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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; a standard way of representing text - which allows different computer brands to 'talk' to one another. It is sometimes referred to as plain text or unformatted text.
ASCII format
Harmony
Bandwidth
Foreign Language (FL)
2. Input device - used primarily with games - that moves on-screen figures or a cursor with a handle that moves in all directions
Downloading
Attention
LCD projector
joystick
3. Software designed for groups of students or teachers alike. The computer is viewed by a cooperative group of students or can be projected to the entire class to stimulate discussions and debates.
Groupware
Favorites File
Auto-tuning
ARPAnet
4. The use of the computer in the delivery of instruction.
Digitizer
Chat
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
5. A pointing device used to select and move information on the computer display screen. When the mouse is moved along a flat surface such as a desktop - an arrow moves across the display screen in the same direction. The mouse typically has one to thre
Blog
Mouse
Circular reference
Heuristic
6. An instructional arrangement whereby students with disabilities receive instruction and services in a general education setting with regular education peers.
Event Driven
Assistive Technology
Icon
Inclusion
7. Types of computer systems identified by their operating systems - e.g. - PCs with Windows operating systems or Macintoshes with Mac-OS operating systems
Computer Platforms
Domain Name
Applications
Electronic Mentor
8. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert
Cyberbullying
Likert scale
Cybercheating
Avatar Spaces
9. 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
morphing
Forms Makers
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Learning
10. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades
Electronic Gradebook
Attention
Harmony
Compact Disc (CD)
11. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.
Cloud Computing
CPU
malware
music editor
12. The third phase in the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on assessment techniques used to determine the level of learning students have achieved and/or the effectiveness of the instructional materials.
Cyberbullying
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Modem
Evaluation
13. Liquid crystal display screen - commonly used in computers and also in conjunction with display panels and projectors as large-group display devices.
LCD screen
Course Management System (CMS)
Criteria
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
14. An instructional method that involves showing how to do a task as well as describing why - when - and where it is done. Provides a real or lifelike example of the skill or procedure to be learned.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Heart Rate Monitor
Demonstration
Intrinsic motivation
15. 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
Digital Divide
malware
Iris
App
16. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.
Antecedent
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Heuristic
Microprocessor
17. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning
Ethnicity
Generative Processing
Email Address
Constructivist Learning
18. Learning is a persisting change in human performance or performance potential [brought] about as a result of the learner's interaction with the environment. To change (or have the capacity to change) one's level of ability or knowledge.
Logo
Evaluation Activity
Harmony
Learning
19. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.
information literacy
Graphic
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
20. 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.
Hard Disk
Hacker
Assistive Technology
Content expert
21. 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 -
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Conditional Information
Motor skills
Alternative Keyboard
22. 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
File Server
Instructional appeal
Classroom Observation
Drill And Practice
23. 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.
Implementation
Geocaching
logic bomb
ActionScript
24. 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
Hypermedia
CPU
Instructional plan
Circular reference
25. Instructional format that combines elements of face-to-face teaching and learning with elements of distance education. Also known as blended learning.
Culture
Mnemonic
Hybrid Learning
English Language Learners (ELL)
26. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)
Motivation
Instructional materials
Graphic
Electronic Slide Shows
27. A type of hypermedia authoring software from Adobe that has become commonly used to create interactive web-based animations
Flash
inquiry-based learning
Encoding
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
28. Media formats that allow or require some level of physical activity from the user - which in some way alters the sequence of presentation.
Downloading
Electronic Gradebook
LCD projector
Interactive media
29. Electronically transmitted private messages that can be sent from individuals to other individuals or groups.
Heuristic
Grammar Checker
Electronic Mail (email)
Mnemonic
30. A form of evaluation that involves watching students as they work through some part(s) of the lesson.
MP3
Direct Observation
Electronic Mail (email)
Inclusion
31. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates under what circumstances students are expected to perform.
Firewall
Digital Divide
Conditions
Instructional technology
32. Computer actions or programs - such as hypermedia software - that respond to events in the environment; for example - a mouse action event that occurs when the user clicks on a button.
Computer Program
Event Driven
Application Activity
Attitudes
33. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network
link
Filtering Software
Information activity
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
34. 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
Filtering Software
Multimedia authoring programs
File Server
Grammar Checker
35. 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
Cropping
Case Study
Fair Use
Lossless and lossy compressions
36. 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
ARPAnet
learning communities
Learning environment
Accelerometer
37. Acronym for 'frequently asked questions.' Used on the Internet to disseminate basic information and to reduce repetitive queries.
interactive or dynamic geometry software
FAQ
Foreign Language Dictionaries
malware
38. 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
Full Immersion Systems
Intelligence
Educational Technology
Designing Instruction
39. Systems that allow individuals to view and examine the world through multiple layering of geographic data within a spatial environment; use of technology for visualization - analysis - and measurement of features and phenomena
Interactive multimedia
Geospatial Technologies
Assimilation
HTML 5
40. 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
Demonstration
Body Composition Analyzer
DVD
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
41. Stories that can be read from a computer screen - on mobile devices - or as print books with interactive buttons; also known as interactive storybooks
Course Management System (CMS)
Electronic Storybooks
Beta version
Feedback
42. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.
ASCII format
Audio Teleconferencing
Display Boards
Cursor
43. A computer system set up to allow notices to be posted and viewed by anyone who has access to the network
Data Mining
FM Amplification System
Bulletin Board (BB)
CRT
44. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem
Graphing Calculator
Antecedent
Automaticity
Image Editing Programs
45. Various techniques designed to direct attention to certain aspects of information - including the use of bold - underlined - or italicized print; color - labels - and arrows for pictorial information; and speaking more loudly or more slowly to highli
Highlighting
information literacy
Iris
Computer Conferencing
46. 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
App
Emoticons
CLI
Distance Education
47. An associational information-processing system in the text domain. In a hypertext system - text information is stored in nodes - and nodes are interconnected to other nodes of related information; in 1960 - Ted Nelson coined the term to describe a da
Classical Conditioning
Extraneous Processing
Hypertext
Icon
48. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.
Inkjet printer
File Server
music editor
Heuristic
49. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Instructional design
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
Mass storage
Learning in context
50. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.
Modem
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
CRT
morphing