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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Feedback that tells students specifically what they can do to correct their performance.






2. A combination input and output device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer over telephone or cable TV lines; (short for modulator-demodulator) converts digital computer information into sound (and vice versa) for transmission o






3. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.






4. The term authoring suggests writing. Authoring programs are designed to help teachers and students produce courseware and programs. These authoring programs help the user develop computer programs in computer languages that can be otherwise quite dif






5. An instructional software function that presents items for students to work on (usually one at a time) and gives feedback on correctness; a series of practice exercises designed to increase fluency in a new skill or to refresh an existing one. Use of






6. Customized keyboards created for users with special needs (e.g. - enlarging the keys to provide more space for the student to press a key; removing keys that are not relevant for a given software; programming multi-step functions like save - print -






7. 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






8. Condition that occurs when an impairment limits an individual from performing an activity in a manner normally expected for human beings (communicating with others - hearing - movement - manipulating objects - etc.)






9. A three-dimensional representation of a real object; it may be larger - smaller - or the same size as the object represented.






10. Motivation in which the act itself is the reward.






11. Can be either software that supports the on-screen creation of music scores with several parts or tracks - or a hardware component of a music synthesizer workstation






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






13. Type of virtual reality (VR) system in which i a user places a headset (e.g. - goggles or a helmet) over the eyes to provide a channel through which the wearer 'sees' (i.e. - is immersed in) a computer-generated environment






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






15. Systems that allow individuals to view and examine the world through multiple layering of geographic data within a spatial environment; use of technology for visualization - analysis - and measurement of features and phenomena






16. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another






17. 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 (






18. Program stored on individual computers or on the school or district network in order to prevent access to Internet sites with inappropriate materials






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






20. A statement that likens something new to something familiar. Analogies are typically used either to make abstract information more concrete or to organize complex information.






21. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts






22. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.






23. 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






24. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.






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






26. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.






27. A form of education in which some means - electronic or otherwise - is used to connect people with instructors and/or resources that can help them acquire knowledge and skills; structured learning that takes place without the physical presence of the






28. A computer dedicated to managing a computer network and providing resources to other computers on the network (the clients). The file server is usually faster and has larger storage capabilities than the client machines.






29. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.






30. Growing problem of online harassment in social networks






31. 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 -






32. A compression standard that produces compressed - high-quality audio files. To create an MP3 file - you need a program that copies a song from a CD or download from the Internet to your hard drive - and an encoder to convert the file to the MP3 forma






33. 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






34. Software that provides on-screen blank musical bars on which the user enters the musical key - time - and individual notes that constitute a piece of sheet music






35. Pictures of people that focus on just the head or from mid-chest and up are called mug shots. Mug shots are often used in newsletters - newspapers - school yearbooks and company directories. Mug shots of feature columnists may appear next to their co






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






37. 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






38. First released in 2002 - a scripting language that must be installed on a server to be used in web development; a scripting language that generates HTML source code to create dynamic web pages






39. A type of instructional activity designed to help students understand - remember - and apply new information.






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






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






42. The process of determining which digital tools and which methods for implementing them are the most appropriate responses to given educational needs and problems






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. Typeface used in word processing or desktop publishing; the appearance of the text itself - which can be altered through the selection of various typefaces and sizes of type. These include many typefaces common to the printing field - such as Times -






48. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert






49. 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






50. 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







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