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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Device consisting of a transmitter - which senses the heartbeat from the heart's electrical impulses - and a wristwatch receiver - which receives and records each beat through radio transmission from the transmitter
Geospatial Technologies
Database Management System (DBMS)
Audio Teleconferencing
Heart Rate Monitor
2. 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.
music synthesizer
Freeware
Groupware
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
3. 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
Absolute address or absolute positioning
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Instructional designer
Database
4. For learners of English and foreign languages - activities in which they use computers in language testing - teaching - and learning in and out of class
Hacker
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Home Page
Authoring Software
5. 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
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Assessment Rubric
Image Capture
Designing Instruction
6. A type of instructional activity that provides students with an opportunity to practice using what they are learning.
Antivirus software
link
e-books (ebooks)
Application Activity
7. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.
Consequence
mastery learning
Email Address
Cognitive Load
8. 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
Concept Map
Animation - path
Motivation
Drop cap
9. Typeface used in word processing or desktop publishing; the appearance of the text itself - which can be altered through the selection of various typefaces and sizes of type. These include many typefaces common to the printing field - such as Times -
Dithering
multiple intelligences theory
App
Font
10. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.
Input/Output Device
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Bookmark
Ethnicity
11. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance
information visualization
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Formula
Macro
12. 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
Learning Theory
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Freeware
CMYK graphics
13. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.
Megabyte
Assessment Rubric
CRT
Enactive Learning
14. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language
language translators (machine translation)
multiple intelligences theory
Computer Conferencing
Cookie
15. Compression is the process to reduce file size through 'zipping' or 'archiving'. The compressed or zipped file can be from a large file or can contain several files that have been squeezed into a single file. After compression - the extraction proces
Compression and extraction tools
ASCII format
Filtering Software
Hacker
16. Inhibited functioning created by excessive demands being placed on memory and/or other cognitive processes.
Hypermedia
Directed Instruction
Forms Makers
Cognitive Overload
17. In contrast to lossless compression - lossy compression refers to a technique of shrinking file sizes by giving away some precision of detail. JPEG images are an example of a file that is compressed this way. By reducing the quality of a picture when
Cyberbullying
Lossy compression
Javascript
Auto-tuning
18. Using technology to accommodate difficulties individuals have with performing specific tasks - e.g. - providing speech recognition software to those with physical disabilities that limit their use of a pencil or a keyboard
Byte
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Forms Makers
Compensation
19. 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
Heuristic
Key word
Accelerometer
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
20. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)
Database
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Conditions
21. Digitally encoded information permanently recorded on a compact disc; Also known as compact disc - read-only memory. It is a compact disc used to store computer data. CD-ROMs have a maximum capacity of 650MB.
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
FAQ
Extraneous Processing
Microprocessor
22. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.
link
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Learning in context
Cognitive Load
23. In printing - halftone refers to the technique of simulating shades of gray or color by varying the size of dots in a grid - or the number of pixels in a given area.
Distance Education
Ethnicity
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Halftone
24. 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.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Cognitive Load
Alpha testing
Motivation
25. In Adobe Flash - an advanced authoring environment for creating content for the web - a mobile - or virtually any digitalplatform
Key word
ActionScript
Interactive multimedia
Bitmap and vector graphics
26. A type of information that includes facts - concepts - principles - and the relationships among them.
FAQ
Declarative Information
Label
Microprocessor
27. A hybrid (online and in-person) distance education approach that provides students with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences within collaborative learning environments
Electronic reference software
Mosaic
Java applets
Adventure Learning (AL)
28. Music-making equipment controlled by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) device
music synthesizer
link
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
Harmony
29. Systems that allow individuals to view and examine the world through multiple layering of geographic data within a spatial environment; use of technology for visualization - analysis - and measurement of features and phenomena
Email Address
Attitudes
Compact Disc (CD)
Geospatial Technologies
30. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn
Extraneous Processing
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
Instructional plan
Internal memory
31. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.
joystick
Home Page
language translators (machine translation)
Electronic Slide Shows
32. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
English Language Learners (ELL)
Electronic Mentor
33. An event - object - or circumstance that comes after a behavior and is attributable to the behavior.
Compensation
Consequence
Digital Storytelling
Mnemonic
34. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts
Adventure Learning (AL)
Inclusion
e-books (ebooks)
Mosaic
35. 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
Electronic Storybooks
meta-analysis
imagemap
Hardware
36. 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
Discovery Learning
Instructional designer
JPEG (also JPG)
Constructivist Learning
37. An online system of web course design and delivery tools; Desire-to-Learn and BlackBoard are examples
Design
Course Management System (CMS)
Displayed Visuals
Ergonomics
38. A liquid crystal display device used with a computer or VCR for large-group display.
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
LCD projector
Java
Lossless and lossy compressions
39. Literally 'multiple media' or 'a combination of media -' a software product or system that incorporates sequential or simultaneous use of a variety of media formats in a single presentation or program. Today - this term conveys the notion of a system
multimedia
Application Activity
Lighting
Ethnicity
40. Advanced calculators that can graph equations - as well as perform calculation functions involved in higher-level math and science problems; allows users to enter equations and shows graphs that result from those equations
DVD
File Server
Graphing Calculator
Mosaic
41. 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
Internet
Downloading
Intrinsic motivation
HTML 5
42. A collection of eight bits - equivalent to one alphanumeric character.
Lossless and lossy compressions
LCD screen
Handicap
Byte
43. 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 -
Bitmap and vector graphics
Java
Chat Room
Bit
44. 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
Gesture-Recognition System
Animation - path
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
45. In a full immersion virtual reality (VR) system - a headset that provides the sensory channel through which the wearer 'sees' a computer-generated environment
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Lighting
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
malware
46. The set of high-speed data lines connecting the major networks that make up the Internet.
Formula
Automaticity
Backbone
instant messaging (IM)
47. Storage inside the computer. The CPU in a personal computer retrieves and deposits information in the computer's internal memory. Also called main memory.
Highlighting
Internal memory
Beta version
Hard Copy
48. 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
Graphing Calculator
Exergaming
MUD
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
49. Ancillary feature of word processors that identifies a range of grammatical and format errors such as improper capitalization - lack of subject-verb agreement - split infinitives - and so on.
e-books (ebooks)
logic bomb
Grammar Checker
Favorites File
50. Calculator with probes or sensors connected to it to allow gathering of numerical data
Bulletin Board (BB)
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Assessment Rubric
Classroom Observation
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