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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Can be either software that supports the on-screen creation of music scores with several parts or tracks - or a hardware component of a music synthesizer workstation
Computer Platforms
music sequencer
Instructional effectiveness
ARPAnet
2. 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.
Motor skills
Harmony
Information activity
Learning
3. Software that is given away free of charge - but whose author still retains all rights.
Iris
Freeware
Fair Use Guidelines
Digital Storytelling
4. Short for 'web log -' a web page that serves as a publicly accessible location for discussing a topic or issue; began as personal journals and expanded to become public discussion forums in which anyone can give opinions on a topic
Blog
MP3
Attention
Classical Conditioning
5. Pavlovian view of learning as involuntary physical responses to outside stimuli (e.g. - dogs salivate automatically at the sight of a dog food can)
Classical Conditioning
Beta version
Internet
Constructivism
6. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)
mobile device
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Keyboard
Inclusion
7. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert
Design
Instructional efficiency
Likert scale
Instructional plan
8. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual
Educational Technology
App
Audiographics
microcomputer
9. The process of determining which digital tools and which methods for implementing them are the most appropriate responses to given educational needs and problems
Charting/Graphing Tool
Bitmap and vector graphics
Design
integrating educational technology
10. A technique that reduces the amount of a graphic that shows or prints.
logic bomb
Cropping
Library/media specialist
inquiry-based learning
11. A form of evaluation that involves having a knowledgeable person come into the classroom to watch a lesson in process - to comment on how well the materials and activities work - and to make suggestions for improvements.
ASCII format
Image Capture
Classroom Observation
MUD
12. Stories that can be read from a computer screen - on mobile devices - or as print books with interactive buttons; also known as interactive storybooks
Electronic Storybooks
Learning in context
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
13. 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 -
Electronic Mentor
Bitmap and vector graphics
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
Hypermedia
14. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.
Computer Conferencing
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Behavior
15. Content experts are also called subject matter experts (or SMEs). A content expert's roles and responsibilities include: researching the content - helping with storyboard - and writing all of the text. For many multimedia projects in education - SME
Content expert
Conditions
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Hard Disk
16. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat
Mass storage
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Body Composition Analyzer
Inkjet printer
17. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.
Animation - path
Distributed Education
Digital Storytelling
English as a Second Language (ESL)
18. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts
Compensation
Handicap
Augmented Reality
Hacking
19. Programs that allow teachers to author and display lessons for use with interactive whiteboard systems
interactive whiteboard activity software
Flowcharting
Instruction
Cognitive Overload
20. 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
Evaluation
Bitmap and vector graphics
Datafile
Electronic reference software
21. 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.
Assistive Technology
Audio Teleconferencing
Hits
Behavior
22. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
information visualization
Classroom Observation
Instructional plan
23. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.
Email Address
Cybercheating
Cognitive Load
Consequence
24. One of the devices (e.g. - a data glove) that allow users to experience a full immersion virtual reality system by providing tactile or touch input
Haptic Interface
Enactive Learning
Hacker
Blood Pressure Devices
25. Devices that record data over time with sensors
Conditional Information
Crowdsourcing
ASP.NET
Data Loggers
26. A type of instructional activity designed to determine how well students have mastered lesson objectives.
Input/Output Device
Bandwidth
Evaluation Activity
Hypertext
27. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.
Displayed Visuals
link
Internet
Computer System
28. A network created in 1969 by the U.S. government-funded Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) to enable communications among important defense sites in the event of a worldwide catastrophe such as a nuclear attack; later became the Internet
Chat Room
Image Editing Programs
ARPAnet
Clip Art
29. 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
Modem
Instructional plan
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Disability
30. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.
Compact Disc (CD)
CLI
inert knowledge
Distributed Education
31. 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
Chat
Equilibration
meta-analysis
Handicap
32. 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
integrating educational technology
Compensation
Data Loggers
Mug shots
33. A committee composed of the parent - administrator - assessment personnel - regular education teacher - special education teacher - and other pertinent representatives who meet on a regular basis to make decisions in regard to admission - services -
mainstreaming
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Foreign Language (FL)
Attachments
34. An activity in which students with disabilities participate in one or more selected classes in general education
Keyboard
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
mainstreaming
Feedback
35. In a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly
Email Address
Favorites File
Blood Pressure Devices
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
36. Computer actions or programs - such as hypermedia software - that respond to events in the environment; for example - a mouse action event that occurs when the user clicks on a button.
Educational Media
Laser printer
Event Driven
Distributed Education
37. 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
Cropping
Heart Rate Monitor
Discovery Learning
music editor
38. An input accessory lets the computer user input data into the computer - whereas an output device allows the computer to communicate its results to the world outside. Input/output devices are also called I/O devices. The computer keyboard - display a
Input/Output Device
interactive whiteboard
Emoticons
Design
39. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG
mainstreaming
Computer System
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Image Formats
40. Acronym for 'frequently asked questions.' Used on the Internet to disseminate basic information and to reduce repetitive queries.
FAQ
Input device
music sequencer
instructional software
41. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)
integrated packages
Encoding
morphing
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
42. 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.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Cybercheating
Keyboard
Dithering
43. The incorrect or less appropriate alternative answers for a given multiple-choice question. Also called foils.
Distractors
interactive or dynamic geometry software
integrating educational technology
Computer Program
44. A computer system that stores and manipulates a database of information about geographic locations; users see data pertaining to a geographic location overlaid on a map of the area
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Crowdsourcing
Criteria
ASP.NET
45. 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
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
e-books (ebooks)
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
laptop computer
46. A single block in a spreadsheet grid - formed by the intersection of a row and a column that may contain numerical values - words - or character data - and formulas or calculation commands.
Consequence
Cell
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
47. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website
Electronic Publishing
Circular reference
Model
Instructional method
48. Within a computer - this is an area that stores instructions (programs) and information that can be readily accessed by the processor.
music editor
Memory
Firewall
Cybercheating
49. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing
information literacy
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Lossless and lossy compressions
Discussion
50. 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
Crowdsourcing
Hypertext
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
Computer-Managed Instruction