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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A type of learning that refers to the ability to recall specific information.






2. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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






6. A graphical means of illustrating the logical flow of a computer program.






7. A 4.72-inch-diameter disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio - video - or computer data.






8. An instructional approach that provides an appealing environment in which learners invest effort to follow prescribed rules in order to attain a challenging goal; designed to increase motivation by adding game rules to a learning activity






9. An image format that allows transfer of artwork between any software packages that use PostScript printing files; a vector graphics file format.






10. A device that allows analog audio or video to be captured in a form that the computer can use.






11. A type of problem solving that requires students to actively participate in real or hypothetical problem situations that reflect the types of experiences actually encountered in the discipline under study






12. A set of instructions that tells the computer how to do something.






13. Text used to name parts of an electronic spreadsheet.






14. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.






15. Information provided to students regarding how well they are doing during practice.






16. 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






17. The set of high-speed data lines connecting the major networks that make up the Internet.






18. An event - object - or circumstance that prompts a behavior.






19. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.






20. In Adobe Flash - an advanced authoring environment for creating content for the web - a mobile - or virtually any digitalplatform






21. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.






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






23. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing






24. An instructional designer's roles and responsibilities include: researching K-12 educator user requirements for portal development - multi-media tools and video-mediated learning - determining the screen layout - creating the flowcharts - and specify






25. 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






26. 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






27. High definition DVD format






28. Professional organization for music educators






29. Previously created graphics designed to be added to word processing or desktop publishing documents or to computer-based instruction.






30. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)






31. Stands for 'Joint Photographic Experts Group -' an image format used for photographs; it is a format for encoding photographs that uses fewer bytes than the pixel-by-pixel approaches of GIF. It supports many colors and it is possible to obtain good q






32. Hardware such as a keyboard - mouse - or joystick through which the user sends instructions to the computer.






33. 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






34. The selection and arrangement of information - activities - methods - and media to help students meet predetermined learning goals.






35. An associational information-processing system in the text domain. In a hypertext system - text information is stored in nodes - and nodes are interconnected to other nodes of related information; in 1960 - Ted Nelson coined the term to describe a da






36. An outline - preview - or other such pre-instructional cue used to promote retention of content to be learned.






37. The process of selectively receiving information from the environment.






38. A worldwide radio-navigation system made possible by a bank of orbiting satellites and their ground stations to pinpoint exact geographic locations on earth; a device that cross-references a GPS signal with mapping software and shows the location to






39. 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.






40. The purpose of interlacing is to have a partial image initially appear on screen rather than having to wait for the entire image to download. The main advantage of interlacing is that end users know what type of graphic image they are about to view a






41. 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






42. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization






43. An asynchronous communication medium in which two or more individuals exchange messages using personal computers connected via a network or telephone lines.






44. In order to display a full-color graphic image on a 256-color monitor - computers simulate the colors it cannot display by way of dithering - which is combining pixels from a 256-color palette into patterns that approximate other colors. At a distanc






45. Software that assists teachers in preparing individual educational plans (IEPs) required by law for students with special needs; automates the process by providing on-screen prompts that remind teachers of the required components in the plan






46. First released in 2002 - a scripting language that must be installed on a server to be used in web development; a scripting language that generates HTML source code to create dynamic web pages






47. A collection of components that includes the computer and all of the devices used with it.






48. Also known as a web browser - software designed to allow a computer user to go to Internet websites that are connected to each other via the World Wide Web (WWW)






49. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.






50. A computer dedicated to managing a computer network and providing resources to other computers on the network (the clients). The file server is usually faster and has larger storage capabilities than the client machines.







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