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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. 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
Instruction
Image Capture
Cloze Exercises
2. 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
Macro
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Formula
learning communities
3. Growing problem of online harassment in social networks
Corrective Feedback
Graphing Calculator
Cyberbullying
Downloading
4. Small - multi-purpose devices such as cellphones - e-books - and 'smart' pens that make it easy to view - communicate - and share information - regardless of location
Java applets
Filtering Software
Clip Art
Handheld Technologies
5. Sometimes referred to as the ADDIE model - the current version of systems approach of instructional design is a process comprised of a series of phases: analysis - design - development - implementation - and evaluation. Currently - almost all ISD mod
ADDIE model
Attachments
Cloze Exercises
Animation - path
6. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.
Frame
Database Management System (DBMS)
Instructional materials
Multimedia authoring programs
7. Pavlovian view of learning as involuntary physical responses to outside stimuli (e.g. - dogs salivate automatically at the sight of a dog food can)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Cyberbullying
Mass storage
Classical Conditioning
8. 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
Discovery Learning
Image Capture
Drop cap
FM Amplification System
9. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn
morphing
Flash
Interlacing
Extraneous Processing
10. 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 -
Macro
Impairment
Freeware
Bitmap and vector graphics
11. 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
Bitmap and vector graphics
Conditional Information
Cursor
Animation
12. Input device - used primarily with games - that moves on-screen figures or a cursor with a handle that moves in all directions
joystick
Java applets
Fair Use
Datafile
13. 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
Cooperative Learning
Application Activity
Constructivism
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
14. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic
Advance Organizer
Halftone
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
meta-analysis
15. High definition DVD format
Digital Storytelling
Cognitive Load
High-Level Language
Blu-Ray Disc
16. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.
Hacking
Content expert
Audiographics
Electronic Mail (email)
17. An activity in which students with disabilities participate in one or more selected classes in general education
Augmented Reality
mainstreaming
laptop computer
Instruction
18. Good lighting consists of three elements: key light - fill light - and back light. The key light is usually located about 45 ° to the right or left of the camera - while the fill light is commonly located 30° to 45 ° from the camera - opposite the ke
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Lighting
Instructional design
Animation key frame
19. 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 -
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
Hits
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
20. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.
Image Formats
Digital Divide
Ethnicity
Charting/Graphing Tool
21. 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
Mailing list
Digital Literacy
Equilibration
Computer System
22. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating
Internal memory
Cybercheating
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
23. 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
Individualized education program (IEP)
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
24. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website
Bitmap and vector graphics
Electronic Publishing
Antecedent
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
25. Similar to distance education - the notion of supporting learners - who may be situated locally or at a distance - with learning resources that may be distributed in space and time.
Instructional activity
Distributed Education
Instructional method
Auto-correct
26. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.
Authoring Software
Alpha testing
Inkjet printer
Digital Camera
27. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.
Computer Conferencing
Graphic
Full Immersion Systems
Computer
28. An online system of web course design and delivery tools; Desire-to-Learn and BlackBoard are examples
Memory
Course Management System (CMS)
Dithering
Backbone
29. Software that is given away free of charge - but whose author still retains all rights.
Learning style
Instructional materials
Freeware
multiple intelligences theory
30. 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
inquiry-based learning
Cognitive Overload
Chat
Mouse
31. Liquid crystal display screen - commonly used in computers and also in conjunction with display panels and projectors as large-group display devices.
Automaticity
LCD screen
Intelligent tutoring system
Logo
32. Also known as information design uses pictures - symbols - colors - and words to communicate ideas - illustrate information - or express relationships visually.
Java
information visualization
Design
Ergonomics
33. 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
Declarative Information
Internal memory
IEP Generator
Directory File Structure
34. 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
Domain
Intelligence
Library/media specialist
Knowledge
35. A printed copy of computer output.
Instructional designer
CMYK graphics
Cloud Computing
Hard Copy
36. Hardware such as a keyboard - mouse - or joystick through which the user sends instructions to the computer.
Heart Rate Monitor
Intrinsic motivation
Modem
Input device
37. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates under what circumstances students are expected to perform.
Conditions
Ethnicity
Inclusion
Classroom Observation
38. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Accelerometer
Instructional materials
language translators (machine translation)
39. 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
mainstreaming
Handheld Technologies
Crowdsourcing
interactive or dynamic geometry software
40. 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
Cognitive Load
Computer-Managed Instruction
Formative Evaluation
Essential Processing
41. Term coined in 1984 by the president of the Aldus Corporation to refer to the activity of using software to produce documents that gives users a high degree of control over the composition and layout of material on a printed page - including both tex
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Assimilation
Compact Disc (CD)
Input device
42. Small - stand-alone - portable personal computer system
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Cloud Computing
laptop computer
Learning style
43. An individual's preferred ways for processing and organizing information and for responding to environmental stimuli.
Learning environment
Behavior
Digital Divide
Learning style
44. A type of instructional activity that provides students with an opportunity to practice using what they are learning.
Application Activity
Generative Processing
music synthesizer
Accelerometer
45. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.
Highlighting
Corrective Feedback
Focusing Question
Charting/Graphing Tool
46. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences
learning communities
Java applets
Blog
Accommodation
47. A small text file transferred to a web browser through an Internet server for the purpose of tracking the Internet usage habits of the person using the browser
Cookie
Electronic Mentor
Hash Tag
Avatar Spaces
48. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.
interactive whiteboard
Audio Teleconferencing
Modem
Display Boards
49. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem
Database filters and queries
Automaticity
Geospatial Technologies
Extraneous Processing
50. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.
Gigabyte
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Database Management System (DBMS)
ASP.NET