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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.






2. A communications service that allows users to create a private chat room which only members of a mutually agreed upon list may enter; the system alerts a user when someone from the IM list is online; IM also designates the act of instant messaging -






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






4. Groups of people who 'meet -' usually via email - webpages - or other electronic means - to support each other's learning; in distance education - strategic - ongoing efforts by the instructor to encourage student-to-student interaction - as well as






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






6. The legal rights to an original work produced in any tangible medium of expression - including written works - works of art - music - photographs - and computer software.






7. A term introduced by Whitehead in 1929 to mean skills that students learn in isolation but do not know how to transfer later to problems that require them






8. 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






9. 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






10. Alpha testing is the early testing phase of the project. The full functionality of the alpha version of the software program may not yet be implemented. This early review allows the client to evaluate the project.






11. A type of learning that refers to the ability to recall specific information.






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






13. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates the standards that define acceptable performance.






14. 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






15. The use of the computer as a device for mediating communication between teacher and students and among students - often over distances. Electronic mail and computer conferencing are two types of application software commonly used in CMC.






16. The beta version of instructional software is a full-functioning version of the product with all known problems resolved. Both the client and the design team review the beta version to search for problems that will need to be addressed. Since the bet






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






18. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.






19. A printed copy of computer output.






20. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.






21. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences






22. A type of instructional activity that leads students to want to learn and to put in the effort required for learning.






23. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks






24. 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






25. A form of evaluation that involves watching students as they work through some part(s) of the lesson.






26. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.






27. 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.






28. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network






29. 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






30. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website






31. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.






32. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.






33. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.






34. Term coined in 1984 by the president of the Aldus Corporation to refer to the activity of using software to produce documents that gives users a high degree of control over the composition and layout of material on a printed page - including both tex






35. According to information-processing learning theorists - one of the three kinds of memory or 'stores' the brain uses to process information - much like a computer; LTM can hold information indefinitely after it is linked to prior knowledge already in






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






37. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing






38. A type of instructional activity designed to determine how well students have mastered lesson objectives.






39. A measure of how much learners achieve per unit of time or dollar spent; for example - (Posttest - Pretest)/Time - or (Posttest - Pretest)/Cost.






40. Software that uses e-mail to deliver topic specific information to a targeted group of respondents.






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






42. In language learning international class-to-class partnerships in which projects and casks are developed by the partner teachers in the collaborating institutions; students work with students of other cultures to provide authentic writing and researc






43. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.






44. A school specialist who helps students and teachers to become effective users of ideas and information by providing access to materials - providing instruction - and working with teachers to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual






45. Software that protects a school's or company's entire computer system from attempts by others to gain unauthorized access to it and also prevents access by users to certain sites; or set up to prevent someone from going to certain locations on the In






46. Applications software that is designed specifically to deliver or assist with student instruction on a topic; software that can be used to enhance teaching and learning in many ways. Drill and practice - educational games - tutorials - simulation - a






47. A blueprint for instructional lessons based on analyses of the learners - the context - and the task to be learned. Planning involves the process of deciding what methods of instruction are best for bringing about desired changes in student knowledge






48. 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






49. The set of high-speed data lines connecting the major networks that make up the Internet.






50. A magnification system in which a video camera is mounted on a frame with a television monitor. Users place materials on the desktop below the camera - set the desired magnification level - move the materials around as necessary - and information app







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