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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. 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
Electronic reference software
Bandwidth
Algorithm
Absolute address or absolute positioning
2. Stories that can be read from a computer screen - on mobile devices - or as print books with interactive buttons; also known as interactive storybooks
Circular reference
Course Management System (CMS)
Electronic Storybooks
Learning in context
3. On computer networks - a location for person-to-person real-time (synchronous) interaction by typing messages.
Chat Room
Copyright
Database Management System (DBMS)
Adventure Learning (AL)
4. In a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly
Favorites File
Instructional materials
Dithering
Equilibration
5. A student-centered and teacher-guided instructional approach that engages students in investigating real world questions that they choose within a broad thematic framework. This instruction complements traditional instruction by providing a vehicle f
Freeware
inquiry-based learning
Icon
Electronic Publishing
6. Each individual category of information recorded in a database; the smallest unit of information in a database
Haptic Interface
Field
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Formative Evaluation
7. Type of virtual reality (VR) system in which i a user places a headset (e.g. - goggles or a helmet) over the eyes to provide a channel through which the wearer 'sees' (i.e. - is immersed in) a computer-generated environment
Individualized education program (IEP)
Full Immersion Systems
Home Page
Hypermedia
8. Motivation in which the act itself is the reward.
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Implementation
Image Editing Programs
Intrinsic motivation
9. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.
Culture
Datafile
Bookmark
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
10. 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
Attention
Extraneous Processing
ARPAnet
Lighting
11. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts
Accommodation
Database filters and queries
Computer Gradebook
e-books (ebooks)
12. A filter of an electronic database program allows application of a set of selection criteria or sorting instructions to the records in a table. When a database is closed - the selection criteria and/or sorting instructions will be wiped out. In contr
Lossy compression
Fair Use Guidelines
Design
Database filters and queries
13. 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
Chat Room
learning communities
Heart Rate Monitor
Compact Disc (CD)
14. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning
Constructivist Learning
English Language Learners (ELL)
Learning environment
Alpha testing
15. A type of information that describes the potential usefulness of facts - concepts - and principles.
Instructional game
Handicap
Conditional Information
Feedback
16. 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.
ASCII format
Mug shots
logic bomb
Instructional technology
17. Within a computer - this is an area that stores instructions (programs) and information that can be readily accessed by the processor.
Memory
Evaluation Activity
Essential Processing
Event Driven
18. A single networked delivery system that combines sophisticated computer-assisted instruction (CAI) with computer-managed instruction (CMI). Intellectual skills A type of learning that refers to a variety of thinking skills - including concept learnin
Internal memory
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Listserv
Implementation
19. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms
Bookmark
Instructional method
Heart Rate Monitor
Forms Makers
20. A form of education in which some means - electronic or otherwise - is used to connect people with instructors and/or resources that can help them acquire knowledge and skills; structured learning that takes place without the physical presence of the
Distance Education
Mailing list
Instructional designer
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
21. Short for malicious software - any software specifically designed to damage - destroy - disrupt operations - or spy on the operation of computers
Google Docs
malware
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
Mug shots
22. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.
Demonstration
Handheld Technologies
CPU
Asynchronous
23. 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
Emoticons
Classical Conditioning
Electronic reference software
Instructional game
24. 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.
Domain
Learning
Hard Copy
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
25. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.
Iris
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Adventure Learning (AL)
Imagery
26. A collection of eight bits - equivalent to one alphanumeric character.
Frame
Logo
Byte
Asynchronous
27. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.
Instructional design
Hash Tag
Asynchronous
Database Management System (DBMS)
28. 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
interactive whiteboard
Discovery Learning
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Educational Technology
29. Term for the distribution of applications - processing power - and storage across many computers accessible via the Internet.
Cloud Computing
Assistive Technology
laptop computer
Educational Technology
30. Piagetian view of condition children experience when they confront new and unfamiliar features of their environment that do not fit with their current views of the world
Information activity
Applications
Disequilibrium
Animation - path
31. A series of steps needed to solve a particular problem or perform a particular task; a methodical - logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier -- but also more error-prone -- use of heu
JPEG (also JPG)
Haptic Interface
Algorithm
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
32. 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
Harmony
Accommodation
Constructivism
Beta version
33. Actively collaborating with learners to determine what learning means and how it can be enhanced within each individual learner. An emphasis is placed on drawing on the learner's own unique talents - capacities - and experiences.
Megabyte
Logo
learner-centered instruction
Frame
34. A mathematical expression that directs an electronic spreadsheet to perform various kinds of calculations on the numbers entered in it; in a spreadsheet - a command inserted in a cell and used to do calculations on data
Formula
Instructional appeal
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Drill And Practice
35. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements
Graphics Tablet
Datafile
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Data Mining
36. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium
Files
Chat
Alpha testing
Datafile
37. 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
MP3
Interactive media
Constructivism
Geospatial Technologies
38. According to learning theorist Howard Gardner - nine different and relatively independent types of intelligence that may be fostered by differentiated instruction and assessment
multiple intelligences theory
Computer
Case Study
Audio Teleconferencing
39. A compression standard that produces compressed - high-quality audio files. To create an MP3 file - you need a program that copies a song from a CD or download from the Internet to your hard drive - and an encoder to convert the file to the MP3 forma
Applications
Classical Conditioning
MP3
Antivirus software
40. Coined by a Boeing researcher in 1990 - it refers to a computer-generated environment in which a real-life scene is overlaid with information that enhances our understanding and uses of it
Cyberbullying
Augmented Reality
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Computer Program
41. Calculator with probes or sensors connected to it to allow gathering of numerical data
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
inquiry-based learning
Instructional technology
Instructional efficiency
42. Channels of communication that carry messages with an instructional purpose; the different ways and means by which information can be delivered to or experienced by a learner.
Educational Media
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
integrated packages
Interactive media
43. A small pictorial or graphical representation of a computer hardware function or component - or a computer software program - commonly associated with a graphical user interface.
Cognitive Load
Implementation
Icon
CPU
44. The second phase of the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on the use of instructional materials and activities designed to help students achieve the outcomes specified in the instructional plan.
inquiry-based learning
Implementation
Laser printer
Bulletin Board (BB)
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
Automaticity
Memory
Handicap
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
46. 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
Compensation
Model
multiple intelligences theory
Mouse
47. Video games that provide physical activity or exercise through interactive play
Input/Output Device
Exergaming
Generative Processing
Animation - path
48. A highlighted position indicator used on the computer screen.
Individualized education program (IEP)
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
Cursor
49. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Bulletin Board (BB)
Instructional design
inert knowledge
Mug shots
50. A term coined by Lloyd Morrisett - former president of the Markle Foundation - used to describe the gap between those individuals who have access to technology such as computer software - the Internet - and so on and those who do not.
Digital Divide
ASCII format
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Mouse