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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Classroom display that allow teachers or students to interact with the computer through a touch sensitive board on which the computer screen is projected.






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






3. 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.






4. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts






5. Various techniques designed to direct attention to certain aspects of information - including the use of bold - underlined - or italicized print; color - labels - and arrows for pictorial information; and speaking more loudly or more slowly to highli






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






7. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms






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






9. An outline - preview - or other such pre-instructional cue used to promote retention of content to be learned.






10. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.






11. Advanced calculators that can graph equations - as well as perform calculation functions involved in higher-level math and science problems; allows users to enter equations and shows graphs that result from those equations






12. A special education law that requires schools to educate students with disabilities in least restrictive environments to the greatest extent of their abilities using plans tailored to the individual needs of the students.






13. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online






14. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual






15. According to learning theorist Howard Gardner - nine different and relatively independent types of intelligence that may be fostered by differentiated instruction and assessment






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






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






18. An input accessory lets the computer user input data into the computer - whereas an output device allows the computer to communicate its results to the world outside. Input/output devices are also called I/O devices. The computer keyboard - display a






19. An individual's preferred ways for processing and organizing information and for responding to environmental stimuli.






20. Liquid crystal display screen - commonly used in computers and also in conjunction with display panels and projectors as large-group display devices.






21. Use of the computer to orchestrate text - images - audio - and video to support a storytelling narrative with multimedia.






22. 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






23. According to learning theorists Benjamin Bloom and B. F. Skinner - an instructional approach in which students learn a sequence of objectives that define mastery of the subject; students pass tests on each objective to demonstrate they have mastered






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






25. The belief system that holds that humans construct all knowledge in their minds by participating in certain experiences; knowledge is the result of constructing both mechanisms for learning and one's own unique version of the knowledge - colored by b






26. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search






27. Text used to name parts of an electronic spreadsheet.






28. A type of problem solving that requires students to actively participate in real or hypothetical problem situations that reflect the types of experiences actually encountered in the discipline under study






29. 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.






30. Software designed for groups of students or teachers alike. The computer is viewed by a cooperative group of students or can be projected to the entire class to stimulate discussions and debates.






31. A single networked delivery system that combines sophisticated computer-assisted instruction (CAI) with computer-managed instruction (CMI). Intellectual skills A type of learning that refers to a variety of thinking skills - including concept learnin






32. Media formats that allow or require some level of physical activity from the user - which in some way alters the sequence of presentation.






33. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG






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






35. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






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






37. A distance education technology that uses a speakerphone to extend a basic telephone call and permits instruction and interaction between individuals or groups at two or more locations.






38. A graphical means of illustrating the logical flow of a computer program.






39. An instructional designer's roles and responsibilities include: researching K-12 educator user requirements for portal development - multi-media tools and video-mediated learning - determining the screen layout - creating the flowcharts - and specify






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






41. Software available in both CD and the Web formats. Electronic encyclopedia - including not only pictures - but sound and video as well. They also have powerful key word searching capabilities. In addition to electronic encyclopedias - research journa






42. For learners of English and foreign languages - activities in which they use computers in language testing - teaching - and learning in and out of class






43. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.






44. 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 (






45. Programs that allow teachers to author and display lessons for use with interactive whiteboard systems






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






47. 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






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






49. A mathematical expression that directs an electronic spreadsheet to perform various kinds of calculations on the numbers entered in it; in a spreadsheet - a command inserted in a cell and used to do calculations on data






50. A set of guidelines used to reliably appraise or judge products or performances.