Database
Inkjet printer
24. Designates a type of learning of English that occurs after a student achieves some level of proficiency in another - native language; more commonly-used term is now English Language Learning or ELL
Educational Technology
English as a Second Language (ESL)
music sequencer
Generative Processing
25. A form of evaluation that involves watching students as they work through some part(s) of the lesson.
Likert scale
Animation key frame
multimedia
Direct Observation
26. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.
DVD
Learning in context
Body Composition Analyzer
joystick
27. A form of assessment that indicates whether or not students have learned what they must know before progressing to the next portion of the instruction.
intranet
Enactive Learning
Cropping
Formative Evaluation
28. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network
imagemap
Halftone
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Flowcharting
29. 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
Iris
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Classical Conditioning
30. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website
English Language Learners (ELL)
Electronic Publishing
Imagery
morphing
31. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.
music editor
Bookmark
Iris
Motor skills
32. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.
Mailing list
Algorithm
Graphic Document Makers
Computer Gradebook
33. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.
Focusing Question
Mailing list
Learning Theory
Augmented Reality
34. Term coined in 1984 by the president of the Aldus Corporation to refer to the activity of using software to produce documents that gives users a high degree of control over the composition and layout of material on a printed page - including both tex
Gigabyte
Favorites File
Bandwidth
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
35. According to information-processing learning theorists - one of the three kinds of memory or 'stores' the brain uses to process information - much like a computer; LTM can hold information indefinitely after it is linked to prior knowledge already in
music editor
Digital Camera
Artificial intelligence (AI)
long-term memory (LTM)
36. Inhibited functioning created by excessive demands being placed on memory and/or other cognitive processes.
microcomputer
Cognitive Overload
Auto-tuning
Interactive media
37. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
inert knowledge
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Dithering
38. A type of instructional activity designed to determine how well students have mastered lesson objectives.
instructional software
Evaluation Activity
Classroom Observation
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
39. A measure of how much learners achieve per unit of time or dollar spent; for example - (Posttest - Pretest)/Time - or (Posttest - Pretest)/Cost.
Graphing Calculator
Instructional efficiency
Computer Program
instructional software
40. Software that uses e-mail to deliver topic specific information to a targeted group of respondents.
Computer
Compression and extraction tools
Equilibration
Mailing list
41. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance
Graphic
Crowdsourcing
Compensation
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
42. 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
Assessment
Generative Processing
Discovery Learning
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
43. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.
Culture
Gesture-Recognition System
Computer
Email Address
44. 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
Laser printer
Hash Tag
Freeware
Library/media specialist
45. 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
Internet
Attitudes
Consequence
Firewall
46. 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
instructional software
Monitor
Equilibration
Files
47. A blueprint for instructional lessons based on analyses of the learners - the context - and the task to be learned. Planning involves the process of deciding what methods of instruction are best for bringing about desired changes in student knowledge
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Instructional plan
LCD screen
Integrated learning system (IIS)
48. 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
mainstreaming
Digital Storytelling
Imagery
Circular reference
49. The set of high-speed data lines connecting the major networks that make up the Internet.
Memory
Body Composition Analyzer
Laser printer
Backbone
50. A magnification system in which a video camera is mounted on a frame with a television monitor. Users place materials on the desktop below the camera - set the desired magnification level - move the materials around as necessary - and information app
Instructional efficiency
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
music editor
information literacy
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