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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. 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.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Constructivism
Evaluation
Halftone
2. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.
Instructional activity
Avatar Spaces
Formula
instructional software
3. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts
Hacking
LCD projector
Laser printer
Instructional activity
4. One of the first browser programs designed to allow Internet resources to be displayed graphically rather than just in text
Mosaic
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Flash
instructional software
5. 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.
Hard Disk
Mass storage
Haptic Interface
Datafile
6. A measure of the difference between what learners know before and after instruction; for example - Posttest - Pretest = Achievement.
meta-analysis
Adventure Learning (AL)
Instructional effectiveness
Cloud Computing
7. High definition DVD format
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Blu-Ray Disc
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Event Driven
8. Acronym for 'frequently asked questions.' Used on the Internet to disseminate basic information and to reduce repetitive queries.
Bit
Design
FAQ
IEP Generator
9. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.
microcomputer
Cell
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Encoding
10. 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
e-books (ebooks)
Digital Camera
Antecedent
Circular reference
11. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.
Evaluation Activity
Criteria
Focusing Question
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
12. Short for metamorphosing; refers to an animation technique in which one image gradually turns into another; also known as tweening
inquiry-based learning
Cell
morphing
Monitor
13. Electronically transmitted private messages that can be sent from individuals to other individuals or groups.
Electronic Mail (email)
Knowledge
Frame
ASP.NET
14. Input device - used primarily with games - that moves on-screen figures or a cursor with a handle that moves in all directions
Handicap
Java
joystick
information visualization
15. 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.
Animation - path
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Lighting
16. A hybrid (online and in-person) distance education approach that provides students with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences within collaborative learning environments
music sequencer
Encoding
Computer Platforms
Adventure Learning (AL)
17. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search
ASCII format
mobile device
Educational Media
Hits
18. 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
Adventure Learning (AL)
Blu-Ray Disc
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
link
19. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms
Classroom Observation
Ethnicity
information visualization
Forms Makers
20. Proposed by learning theorist Albert Bandura as learning that occurs through actions - rather than by observation
instructional software
Forms Makers
Enactive Learning
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
21. Small - stand-alone - portable personal computer system
Listserv
laptop computer
Multimedia authoring programs
Circular reference
22. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.
Classroom Observation
information visualization
Computer Gradebook
Imagery
23. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.
Local-area network (LAN)
IEP Generator
Haptic Interface
Computer-Managed Instruction
24. 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
Encoding
Mailing list
Grammar Checker
Intelligent tutoring system
25. System in which a camera or sensor reads body movements and communicates them to a computer - which processes the gestures as commands and uses them to control devices or displays
Graphic
Gesture-Recognition System
Criteria
Advance Organizer
26. Music-making equipment controlled by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) device
Intrinsic motivation
Auto-tuning
music synthesizer
Compact Disc (CD)
27. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Database
Antecedent
Demonstration
28. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.
Hacker
Interface
CMYK graphics
English Language Learners (ELL)
29. A set of guidelines used to reliably appraise or judge products or performances.
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Assessment Rubric
Domain
joystick
30. 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
Java
Datafile
Analogy
Global Positioning System (GPS)
31. 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 (
Educational Media
Encoding
MUD
CMYK graphics
32. 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
Drop cap
Alternative Keyboard
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Blog
33. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Hardware
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
34. 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
Gesture-Recognition System
imagemap
Blog
language translators (machine translation)
35. Computer actions or programs - such as hypermedia software - that respond to events in the environment; for example - a mouse action event that occurs when the user clicks on a button.
Event Driven
malware
Accommodation
Electronic reference software
36. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences
Fair Use
Accommodation
Database Management System (DBMS)
Chat
37. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat
Body Composition Analyzer
Directed Instruction
Key word
Hypermedia
38. A series of steps needed to solve a particular problem or perform a particular task; a methodical - logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier -- but also more error-prone -- use of heu
Downloading
Algorithm
Font
Instructional design
39. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn
interactive whiteboard activity software
Extraneous Processing
Cursor
Attitudes
40. 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
Evaluation
Cyberbullying
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Geocaching
41. 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
Equilibration
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Copyright
Conditional Information
42. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.
Ergonomics
Distributed Education
Educational Technology
Distance Education
43. 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
Fair Use
Formative Evaluation
Computer Program
Hacker
44. A system of information representation in which the information-text - graphics - animation - audio - and/or video is stored in interlinked nodes; software that allows information stored in various media or various parts of media to be connected (oft
Cropping
Mouse
Instructional appeal
Hypermedia
45. Computer programs used to develop multimedia or Web applications; programs used to create documents utilizing point and click features but require some knowledge of the program; authoring programs such as Adobe Flash can be used to create multimedia
Auto-correct
CMYK graphics
Authoring Software
Ergonomics
46. An abnormality or loss of function in a physical - anatomical - or psychological structure; may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired through accident or disease
Iris
Impairment
Computer-Managed Instruction
Library/media specialist
47. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual
microcomputer
Behavior
Copyright
English Language Learners (ELL)
48. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Adventure Learning (AL)
Data Mining
Cropping
49. A response made by an individual.
Behavior
Charting/Graphing Tool
Mnemonic
Cloud Computing
50. Piagetian view of condition children experience when they confront new and unfamiliar features of their environment that do not fit with their current views of the world
Lighting
mainstreaming
information visualization
Disequilibrium