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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. A measure of the difference between what learners know before and after instruction; for example - Posttest - Pretest = Achievement.
Graphics Tablet
Formative Evaluation
Instructional effectiveness
Icon
2. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.
Intelligence
Digital Camera
Content expert
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
3. Types of computer systems identified by their operating systems - e.g. - PCs with Windows operating systems or Macintoshes with Mac-OS operating systems
Image Formats
learner-centered instruction
Modem
Computer Platforms
4. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.
Favorites File
Megabyte
ActionScript
Ergonomics
5. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries
Foreign Language (FL)
Generative Processing
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Bandwidth
6. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks
Graphics Tablet
Disability
music sequencer
Database
7. 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.
Digital Camera
Favorites File
Classroom Observation
laptop computer
8. 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
intranet
Modem
Interlacing
instant messaging (IM)
9. 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
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
HTML 5
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
10. A branch of computer science concerned with the design of computers and software that are capable of responding in ways that emulate the decision-making capabilities of the human mind.
Digital Literacy
Artificial intelligence (AI)
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Compression and extraction tools
11. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another
Input device
mainstreaming
Chat
Hacker
12. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.
Focusing Question
Multimedia authoring programs
Model
Learning style
13. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning
Generative Processing
laptop computer
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
Forms Makers
14. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning
Electronic Publishing
English Language Learners (ELL)
multiple intelligences theory
morphing
15. Occurs when it is necessary to keep a certain position that is not relative to the new cell location. It is possible by inserting a dollar sign - $ - before the column letter or a $ before the row number - or sometimes both to lock the cell location
Blood Pressure Devices
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Event Driven
Fair Use
16. A type of information that includes facts - concepts - principles - and the relationships among them.
Circular reference
Filtering Software
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Declarative Information
17. Software tools that simplify the activity of making highly graphic materials such as awards certificates and greeting cards by offering sets of clip art and pre-designed templates to which people add their own content
Datafile
Graphic Document Makers
link
Global Positioning System (GPS)
18. A first step in web development that involves planning what the website will look like.
Design
Interface
Instructional plan
Filtering Software
19. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.
Mosaic
DVD
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Interactive multimedia
20. The most common input device; resembles the key layout of a typewriter.
Displayed Visuals
Keyboard
Full Immersion Systems
Designing Instruction
21. A 4.72-inch-diameter disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio - video - or computer data.
Evaluation
Compact Disc (CD)
Learning in context
Instruction
22. 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
Font
Handheld Technologies
Computer Platforms
Laser printer
23. 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.
Formula
FM Amplification System
Image Formats
Key word
24. In contrast to lossless compression - lossy compression refers to a technique of shrinking file sizes by giving away some precision of detail. JPEG images are an example of a file that is compressed this way. By reducing the quality of a picture when
Electronic reference software
Javascript
Lossy compression
Instructional materials
25. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.
Inkjet printer
Electronic Mentor
Attachments
Intelligent tutoring system
26. 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.
instant messaging (IM)
integrating educational technology
Mass storage
Cloud Computing
27. 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
Halftone
Learning Theory
Image Formats
long-term memory (LTM)
28. An asynchronous communication medium in which two or more individuals exchange messages using personal computers connected via a network or telephone lines.
Learning style
High-Level Language
Computer Conferencing
interactive whiteboard
29. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.
Heuristic
Alternative Keyboard
Javascript
Mnemonic
30. Multiuser dungeon (or dimension or domain); a location on the Internet where several users at a time can interact with each other's avatars (graphic representations of each other); also known as a MUD Object Oriented or MOO
MUD
ActionScript
Assistive Technology
Compensation
31. The set of high-speed data lines connecting the major networks that make up the Internet.
inquiry-based learning
Backbone
Database filters and queries
Attitudes
32. A system of information representation in which the information-text - graphics - animation - audio - and/or video is stored in interlinked nodes; software that allows information stored in various media or various parts of media to be connected (oft
Computer Platforms
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Javascript
Hypermedia
33. 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
Hypermedia
Avatar Spaces
Motivation activity
34. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
Database Management System (DBMS)
Firewall
Geographic Information System (GIS)
35. Type of virtual reality (VR) system in which i a user places a headset (e.g. - goggles or a helmet) over the eyes to provide a channel through which the wearer 'sees' (i.e. - is immersed in) a computer-generated environment
Constructivist Learning
Antivirus software
Full Immersion Systems
Firewall
36. Abbreviation for application - software that normally has an extension of .app and refers to any Internet application specifically designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones
Behavior
joystick
App
Hypertext
37. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities
Directed Instruction
Graphic
Lossy compression
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
38. 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
Case Study
Computer Platforms
Attention
Local-area network (LAN)
39. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search
Hits
Mnemonic
Library/media specialist
Hypermedia
40. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)
Blu-Ray Disc
integrating educational technology
Imagery
Avatar Spaces
41. Not occurring at the same time - form of distance communications in which information and messages are left for the receiver to read later; contrasts with synchronous communications - in which information and messages are sent and received immediatel
Mnemonic
Asynchronous
Applications
Intrinsic motivation
42. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.
Audio Teleconferencing
Computer Conferencing
Encoding
Graphic
43. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG
LCD projector
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Inkjet printer
Image Formats
44. Online sites that function like other dictionaries in that they give definitions for words and phrases in common usage - but provide the additional capability of looking up the word or phrase in one language (e.g. - French or German) and get the defi
Motor skills
Electronic reference software
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Graphing Calculator
45. 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
Evaluation
Essential Processing
Information activity
Electronic Storybooks
46. 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
Highlighting
Content expert
Inclusion
47. Advanced calculators that can graph equations - as well as perform calculation functions involved in higher-level math and science problems; allows users to enter equations and shows graphs that result from those equations
Handheld Technologies
Graphing Calculator
Inkjet printer
Assimilation
48. Also called a mail server - this is the computer or software that operates an e-mail discussion list on the Internet. Interested individuals subscribe to the list and subsequently receive all e-mail that is sent to the listserv; on the Internet - a p
Learning environment
Cell
Antivirus software
Listserv
49. The primary authoring language used to develop webpages; Its codes are document formatting codes that tell Web browsers how to display the page on the screen. Its files contain the text to be displayed on the Web page embedded in its unique 'tag' lan
Instructional effectiveness
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Groupware
Bulletin Board (BB)
50. A type of outsourcing in which many people are asked to give their input online to solve a problem that has proven resistant to efforts of single individuals or organizations
Graphing Calculator
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Crowdsourcing
Cloud Computing