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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Proposed by learning theorist Albert Bandura as learning that occurs through actions - rather than by observation
Cloze Exercises
Enactive Learning
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
MP3
2. The selection and arrangement of information - activities - methods - and media to help students meet predetermined learning goals.
Instruction
integrated packages
FM Amplification System
Ergonomics
3. 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.
Concept Map
Formative Evaluation
Evaluation
music sequencer
4. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.
Intelligence
ASCII format
Cognitive Load
Attachments
5. 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
Assimilation
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Demonstration
LCD projector
6. In printing - halftone refers to the technique of simulating shades of gray or color by varying the size of dots in a grid - or the number of pixels in a given area.
Enactive Learning
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Halftone
Electronic Storybooks
7. Ancillary feature of word processors that identifies a range of grammatical and format errors such as improper capitalization - lack of subject-verb agreement - split infinitives - and so on.
Inkjet printer
Grammar Checker
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Bulletin Board (BB)
8. 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
morphing
Impairment
Blog
Byte
9. The interest - or value - that instructional materials or activities have for the learner.
Interactive multimedia
learner-centered instruction
Instructional appeal
Applications
10. 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
Crowdsourcing
Content expert
Event Driven
English as a Second Language (ESL)
11. Music-making equipment controlled by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) device
music synthesizer
Grammar Checker
Flowcharting
Discovery Learning
12. An internal state that leads people to choose to work toward certain goals and experiences. Defines what people will do rather than what they can do.
Interlacing
Motivation
Augmented Reality
Javascript
13. Originally called OAK - a high-level programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. An object-oriented language similar to C++ - it has become popular for its ability to do interactive graphic and animation activities on web pages; a computer la
Intelligence
Hybrid Learning
Constructivist Learning
Java
14. 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
Directed Instruction
Learning environment
Field
Circular reference
15. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn
Extraneous Processing
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Library/media specialist
Instructional effectiveness
16. Devices that assist with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by monitoring and reporting blood pressure
Avatar
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
Blood Pressure Devices
Hash Tag
17. A high-level programming language originally designed as an artificial intelligence (AI) language but later popularized by Seymour Papert (based on the learning theories of Jean Piaget) as an environment to allow children to learn problem-solving beh
Attachments
Logo
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Assessment Rubric
18. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts
Hash Tag
learning communities
e-books (ebooks)
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
19. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.
File Server
Electronic Publishing
Display Boards
Hacking
20. 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
morphing
Bulletin Board (BB)
Integrated learning system (IIS)
21. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Electronic Gradebook
Motivation activity
Feedback
22. Information provided to students regarding how well they are doing during practice.
Feedback
Assessment Rubric
Instructional method
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
23. 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
Groupware
Domain Name
Global Positioning System (GPS)
24. Also referred to as a domain designator - a required part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) on the Internet that indicates what kind of group owns the server; examples include '.edu -' '.com -' and '.org'
Input device
Heart Rate Monitor
CLI
Domain Name
25. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Harmony
Freeware
Auto-correct
26. 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
Extraneous Processing
Handheld Technologies
Data Loggers
Corrective Feedback
27. Software programs designed to perform a specific function for the user - such as processing text - performing calculations - and presenting content lessons.
Graphing Calculator
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Applications
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
28. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.
Motivation activity
Instructional materials
Mailing list
Electronic reference software
29. The software capability to copy images from web pages or computer applications and store them on your own computer.
Image Capture
Imagery
multiple intelligences theory
Auto-correct
30. A computer system set up to allow notices to be posted and viewed by anyone who has access to the network
Hypertext
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Bulletin Board (BB)
Beta version
31. The set of high-speed data lines connecting the major networks that make up the Internet.
Learning Theory
learning communities
Input device
Backbone
32. 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
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Instructional plan
imagemap
Compression and extraction tools
33. 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
Evaluation Activity
Dithering
laptop computer
Hacker
34. Teaching/learning model based on cognitive learning theory; holds that learners should generate their own knowledge through experience-based activities rather than being taught it by teachers
joystick
Constructivist Learning
DVD
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
35. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.
Downloading
Heuristic
Digital Camera
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
36. One of the devices (e.g. - a data glove) that allow users to experience a full immersion virtual reality system by providing tactile or touch input
Criteria
Haptic Interface
Bulletin Board (BB)
Auto-correct
37. 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.
Cell
Beta version
Displayed Visuals
Bit
38. 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
Computer Program
CPU
FAQ
Listserv
39. 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
Hypertext
Declarative Information
Beta version
Intelligent tutoring system
40. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities
Directed Instruction
Asynchronous
Electronic Storybooks
Modem
41. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.
Intelligence
Hardware
DVD
Hacker
42. Short for metamorphosing; refers to an animation technique in which one image gradually turns into another; also known as tweening
Antecedent
morphing
Enactive Learning
Geocaching
43. Digitally encoded information permanently recorded on a compact disc; Also known as compact disc - read-only memory. It is a compact disc used to store computer data. CD-ROMs have a maximum capacity of 650MB.
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
Interface
Cybercheating
File Server
44. Software tools that simplify the activity of making highly graphic materials such as awards certificates and greeting cards by offering sets of clip art and pre-designed templates to which people add their own content
Clip Art
Graphic Document Makers
Classical Conditioning
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
45. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.
Learning in context
Computer-Managed Instruction
Bookmark
Memory
46. Applying scientific knowledge about human learning to the practical tasks of teaching and learning; the subset of educational technology that deals directly with teaching and learning applications (as opposed to educational administrative application
Educational Technology
Instructional technology
Criteria
Designing Instruction
47. Previously created graphics designed to be added to word processing or desktop publishing documents or to computer-based instruction.
Instructional efficiency
Information activity
Clip Art
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
48. Actively collaborating with learners to determine what learning means and how it can be enhanced within each individual learner. An emphasis is placed on drawing on the learner's own unique talents - capacities - and experiences.
Dithering
learner-centered instruction
Beta version
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
49. An object-oriented scripting language that - like Java - is used to create dynamic websites
Blu-Ray Disc
Geocaching
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
Javascript
50. Approximately a billion bytes - or 1 -000 megabytes.
Direct Observation
Gigabyte
Digital Literacy
Computer Program
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