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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)






2. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system






3. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)






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. The process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.






6. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world






7. The smallest amount of information that the CPU can deal with; a single binary digit.






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






9. An event - object - or circumstance that prompts a behavior.






10. An individual who gains access to computer systems without authorization.






11. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.






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






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.






14. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.






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






16. Video games that provide physical activity or exercise through interactive play






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.






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






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






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.






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






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






23. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.






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.






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






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 (






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






28. High definition DVD format






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






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






31. A type of computer virus that is set to 'go off' (i.e. - carry out its program) at a certain time






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






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






34. Approximately a million bytes - or 1000 kilobytes.






35. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium






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






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






38. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries






39. An activity in which students with disabilities participate in one or more selected classes in general education






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






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






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.






43. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.






44. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning






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






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






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






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






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.






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







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