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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic
Computer Program
ARPAnet
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
Downloading
2. 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
link
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Iris
Files
3. Liquid crystal display screen - commonly used in computers and also in conjunction with display panels and projectors as large-group display devices.
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
LCD screen
Directory File Structure
4. 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
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Fair Use
HTML 5
FM Amplification System
5. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG
Image Formats
Interactive multimedia
Local-area network (LAN)
Font
6. Originally - the ability to use computer devices and software to locate and use information; now refers to skills in using the information that technological devices carry - in addition to skills in using the devices themselves
Lossy compression
Assessment Rubric
Digital Literacy
Monitor
7. System in which a camera or sensor reads body movements and communicates them to a computer - which processes the gestures as commands and uses them to control devices or displays
Gesture-Recognition System
Beta version
long-term memory (LTM)
Instructional appeal
8. In Adobe Flash - an advanced authoring environment for creating content for the web - a mobile - or virtually any digitalplatform
Learning
ActionScript
Constructivism
intranet
9. Short for metamorphosing; refers to an animation technique in which one image gradually turns into another; also known as tweening
morphing
Instructional game
Assessment
CLI
10. An instructional method that involves small heterogeneous groups of students working toward a common academic goal or task. Its use promotes positive interdependence - individual accountability - collaborative/social skills - and group processing ski
Cooperative Learning
Instructional activity
Grammar Checker
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
11. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).
Domain
Computer
Gesture-Recognition System
Asynchronous
12. A revision of the HTML standard that provides many of the features of a Flash environment without using Flash
Computer
Database
HTML 5
Instructional design
13. A liquid crystal display device used with a computer or VCR for large-group display.
Instructional materials
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Clip Art
LCD projector
14. Software that uses e-mail to deliver topic specific information to a targeted group of respondents.
Keyboard
Audiographics
Bit
Mailing list
15. The process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Gesture-Recognition System
Keyboard
Designing Instruction
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
16. An agreement created by a school or other educational organization that describes the risks involved in Internet use; outlines appropriate - safe student behavior on the Internet; asks students if they agree to use the Internet under these conditions
music editor
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Electronic Mail (email)
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
17. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
music sequencer
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
Instructional appeal
18. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms
imagemap
Auto-tuning
Directory File Structure
Forms Makers
19. 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
Hybrid Learning
Grammar Checker
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Essential Processing
20. 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
App
Learning style
Direct Observation
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
21. A set of related principles explaining changes in human performance or performance potential in terms of the causes of those changes.
File Server
Halftone
Learning Theory
Computer Conferencing
22. Small - multi-purpose devices such as cellphones - e-books - and 'smart' pens that make it easy to view - communicate - and share information - regardless of location
Listserv
Macro
Handheld Technologies
CRT
23. A printer that combines laser and photocopying technology to produce very high-quality output - comparable to that produced in typesetting. Laser printers can produce text as well as high-quality graphics and can achieve print densities of up to 1 -2
e-books (ebooks)
Advance Organizer
Hypermedia
Laser printer
24. 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
FM Amplification System
Drill And Practice
Formula
Evaluation Activity
25. A response made by an individual.
information visualization
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
Knowledge
Behavior
26. Proposed by learning theorist Albert Bandura as learning that occurs through actions - rather than by observation
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Memory
Enactive Learning
27. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.
CPU
Emoticons
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Java applets
28. 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
Graphing Calculator
Google Docs
mobile device
Library/media specialist
29. 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.
morphing
Formative Evaluation
Conditional Information
Electronic Publishing
30. 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
Instructional designer
Email Address
Freeware
Logo
31. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.
inert knowledge
Focusing Question
Google Docs
Integrated learning system (IIS)
32. 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
mastery learning
ARPAnet
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
33. Combinations of type characters that resemble human faces when turned sideways. Used to indicate emotion or intent on e-mail or in chat rooms.
High-Level Language
Emoticons
morphing
Java applets
34. 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
e-books (ebooks)
ASP.NET
Body Composition Analyzer
interactive whiteboard activity software
35. Tools offered through a special Google site that provide users access to online programs for word processing - spreadsheets - and presentations; the site offers storage of documents on a Google server and allows for sharing of documents among multipl
Keyboard
Computer Conferencing
CPU
Google Docs
36. A computer network covering a limited geographical area - such as a single building or even a single room within a building; in a typical local area network (or LAN) configuration - one computer is designated as the file server which stores all of th
Flowcharting
Hard Disk
Local-area network (LAN)
Forms Makers
37. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.
Avatar
music editor
Encoding
Extraneous Processing
38. 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
Algorithm
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Frame
Iris
39. Small - stand-alone - portable personal computer system
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
laptop computer
Multimedia authoring programs
Mosaic
40. The purpose of interlacing is to have a partial image initially appear on screen rather than having to wait for the entire image to download. The main advantage of interlacing is that end users know what type of graphic image they are about to view a
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Interlacing
FAQ
Emoticons
41. The application of technological processes and tools which can be used to solve problems of instruction and learning with an emphasis on applying the most current digital and information tools.
information and communication technology (ICT)
Charting/Graphing Tool
Educational Technology
Cloze Exercises
42. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.
Cropping
Augmented Reality
Mnemonic
instant messaging (IM)
43. A computer language that contains instructions that resemble natural language and that does not require knowledge of the inner workings of the computer to use successfully.
logic bomb
High-Level Language
Distance Education
Laser printer
44. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries
Image Capture
Foreign Language (FL)
Computer
Bitmap and vector graphics
45. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.
inert knowledge
Email Address
Instructional effectiveness
Motivation activity
46. An individual's preferred ways for processing and organizing information and for responding to environmental stimuli.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Emoticons
Imagery
Learning style
47. Occurs when it is necessary to keep a certain position that is not relative to the new cell location. It is possible by inserting a dollar sign - $ - before the column letter or a $ before the row number - or sometimes both to lock the cell location
Library/media specialist
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Absolute address or absolute positioning
48. Compression is the process to reduce file size through 'zipping' or 'archiving'. The compressed or zipped file can be from a large file or can contain several files that have been squeezed into a single file. After compression - the extraction proces
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Electronic Publishing
Logo
Compression and extraction tools
49. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.
Bit
Keyboard
Computer Gradebook
Conditional Information
50. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities
LCD projector
Flash
Imagery
Directed Instruction