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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. 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
Favorites File
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
Database filters and queries
Disequilibrium
2. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium
Files
logic bomb
Implementation
Java applets
3. 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
interactive whiteboard
CMYK graphics
Fair Use
4. Bitmaps are graphics stored patterns of colored dots (pixels on the screen). Vector graphics are stored as mathematical descriptions of sets of lines - triangles - squares - circles - etc - with defined line widths - line colors and - for polygons -
Bitmap and vector graphics
Fair Use
Instructional game
Compensation
5. A type of computer virus that is set to 'go off' (i.e. - carry out its program) at a certain time
Byte
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Cybercheating
logic bomb
6. 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
ASCII format
Algorithm
Hits
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
7. A printed copy of computer output.
Hard Copy
Instructional efficiency
Alpha testing
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
8. A highlighted position indicator used on the computer screen.
Listserv
Discussion
Cursor
Consequence
9. Information provided to students regarding how well they are doing during practice.
Feedback
Computer Platforms
Dithering
Instruction
10. A high-level programming language originally designed as an artificial intelligence (AI) language but later popularized by Seymour Papert (based on the learning theories of Jean Piaget) as an environment to allow children to learn problem-solving beh
JPEG (also JPG)
Distance Education
Logo
Bulletin Board (BB)
11. A 4.72-inch-diameter disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio - video - or computer data.
microcomputer
Mnemonic
Compact Disc (CD)
Classical Conditioning
12. 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.
Instructional appeal
Event Driven
Internet
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
13. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.
Computer-Managed Instruction
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Electronic reference software
Imagery
14. Software tools used to enhance and format photos that are then imported into desktop publishing systems or webpage products
Image Editing Programs
Display Boards
Java applets
Discovery Learning
15. Feedback that tells students specifically what they can do to correct their performance.
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Auto-correct
Hacking
Corrective Feedback
16. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks
Cloze Exercises
Groupware
Enactive Learning
Content expert
17. A graphical representation of interrelated concepts that students can use as a learning aid or that teachers can use as an aid in content organization; tools designed to help people think through and explore ideas or topics by developing these visual
Haptic Interface
Clip Art
Concept Map
Laser printer
18. 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.
Hypertext
Data Loggers
Educational Technology
High-Level Language
19. Program stored on individual computers or on the school or district network in order to prevent access to Internet sites with inappropriate materials
Culture
ARPAnet
Gesture-Recognition System
Filtering Software
20. 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
Compact Disc (CD)
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Image Editing Programs
Accommodation
21. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.
Interlacing
Assimilation
Audiographics
MUD
22. A type of information that includes facts - concepts - principles - and the relationships among them.
Java applets
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Declarative Information
Hash Tag
23. 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 -
Authoring Software
information literacy
Alternative Keyboard
Assessment
24. Good lighting consists of three elements: key light - fill light - and back light. The key light is usually located about 45 ° to the right or left of the camera - while the fill light is commonly located 30° to 45 ° from the camera - opposite the ke
Alternative Keyboard
Global Positioning System (GPS)
music sequencer
Lighting
25. A type of outsourcing in which many people are asked to give their input online to solve a problem that has proven resistant to efforts of single individuals or organizations
Crowdsourcing
Full Immersion Systems
Learning
Electronic reference software
26. 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
Mosaic
Electronic Storybooks
Interlacing
Icon
27. 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
Display Boards
long-term memory (LTM)
Flowcharting
Image Editing Programs
28. According to the American Library Association (ALA) - it is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate - evaluate - and use effectively the needed information
Absolute address or absolute positioning
information visualization
information literacy
Downloading
29. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)
Animation
Favorites File
Instructional effectiveness
mobile device
30. Storage inside the computer. The CPU in a personal computer retrieves and deposits information in the computer's internal memory. Also called main memory.
Internal memory
Dithering
Learning Theory
mainstreaming
31. In contrast to lossless compression - lossy compression refers to a technique of shrinking file sizes by giving away some precision of detail. JPEG images are an example of a file that is compressed this way. By reducing the quality of a picture when
Hardware
Instructional effectiveness
Lossy compression
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
32. Term for the distribution of applications - processing power - and storage across many computers accessible via the Internet.
Cloud Computing
Classroom Observation
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Instructional appeal
33. 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
Inclusion
Interactive multimedia
Asynchronous
music editor
34. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).
Modem
Automaticity
Domain
Directed Instruction
35. Motivation in which the act itself is the reward.
Classroom Observation
Harmony
Intrinsic motivation
HTML 5
36. Proposed by learning theorist Albert Bandura as learning that occurs through actions - rather than by observation
music synthesizer
Internal memory
Computer Conferencing
Enactive Learning
37. Applying scientific knowledge about human learning to the practical tasks of teaching and learning; the subset of educational technology that deals directly with teaching and learning applications (as opposed to educational administrative application
Email Address
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Instructional technology
Auto-tuning
38. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements
mastery learning
Data Mining
Microprocessor
Halftone
39. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)
Geocaching
Avatar Spaces
mobile device
Flowcharting
40. Combinations of type characters that resemble human faces when turned sideways. Used to indicate emotion or intent on e-mail or in chat rooms.
App
Emoticons
instructional software
Bandwidth
41. A type of learning that refers to feelings - beliefs - and values that lead individuals to make consistent choices when given the opportunity.
Attitudes
Alpha testing
Inclusion
Heuristic
42. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts
Audio Teleconferencing
Hacking
FAQ
Firewall
43. For learners of English and foreign languages - activities in which they use computers in language testing - teaching - and learning in and out of class
Circular reference
Audio Teleconferencing
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Ethnicity
44. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual
English as a Second Language (ESL)
ASP.NET
Hypertext
microcomputer
45. The interest - or value - that instructional materials or activities have for the learner.
Instructional appeal
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Assimilation
46. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.
ASP.NET
Content expert
Digital Camera
Byte
47. A term used on the Twitter system for a prefix to a message (Tweet)consisting of a pound sign (#)and a topic name (e.g. - #ripstevejobs). Users begin a Tweet with a hash tag to allow others to identify posts and create their own messages on that topi
Full Immersion Systems
Electronic reference software
Hash Tag
Assistive Technology
48. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Encoding
Image Formats
Dithering
49. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.
Imagery
Event Driven
Blog
CLI
50. A type of instructional activity that leads students to want to learn and to put in the effort required for learning.
Charting/Graphing Tool
Attitudes
Java
Motivation activity