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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
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1. 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






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






3. 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






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






5. A device that allows analog audio or video to be captured in a form that the computer can use.






6. Software products (e.g. - Microsoft Works and AppleWorks) that have several applications in a single package (e.g. - word processing - spreadsheet - presentation functions -database programs)






7. 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






8. Previously created graphics designed to be added to word processing or desktop publishing documents or to computer-based instruction.






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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 -






12. 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






13. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)






14. The legal rights to an original work produced in any tangible medium of expression - including written works - works of art - music - photographs - and computer software.






15. An image format that allows transfer of artwork between any software packages that use PostScript printing files; a vector graphics file format.






16. A type of mnemonic in which an unfamiliar new word is linked to a similar-sounding familiar word - which is used to create a visual image that incorporates the meaning of the new word.






17. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.






18. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks






19. A dynamic instructional method in which individuals talk together - share information - and work cooperatively toward a solution or consensus. This method encourages classroom rapport and actively involves students in learning.






20. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization






21. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.






22. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.






23. A form of assessment that indicates whether or not students have learned what they must know before progressing to the next portion of the instruction.






24. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.






25. 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






26. Information provided to students regarding how well they are doing during practice.






27. 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






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






29. Also known as a hot link or hot spot. On the Internet - a piece of text or an image that has been programmed into a web page to send the browser to another Internet location; in a multimedia product - a piece of text or an image that has been program






30. The amount of working memory that is available to a learner to process new information and that is taken up at a given time by a learning task






31. Use of the computer to orchestrate text - images - audio - and video to support a storytelling narrative with multimedia.






32. Can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts - whether it be music - poetry - or color. In visual experiences - harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and creates an inner sense of order. There are three formulas






33. 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.






34. 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






35. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.






36. A committee composed of the parent - administrator - assessment personnel - regular education teacher - special education teacher - and other pertinent representatives who meet on a regular basis to make decisions in regard to admission - services -






37. A set of guidelines used to reliably appraise or judge products or performances.






38. A form of evaluation that involves watching students as they work through some part(s) of the lesson.






39. A collection of components that includes the computer and all of the devices used with it.






40. 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






41. 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






42. A network created in 1969 by the U.S. government-funded Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) to enable communications among important defense sites in the event of a worldwide catastrophe such as a nuclear attack; later became the Internet






43. 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






44. 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 -






45. Small - stand-alone - portable personal computer system






46. 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






47. Acronym for 'frequently asked questions.' Used on the Internet to disseminate basic information and to reduce repetitive queries.






48. Stories that can be read from a computer screen - on mobile devices - or as print books with interactive buttons; also known as interactive storybooks






49. 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






50. An event - object - or circumstance that comes after a behavior and is attributable to the behavior.