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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Ancillary feature of word processors that identifies a range of grammatical and format errors such as improper capitalization - lack of subject-verb agreement - split infinitives - and so on.
Grammar Checker
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Advance Organizer
Evaluation
2. 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
Chat Room
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Assessment
Keyboard
3. According to learning theorist B. E Skinner - experiences (positive reinforcement - negative reinforcement - punishment) that shape desired behavioral responses
Individualized education program (IEP)
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
Classical Conditioning
Local-area network (LAN)
4. A compact disc format for storing motion video and computer data. Sometimes called digital video disc or digital versatile disc; a standard single-layer - single-sided DVD can store 4.7GB of data. These high-capacity optical discs can store large fil
Handicap
DVD
Cookie
Hybrid Learning
5. Pre-developed applications created with the Java programming language; make possible web page features such as animations and special effects - graphics and buttons - interactive displays -web data collection forms - and chatrooms
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
Instructional technology
Computer Conferencing
Java applets
6. The process of taking a series of individual pictures -- called frames -- and stringing them together in a timed sequence to give the appearance of continuous motion. Animations are motion files - either in 2-D animation or 3-D animation. On the Web
Keyboard
Forms Makers
Learning Theory
Animation
7. 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
long-term memory (LTM)
Highlighting
ASCII format
Modem
8. The use of the computer in the delivery of instruction.
Datafile
File Server
Electronic Mentor
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
9. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.
Learning in context
Imagery
Cloze Exercises
Graphing Calculator
10. Software tools used to enhance and format photos that are then imported into desktop publishing systems or webpage products
Electronic Storybooks
Computer-Managed Instruction
Authoring Software
Image Editing Programs
11. An instructional approach that provides an appealing environment in which learners invest effort to follow prescribed rules in order to attain a challenging goal; designed to increase motivation by adding game rules to a learning activity
Label
Instructional game
Chat Room
Discovery Learning
12. The use of the computer as a device for mediating communication between teacher and students and among students - often over distances. Electronic mail and computer conferencing are two types of application software commonly used in CMC.
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
Electronic Publishing
Bookmark
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
13. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
Domain Name
Freeware
instant messaging (IM)
14. An instructional method that involves showing how to do a task as well as describing why - when - and where it is done. Provides a real or lifelike example of the skill or procedure to be learned.
Demonstration
CMYK graphics
Automaticity
Home Page
15. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.
Email Address
Geospatial Technologies
Java
Exergaming
16. Also known as information design uses pictures - symbols - colors - and words to communicate ideas - illustrate information - or express relationships visually.
Halftone
Consequence
Circular reference
information visualization
17. Input/output devices that provide for storage and retrieval of programs and other types of data that must be stored over a long period of time. Also referred to as external or auxiliary memory.
Mass storage
Monitor
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Java applets
18. 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
Constructivist Learning
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
Input/Output Device
Distance Education
19. Devices that assist with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by monitoring and reporting blood pressure
Blood Pressure Devices
Course Management System (CMS)
link
Advance Organizer
20. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by counting calories
Analogy
Corrective Feedback
Accelerometer
Asynchronous
21. A collection of eight bits - equivalent to one alphanumeric character.
Demonstration
Adventure Learning (AL)
Byte
learner-centered instruction
22. 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.
Hits
Mailing list
Instructional activity
File Server
23. Content experts are also called subject matter experts (or SMEs). A content expert's roles and responsibilities include: researching the content - helping with storyboard - and writing all of the text. For many multimedia projects in education - SME
Content expert
integrating educational technology
Instructional technology
Bookmark
24. 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
Equilibration
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
25. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).
Hits
Antivirus software
Analogy
Domain
26. Classroom display that allow teachers or students to interact with the computer through a touch sensitive board on which the computer screen is projected.
Electronic Whiteboard
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Inclusion
Drop cap
27. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.
Attachments
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
microcomputer
Cognitive Overload
28. Sections programmed to display on a web page; the contents of each frame are actually different web pages displayed on one screen; the term refers to a single complete graphic image that is displayed chronologically with other graphic images. A singl
Digital Divide
App
Cybercheating
Frame
29. Program stored on individual computers or on the school or district network in order to prevent access to Internet sites with inappropriate materials
Filtering Software
Avatar Spaces
Image Formats
Assimilation
30. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries
HTML 5
Foreign Language (FL)
Impairment
Database
31. A type of instructional activity that provides students with an opportunity to practice using what they are learning.
Applications
Application Activity
Declarative Information
Charting/Graphing Tool
32. Feedback that tells students specifically what they can do to correct their performance.
Intelligent tutoring system
Corrective Feedback
Attitudes
Field
33. A device that includes a display screen connected to a computer and digital projector; allows information projected on the screen to be manipulated with special pens or one's hands and also allows drawings or notes from a given session to be saved an
Highlighting
Hypertext
interactive whiteboard
malware
34. 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
Domain
Culture
Mug shots
Absolute address or absolute positioning
35. 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
CMYK graphics
Bandwidth
Generative Processing
Avatar
36. Teaching/learning model based on cognitive learning theory; holds that learners should generate their own knowledge through experience-based activities rather than being taught it by teachers
Constructivist Learning
Augmented Reality
Halftone
Mouse
37. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.
Heuristic
DVD
Library/media specialist
Instructional design
38. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Beta version
Digital Camera
interactive or dynamic geometry software
39. 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
Blog
Google Docs
Ergonomics
Focusing Question
40. Stories that can be read from a computer screen - on mobile devices - or as print books with interactive buttons; also known as interactive storybooks
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
Electronic Storybooks
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Foreign Language (FL)
41. Device consisting of a transmitter - which senses the heartbeat from the heart's electrical impulses - and a wristwatch receiver - which receives and records each beat through radio transmission from the transmitter
Electronic Storybooks
mastery learning
Grammar Checker
Heart Rate Monitor
42. A branch of computer science concerned with the design of computers and software that are capable of responding in ways that emulate the decision-making capabilities of the human mind.
Cell
Computer Conferencing
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Discovery Learning
43. Liquid crystal display screen - commonly used in computers and also in conjunction with display panels and projectors as large-group display devices.
LCD screen
Flash
Forms Makers
Foreign Language Dictionaries
44. The third phase in the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on assessment techniques used to determine the level of learning students have achieved and/or the effectiveness of the instructional materials.
Evaluation
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
interactive whiteboard activity software
45. A 4.72-inch-diameter disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio - video - or computer data.
Concept Map
Compact Disc (CD)
Computer Conferencing
Modem
46. 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
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Electronic Publishing
Circular reference
link
47. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium
multimedia
Ethnicity
Files
Interactive multimedia
48. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; a standard way of representing text - which allows different computer brands to 'talk' to one another. It is sometimes referred to as plain text or unformatted text.
Attention
ASCII format
Designing Instruction
Individualized education program (IEP)
49. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.
Classroom Observation
CMYK graphics
ASCII format
Instructional activity
50. 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 (
Geographic Information System (GIS)
information and communication technology (ICT)
Motor skills
CMYK graphics