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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. For learners of English and foreign languages - activities in which they use computers in language testing - teaching - and learning in and out of class






2. A type of hypermedia authoring software from Adobe that has become commonly used to create interactive web-based animations






3. Within a computer - this is an area that stores instructions (programs) and information that can be readily accessed by the processor.






4. 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






5. Programs that allow teachers to author and display lessons for use with interactive whiteboard systems






6. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.






7. Receiving information over a network from another computer; to bring information (e.g. - text files -images) to a computer from the Internet or other network or from a computer to a disc






8. 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






9. Types of computer systems identified by their operating systems - e.g. - PCs with Windows operating systems or Macintoshes with Mac-OS operating systems






10. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.






11. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.






12. One of several digital formats for video that are able to be used with video editing software






13. Each individual category of information recorded in a database; the smallest unit of information in a database






14. Also known as a web browser - software designed to allow a computer user to go to Internet websites that are connected to each other via the World Wide Web (WWW)






15. 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






16. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.






17. Software designed to help teach information and/or skills related to a topic; also known as instructional software or courseware - computer-based instruction (CBI) - computer-based learning (CBL) - computer-assisted learning (CAL) - or generic terms






18. Professional organization for music educators






19. A collection of eight bits - equivalent to one alphanumeric character.






20. 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






21. The term authoring suggests writing. Authoring programs are designed to help teachers and students produce courseware and programs. These authoring programs help the user develop computer programs in computer languages that can be otherwise quite dif






22. The use of graphical symbols instead of text commands to control common computer functions such as copying programs and disks; a GUI is where the user clicks on a visual screen that has icons - windows and menus - by using a pointing device - such as






23. A compression standard that produces compressed - high-quality audio files. To create an MP3 file - you need a program that copies a song from a CD or download from the Internet to your hard drive - and an encoder to convert the file to the MP3 forma






24. 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






25. Software that assists teachers in preparing individual educational plans (IEPs) required by law for students with special needs; automates the process by providing on-screen prompts that remind teachers of the required components in the plan






26. The interest - or value - that instructional materials or activities have for the learner.






27. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another






28. Pavlovian view of learning as involuntary physical responses to outside stimuli (e.g. - dogs salivate automatically at the sight of a dog food can)






29. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.






30. Term coined in 1984 by the president of the Aldus Corporation to refer to the activity of using software to produce documents that gives users a high degree of control over the composition and layout of material on a printed page - including both tex






31. 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






32. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating






33. 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






34. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.






35. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates the standards that define acceptable performance.






36. 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






37. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms






38. An image format used for drawn images - illustrations - clip art - or animations; It is universally acceptable on the Web. Images in the this format are restricted to 256 colors (best - actually 216 'web-safe' colors). The format is suited to images






39. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.






40. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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






46. Designates a type of learning of English that occurs after a student achieves some level of proficiency in another - native language; more commonly-used term is now English Language Learning or ELL






47. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks






48. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.






49. A liquid crystal display device used with a computer or VCR for large-group display.






50. One of the devices (e.g. - a data glove) that allow users to experience a full immersion virtual reality system by providing tactile or touch input