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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. 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.
Artificial intelligence (AI)
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Alpha testing
Designing Instruction
2. 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 -
Font
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
instant messaging (IM)
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
3. Fundamental to most operating systems is the concept of files and directories (or folders). A file system in most operating resembles an inverted tree with the roots at the top and branches at the bottom. This tree structure uses directories or folde
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
Cloze Exercises
Directory File Structure
Motivation activity
4. 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
integrating educational technology
Electronic Storybooks
Individualized education program (IEP)
Blog
5. A type of information that includes facts - concepts - principles - and the relationships among them.
Instructional appeal
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Declarative Information
Educational Technology
6. In cognitive load theory - cognitive processes that are required for making sense of material a person is trying to learn can overwhelm learner's cognitive capacity unless strategies are in place to handle it by learning theorist Robert Gagné as bein
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Designing Instruction
Database filters and queries
Essential Processing
7. 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.
meta-analysis
Assessment
Logo
Copyright
8. 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
Library/media specialist
Beta version
FM Amplification System
Google Docs
9. 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
Intelligent tutoring system
Graphic
Conditional Information
Formula
10. In printing - halftone refers to the technique of simulating shades of gray or color by varying the size of dots in a grid - or the number of pixels in a given area.
Halftone
Course Management System (CMS)
Hits
Cyberbullying
11. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.
music sequencer
Instructional appeal
Motor skills
Microprocessor
12. A 4.72-inch-diameter disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio - video - or computer data.
Compact Disc (CD)
Lossless and lossy compressions
Geocaching
Freeware
13. 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
mainstreaming
Hits
Geospatial Technologies
Highlighting
14. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance
Instructional activity
e-books (ebooks)
Compensation
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
15. Small - stand-alone - portable personal computer system
Firewall
laptop computer
Animation - path
Iris
16. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search
Auto-tuning
Forms Makers
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Hits
17. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities
Focusing Question
Directed Instruction
FM Amplification System
Digital Storytelling
18. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries
Foreign Language (FL)
Focusing Question
Event Driven
Haptic Interface
19. On the Internet - a way of transferring files from one computer to another using common settings and transmission procedures; also - to transfer files; computer users can use a File Transport Protocol (or FTP) client to transfer files to and from com
Distance Education
Database
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
20. 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
Computer Gradebook
Antecedent
Circular reference
long-term memory (LTM)
21. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Accommodation
Blu-Ray Disc
Automaticity
22. Sometimes referred to as the ADDIE model - the current version of systems approach of instructional design is a process comprised of a series of phases: analysis - design - development - implementation - and evaluation. Currently - almost all ISD mod
Domain
ADDIE model
Accelerometer
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
23. A network created in 1969 by the U.S. government-funded Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) to enable communications among important defense sites in the event of a worldwide catastrophe such as a nuclear attack; later became the Internet
ARPAnet
Designing Instruction
Circular reference
Model
24. 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
information literacy
Hacker
Crowdsourcing
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
25. 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
Alternative Keyboard
Highlighting
Cybercheating
Listserv
26. 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
English Language Learners (ELL)
Implementation
Authoring Software
Handheld Technologies
27. 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.
Consequence
Motivation
Geospatial Technologies
Analogy
28. Literally 'multiple media' or 'a combination of media -' a software product or system that incorporates sequential or simultaneous use of a variety of media formats in a single presentation or program. Today - this term conveys the notion of a system
Inkjet printer
Model
multimedia
Classroom Observation
29. 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
Modem
Database filters and queries
Learning
Mug shots
30. 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
Favorites File
Full Immersion Systems
Keyboard
Handicap
31. 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.
Intelligent tutoring system
Event Driven
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
32. 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.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Accelerometer
Antivirus software
Hard Copy
33. A way to store addresses of frequently used websites on your computer; in a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly
Bookmark
Flowcharting
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Graphic
34. 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
Corrective Feedback
Iris
MP3
Equilibration
35. 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
Assimilation
music sequencer
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
Monitor
36. Software products (e.g. - Microsoft Works and AppleWorks) that have several applications in a single package (e.g. - word processing - spreadsheet - presentation functions -database programs)
integrated packages
Instruction
IEP Generator
Forms Makers
37. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Computer
Home Page
Internet
38. 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
Keyboard
Domain Name
Memory
Formula
39. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks
Distance Education
Logo
Extraneous Processing
Database
40. 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
Mnemonic
Computer Gradebook
Electronic Publishing
English as a Second Language (ESL)
41. Pavlovian view of learning as involuntary physical responses to outside stimuli (e.g. - dogs salivate automatically at the sight of a dog food can)
Motivation
Classical Conditioning
Hits
ARPAnet
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
Instructional designer
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Course Management System (CMS)
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
43. 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
Algorithm
FM Amplification System
Highlighting
Charting/Graphing Tool
44. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Cybercheating
Automaticity
Ethnicity
45. 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
Multimedia authoring programs
Downloading
LCD screen
Blood Pressure Devices
46. 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
Modem
Beta version
Equilibration
MUD
47. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.
Instructional method
Audiographics
ActionScript
Accelerometer
48. A video or computer display device. The most common output device for personal computers.
Monitor
Directed Instruction
music synthesizer
Mouse
49. 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
language translators (machine translation)
Case Study
Learning Theory
morphing
50. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online
Electronic Mentor
Charting/Graphing Tool
Gigabyte
Cybercheating