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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Short for malicious software - any software specifically designed to damage - destroy - disrupt operations - or spy on the operation of computers






2. Resource for students with hearing impairments in which the teacher wears a wireless microphone and students with auditory processing learning disabilities wear receivers that amplify the teacher's voice and serve to focus attention






3. A term introduced by Whitehead in 1929 to mean skills that students learn in isolation but do not know how to transfer later to problems that require them






4. Pre-developed applications created with the Java programming language; make possible web page features such as animations and special effects - graphics and buttons - interactive displays -web data collection forms - and chatrooms






5. 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.






6. A statement that likens something new to something familiar. Analogies are typically used either to make abstract information more concrete or to organize complex information.






7. A revision of the HTML standard that provides many of the features of a Flash environment without using Flash






8. A computer dedicated to managing a computer network and providing resources to other computers on the network (the clients). The file server is usually faster and has larger storage capabilities than the client machines.






9. A technique that reduces the amount of a graphic that shows or prints.






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






11. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts






12. On computer networks - a location for person-to-person real-time (synchronous) interaction by typing messages.






13. A type of computer virus that is set to 'go off' (i.e. - carry out its program) at a certain time






14. Software programs designed to perform a specific function for the user - such as processing text - performing calculations - and presenting content lessons.






15. An instructional plan for an individual student (usually one with special needs) that describes the student's current level of proficiency and also establishes short- and long-term goals for future focus. An IEP is typically developed through a confe






16. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance






17. 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






18. 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






19. A video or computer display device. The most common output device for personal computers.






20. An agreement created by a school or other educational organization that describes the risks involved in Internet use; outlines appropriate - safe student behavior on the Internet; asks students if they agree to use the Internet under these conditions






21. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.






22. 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.






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






24. 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






25. Devices that record data over time with sensors






26. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.






27. A magnification system in which a video camera is mounted on a frame with a television monitor. Users place materials on the desktop below the camera - set the desired magnification level - move the materials around as necessary - and information app






28. 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.






29. A compact disc format for storing motion video and computer data. Sometimes called digital video disc or digital versatile disc; a standard single-layer - single-sided DVD can store 4.7GB of data. These high-capacity optical discs can store large fil






30. 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






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






32. A single silicon chip that contains all of the CPU circuits for a computer system.






33. The second phase of the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on the use of instructional materials and activities designed to help students achieve the outcomes specified in the instructional plan.






34. System in which a camera or sensor reads body movements and communicates them to a computer - which processes the gestures as commands and uses them to control devices or displays






35. Video games that provide physical activity or exercise through interactive play






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






37. An individual who gains access to computer systems without authorization.






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






39. An object-oriented scripting language that - like Java - is used to create dynamic websites






40. The term describes the data-carrying capacity of a transmission line. In other words - how much data flows on a given transmission path. It can apply to network connections - system buses - or any 'pipe' through which data pours. High-bandwidth conne






41. Motivation in which the act itself is the reward.






42. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities






43. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries






44. A highlighted position indicator used on the computer screen.






45. 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






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






47. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.






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






49. 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.






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