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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Electronically transmitted private messages that can be sent from individuals to other individuals or groups.






2. 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






3. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by counting calories






4. Program stored on individual computers or on the school or district network in order to prevent access to Internet sites with inappropriate materials






5. The process of taking a series of individual pictures -- called frames -- and stringing them together in a timed sequence to give the appearance of continuous motion. Animations are motion files - either in 2-D animation or 3-D animation. On the Web






6. 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






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






8. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic






9. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)






10. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language






11. An online activity in which students look at a database of caches listed at a geocaching website (e.g. - http://www.geocaching.com) - decide on a cache to hunt for - use GPSs to help them locate it - and share their experiences with others involved i






12. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning






13. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts






14. A term introduced by Whitehead in 1929 to mean skills that students learn in isolation but do not know how to transfer later to problems that require them






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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






18. According to the American Library Association (ALA) - it is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate - evaluate - and use effectively the needed information






19. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.






20. 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






21. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.






22. 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






23. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.






24. A three-dimensional representation of a real object; it may be larger - smaller - or the same size as the object represented.






25. A school specialist who helps students and teachers to become effective users of ideas and information by providing access to materials - providing instruction - and working with teachers to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual






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






27. The setting or physical surroundings in which learning takes place - including the classroom - science or computer laboratory - gymnasium - playground - and so on.






28. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.






29. A computer language that contains instructions that resemble natural language and that does not require knowledge of the inner workings of the computer to use successfully.






30. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.






31. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)






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






33. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system






34. A branch of computer science concerned with the design of computers and software that are capable of responding in ways that emulate the decision-making capabilities of the human mind.






35. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.






36. A combination input and output device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer over telephone or cable TV lines; (short for modulator-demodulator) converts digital computer information into sound (and vice versa) for transmission o






37. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences






38. 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






39. 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.






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






41. 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






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






43. Approximately a million bytes - or 1000 kilobytes.






44. 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 -






45. 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






46. 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






47. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.






48. 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






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






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