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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A single block in a spreadsheet grid - formed by the intersection of a row and a column that may contain numerical values - words - or character data - and formulas or calculation commands.






2. Calculator with probes or sensors connected to it to allow gathering of numerical data






3. A type of information that describes the potential usefulness of facts - concepts - and principles.






4. 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






5. Circular reference of electronic spreadsheet formula happens when you enter a formula that includes functions referring back to the cell in which the formula is contained. When this happens - users receive an error message referring to circular refer






6. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.






7. Input device - used primarily with games - that moves on-screen figures or a cursor with a handle that moves in all directions






8. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.






9. Also known as a hot link or hot spot. On the Internet - a piece of text or an image that has been programmed into a web page to send the browser to another Internet location; in a multimedia product - a piece of text or an image that has been program






10. 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






11. The term authoring suggests writing. Authoring programs are designed to help teachers and students produce courseware and programs. These authoring programs help the user develop computer programs in computer languages that can be otherwise quite dif






12. A type of instructional software tool consisting of hardware devices (probes) and software (probeware) to allow scientific data to be gathered and processed by a computer






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






14. A large-capacity magnetic storage medium for computer data. Also called a fixed disk - it remains sealed within the case of most computers to protect it from dust - smoke - and other contaminants.






15. 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






16. The software capability to copy images from web pages or computer applications and store them on your own computer.






17. A form of assessment that indicates whether or not students have learned what they must know before progressing to the next portion of the instruction.






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






19. A statement that likens something new to something familiar. Analogies are typically used either to make abstract information more concrete or to organize complex information.






20. Inhibited functioning created by excessive demands being placed on memory and/or other cognitive processes.






21. The interest - or value - that instructional materials or activities have for the learner.






22. Guidelines limiting the rights of copyright holders and allowing portions of copyrighted materials to be used for educational purposes; guidelines for portion - time - amount - and distribution of copyrighted materials for educational purposes.






23. A highlighted position indicator used on the computer screen.






24. Tools offered through a special Google site that provide users access to online programs for word processing - spreadsheets - and presentations; the site offers storage of documents on a Google server and allows for sharing of documents among multipl






25. An instructional method that involves showing how to do a task as well as describing why - when - and where it is done. Provides a real or lifelike example of the skill or procedure to be learned.






26. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert






27. Software used by architects and others to aid in the design of structures such as houses and cars






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. A single silicon chip that contains all of the CPU circuits for a computer system.






32. 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






33. 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.






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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






37. Types of computer systems identified by their operating systems - e.g. - PCs with Windows operating systems or Macintoshes with Mac-OS operating systems






38. A liquid crystal display device used with a computer or VCR for large-group display.






39. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.






40. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.






41. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.






42. Also known as information design uses pictures - symbols - colors - and words to communicate ideas - illustrate information - or express relationships visually.






43. The process of determining which digital tools and which methods for implementing them are the most appropriate responses to given educational needs and problems






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






45. Device consisting of a transmitter - which senses the heartbeat from the heart's electrical impulses - and a wristwatch receiver - which receives and records each beat through radio transmission from the transmitter






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






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






48. An instructional software function that presents items for students to work on (usually one at a time) and gives feedback on correctness; a series of practice exercises designed to increase fluency in a new skill or to refresh an existing one. Use of






49. Proposed by learning theorist Albert Bandura as learning that occurs through actions - rather than by observation






50. 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







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