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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Similar to distance education - the notion of supporting learners - who may be situated locally or at a distance - with learning resources that may be distributed in space and time.
Hacker
Hacking
CLI
Distributed Education
2. A single block in a spreadsheet grid - formed by the intersection of a row and a column that may contain numerical values - words - or character data - and formulas or calculation commands.
CMYK graphics
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Auto-correct
Cell
3. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat
Conditional Information
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
Cloud Computing
Body Composition Analyzer
4. 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
Inclusion
Information activity
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Knowledge
5. The most common input device; resembles the key layout of a typewriter.
Information activity
Interactive media
Keyboard
Fair Use Guidelines
6. Software that protects a school's or company's entire computer system from attempts by others to gain unauthorized access to it and also prevents access by users to certain sites; or set up to prevent someone from going to certain locations on the In
Disability
Instructional plan
Firewall
Ethnicity
7. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by counting calories
meta-analysis
Intrinsic motivation
Accelerometer
learning communities
8. Professional organization for music educators
Java
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
information literacy
ADDIE model
9. Text used to name parts of an electronic spreadsheet.
Criteria
Demonstration
Label
Content expert
10. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.
Discovery Learning
Database Management System (DBMS)
File Server
Cyberbullying
11. A student-centered and teacher-guided instructional approach that engages students in investigating real world questions that they choose within a broad thematic framework. This instruction complements traditional instruction by providing a vehicle f
Javascript
English as a Second Language (ESL)
inquiry-based learning
Case Study
12. A unique vocal distortion technique made possible with vocal-editing software
Field
Auto-tuning
Instruction
Extraneous Processing
13. 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.
Foreign Language (FL)
Grammar Checker
instructional software
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
14. 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 -
Instructional designer
Interactive media
Bitmap and vector graphics
Hash Tag
15. 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
Beta version
Encoding
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
16. Programs that allow users to create and manipulate geometric constructions and provide environments in which to make discoveries and conjectures related to geometry concepts and objects
Electronic Mentor
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Crowdsourcing
Auto-correct
17. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget - learning depends on this process so it is important for teachers to confront students with new experiences or data to advance their cognitive de
Equilibration
Behavior
Frame
Blood Pressure Devices
18. A graphic representation of a real person in cyberspace; a three dimensional image that a person can choose to represent himself or herself in a virtual reality environment
Avatar
ASCII format
information and communication technology (ICT)
Font
19. The belief system that holds that humans construct all knowledge in their minds by participating in certain experiences; knowledge is the result of constructing both mechanisms for learning and one's own unique version of the knowledge - colored by b
Data Loggers
Compression and extraction tools
Constructivism
Flash
20. A distance education technology that uses a speakerphone to extend a basic telephone call and permits instruction and interaction between individuals or groups at two or more locations.
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Audio Teleconferencing
mainstreaming
Motivation
21. The process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Designing Instruction
Logo
integrating educational technology
Animation - path
22. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)
mobile device
Formula
Electronic Whiteboard
Instructional method
23. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms
interactive whiteboard
Forms Makers
intranet
learning hierarchies
24. A measurement appraisal process that is ongoing - developmentally appropriate - and dynamic; the process of gathering evidence of learning.
Digital Divide
Computer System
Byte
Assessment
25. An internal network or a subset of the Internet - usually available only to the members of the organization that set it up; as a provision for security - some technical department set up Intranets which are parts of the Internet used internally withi
Attention
Directed Instruction
Evaluation
intranet
26. An activity in which students with disabilities participate in one or more selected classes in general education
Hard Copy
mainstreaming
Files
Circular reference
27. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements
Data Mining
MUD
Conditions
Evaluation Activity
28. A video or computer display device. The most common output device for personal computers.
instant messaging (IM)
Display Boards
Monitor
Electronic Publishing
29. New term for information technology or educational technology; refers to all technologies used in education and training - as well as strategies for using them; originally in more common use outside the U.S. - but becoming more popular worldwide due
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
ARPAnet
Animation
information and communication technology (ICT)
30. 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
Graphing Calculator
long-term memory (LTM)
LCD screen
Digital Storytelling
31. A computer input device that permits the development of graphic images by translating drawing on the tablet into onscreen images.
Graphics Tablet
instructional software
Input device
Domain
32. Each individual category of information recorded in a database; the smallest unit of information in a database
Field
Compact Disc (CD)
Assessment
Graphic
33. 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.
Educational Media
Instructional technology
Motivation
ASP.NET
34. In language learning international class-to-class partnerships in which projects and casks are developed by the partner teachers in the collaborating institutions; students work with students of other cultures to provide authentic writing and researc
Keyboard
Focusing Question
Dithering
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
35. 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
Chat
Information activity
inert knowledge
Interlacing
36. A shortcut to encoding a series of actions in a computer program. Provides the means to perform a number of separate steps through a single command.
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Compression and extraction tools
Firewall
Macro
37. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning
English Language Learners (ELL)
Intelligence
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
HTML 5
38. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn
Assessment
Mailing list
Extraneous Processing
Imagery
39. 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
Field
inquiry-based learning
Auto-correct
Directory File Structure
40. The incorrect or less appropriate alternative answers for a given multiple-choice question. Also called foils.
Interactive media
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Electronic Mentor
Distractors
41. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.
Computer-Managed Instruction
Image Editing Programs
Cropping
Electronic Mentor
42. A collection of a person's work products over time - arranged so that he or she and others can see how skills have developed and progressed - and presented in an electronic form such as a website or multimedia product; websites created by students to
Flowcharting
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
App
43. 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.
Classroom Observation
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Cooperative Learning
Display Boards
44. According to learning theorists Benjamin Bloom and B. F. Skinner - an instructional approach in which students learn a sequence of objectives that define mastery of the subject; students pass tests on each objective to demonstrate they have mastered
mastery learning
Educational Media
Label
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
45. 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
Instructional game
Directory File Structure
Interactive multimedia
Antivirus software
46. 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
ADDIE model
Content expert
Learning style
Mnemonic
47. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.
Email Address
Lossless and lossy compressions
imagemap
Ethnicity
48. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
Graphic
Instructional plan
Course Management System (CMS)
49. An abnormality or loss of function in a physical - anatomical - or psychological structure; may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired through accident or disease
Field
Knowledge
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Impairment
50. 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.
Mailing list
Fair Use
Electronic Slide Shows
Evaluation