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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. A single silicon chip that contains all of the CPU circuits for a computer system.
interactive whiteboard
Microprocessor
learning communities
Frame
2. 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
Database Management System (DBMS)
Font
3. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.
Computer System
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Flash
Culture
4. A device that allows analog audio or video to be captured in a form that the computer can use.
Handicap
Digitizer
Audiographics
Hacker
5. The collection of all related records in a database.
Datafile
information literacy
Animation key frame
Local-area network (LAN)
6. A small pictorial or graphical representation of a computer hardware function or component - or a computer software program - commonly associated with a graphical user interface.
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Direct Observation
Icon
Interlacing
7. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.
Beta version
Data Mining
Computer-Managed Instruction
language translators (machine translation)
8. A printed copy of computer output.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Instructional efficiency
long-term memory (LTM)
Hard Copy
9. A collection of eight bits - equivalent to one alphanumeric character.
Image Capture
Byte
Google Docs
Digital Storytelling
10. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network
mainstreaming
multimedia
Cybercheating
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
11. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world
Heuristic
Distance Education
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Assimilation
12. 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
Electronic Gradebook
Javascript
information visualization
13. 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 -
Hybrid Learning
English Language Learners (ELL)
Implementation
Alternative Keyboard
14. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem
Instructional plan
Automaticity
Microprocessor
Motivation
15. Approximately a million bytes - or 1000 kilobytes.
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Assessment
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Megabyte
16. A large-capacity magnetic storage medium for computer data. Also called a fixed disk - it remains sealed within the case of most computers to protect it from dust - smoke - and other contaminants.
Byte
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Megabyte
Hard Disk
17. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
Halftone
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Extraneous Processing
18. 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
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Downloading
English Language Learners (ELL)
Keyboard
19. A measure of the difference between what learners know before and after instruction; for example - Posttest - Pretest = Achievement.
integrated packages
learning hierarchies
Instructional effectiveness
Full Immersion Systems
20. 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
Learning Theory
Mug shots
Multimedia authoring programs
Cloze Exercises
21. Channels of communication that carry messages with an instructional purpose; the different ways and means by which information can be delivered to or experienced by a learner.
music editor
Datafile
Educational Media
Ergonomics
22. Tools offered through a special Google site that provide users access to online programs for word processing - spreadsheets - and presentations; the site offers storage of documents on a Google server and allows for sharing of documents among multipl
Hacker
Google Docs
Computer Gradebook
Digital Camera
23. 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
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Beta version
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Knowledge
24. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website
ASP.NET
Electronic Publishing
Cursor
joystick
25. The incorrect or less appropriate alternative answers for a given multiple-choice question. Also called foils.
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Electronic Publishing
Evaluation
Distractors
26. 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
intranet
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Label
Distance Education
27. 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
Filtering Software
Digital Camera
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Algorithm
28. 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
Bandwidth
Digital Camera
Constructivism
Implementation
29. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms
Learning in context
Forms Makers
Cognitive Overload
Encoding
30. 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
inquiry-based learning
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Interactive multimedia
Charting/Graphing Tool
31. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.
Computer
Copyright
CLI
Accelerometer
32. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries
Flash
Interactive multimedia
Bit
Foreign Language (FL)
33. An instructional designer's roles and responsibilities include: researching K-12 educator user requirements for portal development - multi-media tools and video-mediated learning - determining the screen layout - creating the flowcharts - and specify
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Instructional designer
Mnemonic
Instructional game
34. Feedback that tells students specifically what they can do to correct their performance.
Corrective Feedback
IEP Generator
Instructional effectiveness
Input/Output Device
35. 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.
Electronic Mail (email)
Macro
DVD
Hybrid Learning
36. The set of high-speed data lines connecting the major networks that make up the Internet.
logic bomb
Inclusion
Iris
Backbone
37. An online activity in which students look at a database of caches listed at a geocaching website (e.g. - http://www.geocaching.com) - decide on a cache to hunt for - use GPSs to help them locate it - and share their experiences with others involved i
Instructional method
multiple intelligences theory
Instructional activity
Geocaching
38. 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
Designing Instruction
Digital Literacy
Consequence
Fair Use
39. 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
information and communication technology (ICT)
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Compact Disc (CD)
Frame
40. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.
Motor skills
Educational Media
Learning
Digital Camera
41. 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
Instructional effectiveness
Assimilation
Favorites File
42. In a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly
Blu-Ray Disc
FM Amplification System
Macro
Favorites File
43. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system
Halftone
Audio Teleconferencing
Hardware
Google Docs
44. The iris is used to control the opening behind the lens that allows light to enter the camera. When lighting is low the iris may be opened to let in more light. And when the light level is high the iris can be partially closed to let in less light. B
morphing
Iris
Electronic Whiteboard
Mug shots
45. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences
Accommodation
Instructional effectiveness
Assessment Rubric
CMYK graphics
46. 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.
Directed Instruction
Logo
Bitmap and vector graphics
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
47. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic
Dithering
Mailing list
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
LCD projector
48. In Adobe Flash - an advanced authoring environment for creating content for the web - a mobile - or virtually any digitalplatform
ActionScript
Fair Use Guidelines
Declarative Information
Cognitive Load
49. 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
Directory File Structure
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
interactive or dynamic geometry software
50. 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)
Halftone
Content expert
Image Formats