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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A distance education technology that uses a speakerphone to extend a basic telephone call and permits instruction and interaction between individuals or groups at two or more locations.






2. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms






3. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG






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






5. Short for malicious software - any software specifically designed to damage - destroy - disrupt operations - or spy on the operation of computers






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






7. 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






8. Combines detailed information about a subject area and common student mistakes with a model of student performance to diagnose a given student's level of understanding. Also provides instruction designed to meet that student's individual needs. Somet






9. Devices that assist with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by monitoring and reporting blood pressure






10. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences






11. 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






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






13. 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.






14. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance






15. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.






16. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.






17. An internal network or a subset of the Internet - usually available only to the members of the organization that set it up; as a provision for security - some technical department set up Intranets which are parts of the Internet used internally withi






18. Instructional format that combines elements of face-to-face teaching and learning with elements of distance education. Also known as blended learning.






19. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. On computer networks - a location for person-to-person real-time (synchronous) interaction by typing messages.






25. On the Internet - a way of transferring files from one computer to another using common settings and transmission procedures; also - to transfer files; computer users can use a File Transport Protocol (or FTP) client to transfer files to and from com






26. In a full immersion virtual reality (VR) system - a headset that provides the sensory channel through which the wearer 'sees' a computer-generated environment






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






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






29. An animation key frame is a single still image defined throughout an animated sequence that occurs at a pivotal point in that sequence.






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






31. 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






32. A first step in web development that involves planning what the website will look like.






33. According to learning theorist Howard Gardner - nine different and relatively independent types of intelligence that may be fostered by differentiated instruction and assessment






34. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual






35. A graphic representation of a real person in cyberspace; a three dimensional image that a person can choose to represent himself or herself in a virtual reality environment






36. 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






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






38. A device that includes a display screen connected to a computer and digital projector; allows information projected on the screen to be manipulated with special pens or one's hands and also allows drawings or notes from a given session to be saved an






39. Resource for students with hearing impairments in which the teacher wears a wireless microphone and students with auditory processing learning disabilities wear receivers that amplify the teacher's voice and serve to focus attention






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. A standard adopted by the electronic music industry for controlling devices that play music; also known as musical instrument digital interface. Rather than recording sounds - MIDI instruments/software record finger action -- what note is being playe






42. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)






43. A way to store addresses of frequently used websites on your computer; in a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly






44. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat






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






46. Storage inside the computer. The CPU in a personal computer retrieves and deposits information in the computer's internal memory. Also called main memory.






47. 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






48. In a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly






49. A measurement appraisal process that is ongoing - developmentally appropriate - and dynamic; the process of gathering evidence of learning.






50. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online