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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network
Digital Literacy
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Distractors
Highlighting
2. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.
Imagery
Asynchronous
Disability
ARPAnet
3. 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 literacy
Animation key frame
High-Level Language
Educational Technology
4. 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 (
File Server
CRT
Freeware
CMYK graphics
5. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.
Demonstration
Instructional activity
Advance Organizer
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
6. 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.
Animation
Mass storage
Avatar
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
7. 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
Heart Rate Monitor
Assessment Rubric
Email Address
Mass storage
8. 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.
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Augmented Reality
Declarative Information
9. An outline - preview - or other such pre-instructional cue used to promote retention of content to be learned.
Information activity
Application Activity
Mosaic
Advance Organizer
10. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)
Data Mining
Electronic Slide Shows
instructional software
Avatar Spaces
11. A machine that processes information according to a set of instructions.
Digitizer
Instructional effectiveness
Computer
Augmented Reality
12. Stories that can be read from a computer screen - on mobile devices - or as print books with interactive buttons; also known as interactive storybooks
Electronic Storybooks
ASP.NET
Individualized education program (IEP)
information visualization
13. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.
Classical Conditioning
Formative Evaluation
Attachments
Digital Camera
14. Software available in both CD and the Web formats. Electronic encyclopedia - including not only pictures - but sound and video as well. They also have powerful key word searching capabilities. In addition to electronic encyclopedias - research journa
Foreign Language (FL)
Cloud Computing
Instruction
Electronic reference software
15. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.
interactive whiteboard activity software
Hybrid Learning
Interface
Bitmap and vector graphics
16. 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
Beta version
intranet
interactive whiteboard
Equilibration
17. An instructional arrangement whereby students with disabilities receive instruction and services in a general education setting with regular education peers.
Heuristic
Computer Platforms
Inclusion
Ergonomics
18. 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.
Alpha testing
ADDIE model
joystick
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
19. A worldwide radio-navigation system made possible by a bank of orbiting satellites and their ground stations to pinpoint exact geographic locations on earth; a device that cross-references a GPS signal with mapping software and shows the location to
Augmented Reality
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
long-term memory (LTM)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
20. Sometimes called paint or raster graphics - in which each pixel directly corresponds to a spot on the display screen. When scaled to larger sizes - this type of graphic looks jagged or aliased; Developed originally for use on Disk Operating System (D
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Instructional appeal
Digital Literacy
21. A type of instructional activity designed to help students understand - remember - and apply new information.
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Learning environment
Algorithm
Information activity
22. The process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Designing Instruction
Database Management System (DBMS)
Electronic Publishing
Handheld Technologies
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
inquiry-based learning
instructional software
Laser printer
Electronic Publishing
24. 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
Mouse
Interlacing
Applications
Digital Literacy
25. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.
ADDIE model
Gesture-Recognition System
Ergonomics
Mass storage
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.
Generative Processing
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Hacker
Electronic Whiteboard
27. 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
Implementation
Electronic Whiteboard
music sequencer
Case Study
28. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Bookmark
Instructional design
CRT
Content expert
29. 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
Computer Gradebook
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Cooperative Learning
30. 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
Hard Disk
Cookie
Fair Use
Educational Media
31. 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
Adventure Learning (AL)
Bookmark
Ethnicity
Database
32. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.
Megabyte
Animation key frame
Display Boards
Designing Instruction
33. Actively collaborating with learners to determine what learning means and how it can be enhanced within each individual learner. An emphasis is placed on drawing on the learner's own unique talents - capacities - and experiences.
HTML 5
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
learner-centered instruction
34. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)
Attitudes
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Laser printer
Bit
35. Also known as information design uses pictures - symbols - colors - and words to communicate ideas - illustrate information - or express relationships visually.
mainstreaming
Cropping
information visualization
ActionScript
36. A form of evaluation that involves having a knowledgeable person come into the classroom to watch a lesson in process - to comment on how well the materials and activities work - and to make suggestions for improvements.
Classroom Observation
Attention
Hard Copy
Assessment
37. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.
Hardware
Bitmap and vector graphics
Cognitive Load
Focusing Question
38. Flaming messages are messages which express overly strong feelings. Spam is the term for e-mail junk mail - which should not be for¬warded. Chain letters are letters that have been forwarded from several previous e-mail readers. According to netiquet
Full Immersion Systems
Assimilation
Instructional appeal
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
39. 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 -
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Consequence
Bitmap and vector graphics
Motor skills
40. 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
Essential Processing
inert knowledge
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
Drop cap
41. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.
Database Management System (DBMS)
Conditions
Likert scale
Digital Storytelling
42. 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
Lighting
Alpha testing
Constructivist Learning
ASP.NET
43. 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
Body Composition Analyzer
Icon
Computer Conferencing
Animation
44. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.
Icon
Monitor
Displayed Visuals
Formative Evaluation
45. A collection of eight bits - equivalent to one alphanumeric character.
Byte
Formative Evaluation
Data Mining
Hypermedia
46. A type of learning that refers to feelings - beliefs - and values that lead individuals to make consistent choices when given the opportunity.
Attitudes
multimedia
language translators (machine translation)
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
47. An instructional software function that presents items for students to work on (usually one at a time) and gives feedback on correctness; a series of practice exercises designed to increase fluency in a new skill or to refresh an existing one. Use of
Animation - path
Augmented Reality
Drill And Practice
Interactive multimedia
48. 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
Javascript
Cognitive Load
Digital Literacy
ADDIE model
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
Motor skills
Case Study
Image Editing Programs
Attitudes
50. 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
Computer Gradebook
ASCII format
Computer Program
Authoring Software