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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.






2. Adaptive technologies are designed specifically for persons with disabilities. These are devices that extend the abilities of an individual with special needs in ways that provide physical access (i.e. - wheelchairs - braces) and sensory access (i.e.






3. 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






4. 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






5. The belief system that holds that humans construct all knowledge in their minds by participating in certain experiences; knowledge is the result of constructing both mechanisms for learning and one's own unique version of the knowledge - colored by b






6. Pavlovian view of learning as involuntary physical responses to outside stimuli (e.g. - dogs salivate automatically at the sight of a dog food can)






7. The amount of working memory that is available to a learner to process new information and that is taken up at a given time by a learning task






8. 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






9. A collection of eight bits - equivalent to one alphanumeric character.






10. A video or computer display device. The most common output device for personal computers.






11. One of several digital formats for video that are able to be used with video editing software






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






13. Instructional format that combines elements of face-to-face teaching and learning with elements of distance education. Also known as blended learning.






14. 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






15. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.






16. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries






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






18. 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






19. 'Image map' allows graphics to respond to mouse clicks to lead to more than one place from a single graphic. Clickable maps can be based on graphical maps such as floor plans - road maps - regional maps - and the like. The imagemapper - or simple ima






20. Programs that allow teachers to author and display lessons for use with interactive whiteboard systems






21. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn






22. 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.






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






24. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; a standard way of representing text - which allows different computer brands to 'talk' to one another. It is sometimes referred to as plain text or unformatted text.






25. A worldwide collection of computer networks that can exchange information by using a common software standard; sometimes referred to (erroneously) as synonymous with the World Wide Web (WWW) - which is actually a subset of the Internet






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






27. An animation key frame is a single still image defined throughout an animated sequence that occurs at a pivotal point in that sequence.






28. 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






29. A technique that reduces the amount of a graphic that shows or prints.






30. A printer that combines laser and photocopying technology to produce very high-quality output - comparable to that produced in typesetting. Laser printers can produce text as well as high-quality graphics and can achieve print densities of up to 1 -2






31. An agreement created by a school or other educational organization that describes the risks involved in Internet use; outlines appropriate - safe student behavior on the Internet; asks students if they agree to use the Internet under these conditions






32. A measure of the difference between what learners know before and after instruction; for example - Posttest - Pretest = Achievement.






33. 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 -






34. Also known as a hot link or hot spot. On the Internet - a piece of text or an image that has been programmed into a web page to send the browser to another Internet location; in a multimedia product - a piece of text or an image that has been program






35. 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






36. 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






37. A single silicon chip that contains all of the CPU circuits for a computer system.






38. 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






39. Term for the distribution of applications - processing power - and storage across many computers accessible via the Internet.






40. Devices that record data over time with sensors






41. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






42. Software that is given away free of charge - but whose author still retains all rights.






43. Software tools that automatically draw and print desired charts or graphs from data entered by users






44. Electronically transmitted private messages that can be sent from individuals to other individuals or groups.






45. A compact disc format for storing motion video and computer data. Sometimes called digital video disc or digital versatile disc; a standard single-layer - single-sided DVD can store 4.7GB of data. These high-capacity optical discs can store large fil






46. 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






47. Acronym for 'frequently asked questions.' Used on the Internet to disseminate basic information and to reduce repetitive queries.






48. 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






49. A graphic representation of a real person in cyberspace; a three dimensional image that a person can choose to represent himself or herself in a virtual reality environment






50. New term for information technology or educational technology; refers to all technologies used in education and training - as well as strategies for using them; originally in more common use outside the U.S. - but becoming more popular worldwide due