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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)
Laser printer
Digital Literacy
Avatar Spaces
multiple intelligences theory
2. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system
malware
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Hardware
3. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)
Cognitive Overload
Label
mobile device
Cooperative Learning
4. The process of determining which digital tools and which methods for implementing them are the most appropriate responses to given educational needs and problems
malware
Instruction
integrating educational technology
inquiry-based learning
5. The process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
English Language Learners (ELL)
Designing Instruction
interactive whiteboard activity software
Imagery
6. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world
Disability
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Local-area network (LAN)
Assimilation
7. The smallest amount of information that the CPU can deal with; a single binary digit.
Bit
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Chat Room
Classroom Observation
8. An animation key frame is a single still image defined throughout an animated sequence that occurs at a pivotal point in that sequence.
Lossy compression
Animation key frame
CRT
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
9. An event - object - or circumstance that prompts a behavior.
FAQ
FM Amplification System
Antecedent
Chat
10. An individual who gains access to computer systems without authorization.
Classical Conditioning
Hacker
Body Composition Analyzer
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
11. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.
CLI
Freeware
Input/Output Device
Behavior
12. An image format used for drawn images - illustrations - clip art - or animations; It is universally acceptable on the Web. Images in the this format are restricted to 256 colors (best - actually 216 'web-safe' colors). The format is suited to images
Discovery Learning
Declarative Information
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Consequence
13. 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.
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Drop cap
Mnemonic
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
14. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Alpha testing
Inkjet printer
Attitudes
15. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating
Cybercheating
Instructional efficiency
Application Activity
information and communication technology (ICT)
16. Video games that provide physical activity or exercise through interactive play
inquiry-based learning
CRT
Exergaming
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
17. A shortcut to encoding a series of actions in a computer program. Provides the means to perform a number of separate steps through a single command.
Macro
Mass storage
Graphics Tablet
Image Editing Programs
18. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.
Home Page
Mug shots
Event Driven
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
19. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.
Digital Literacy
Blood Pressure Devices
Conditional Information
Database Management System (DBMS)
20. Input/output devices that provide for storage and retrieval of programs and other types of data that must be stored over a long period of time. Also referred to as external or auxiliary memory.
Mass storage
Digital Camera
Circular reference
Foreign Language Dictionaries
21. 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
Geocaching
Evaluation
Case Study
mastery learning
22. The iris is used to control the opening behind the lens that allows light to enter the camera. When lighting is low the iris may be opened to let in more light. And when the light level is high the iris can be partially closed to let in less light. B
Byte
Iris
Library/media specialist
Classroom Observation
23. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.
Frame
Knowledge
Display Boards
IEP Generator
24. 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.
Library/media specialist
Halftone
Evaluation
Mnemonic
25. Types of computer systems identified by their operating systems - e.g. - PCs with Windows operating systems or Macintoshes with Mac-OS operating systems
Logo
Computer Platforms
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Cloud Computing
26. Graphics generally use RGB (Red - Green - and Blue) or CMYK colors. While graphics on the Web or designed for on-screen display are RGB images - both commercial offset printing and inkjet desktop printing utilize CMYK. Dots of cyan (blue) - magenta (
Declarative Information
Library/media specialist
Byte
CMYK graphics
27. 'Lossless' compression such as the GIF format is generally safer for recompression since it utilizes 'lossless' compression. Meaning when the GIF image is compressed - no information is lost from its contents. On the other hand - formats that utilize
integrating educational technology
Model
Cybercheating
Lossless and lossy compressions
28. High definition DVD format
Culture
Blu-Ray Disc
Highlighting
mastery learning
29. An authoring specification on the Internet for how data will be collected at a website - CGI programs are written in a language such as PERL
Freeware
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Multimedia authoring programs
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
30. Abbreviation for application - software that normally has an extension of .app and refers to any Internet application specifically designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones
learner-centered instruction
App
Heuristic
Cognitive Load
31. A type of computer virus that is set to 'go off' (i.e. - carry out its program) at a certain time
Cyberbullying
Multimedia authoring programs
MUD
logic bomb
32. 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
Global Positioning System (GPS)
HTML 5
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Modem
33. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.
Intelligence
Learning
Distance Education
Accommodation
34. Approximately a million bytes - or 1000 kilobytes.
Megabyte
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Essential Processing
Disability
35. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium
Hard Copy
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Files
Ethnicity
36. 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
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
malware
Hacking
Blog
37. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.
Digital Camera
Multimedia authoring programs
language translators (machine translation)
Conditions
38. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries
Extraneous Processing
instant messaging (IM)
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Foreign Language (FL)
39. An activity in which students with disabilities participate in one or more selected classes in general education
Electronic Publishing
mastery learning
Instructional activity
mainstreaming
40. 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
Likert scale
Classroom Observation
information and communication technology (ICT)
Bandwidth
41. In desktop publishing - the first letter of a paragraph that is enlarged to 'drop' down two or more line. Drop caps are often seen at the beginning of newsletter article - where the top of the first letter of the first word lines up with the top of t
Cookie
intranet
Drop cap
DVD
42. 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.
DVD
Lighting
Interface
Icon
43. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.
Instructional technology
Assimilation
Lighting
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
44. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning
Consequence
Motivation
Hypertext
Generative Processing
45. Receiving information over a network from another computer; to bring information (e.g. - text files -images) to a computer from the Internet or other network or from a computer to a disc
DVD
Heuristic
Bulletin Board (BB)
Downloading
46. A device that allows analog audio or video to be captured in a form that the computer can use.
Implementation
Hits
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Digitizer
47. One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. This right is subject to certain limitations found in sections 107 through 118 of the copyright law
Interactive multimedia
Fair Use
Firewall
learner-centered instruction
48. 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
Mouse
Content expert
Downloading
Formula
49. 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.
Distributed Education
Hard Copy
Gigabyte
Hash Tag
50. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert
Likert scale
Laser printer
Electronic Publishing
Iris
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