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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. 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
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
Flash
Blood Pressure Devices
Electronic reference software
2. An image format used for drawn images - illustrations - clip art - or animations; It is universally acceptable on the Web. Images in the this format are restricted to 256 colors (best - actually 216 'web-safe' colors). The format is suited to images
Mosaic
Directed Instruction
Mnemonic
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
3. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system
Hacker
Hardware
Auto-tuning
Disequilibrium
4. 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
Haptic Interface
Asynchronous
mobile device
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
5. Devices that assist with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by monitoring and reporting blood pressure
Forms Makers
Blood Pressure Devices
Halftone
Demonstration
6. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing
Blog
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Backbone
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
7. 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.
Compression and extraction tools
Key word
logic bomb
Domain
8. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks
Display Boards
Hypermedia
Consequence
Cloze Exercises
9. Good lighting consists of three elements: key light - fill light - and back light. The key light is usually located about 45 ° to the right or left of the camera - while the fill light is commonly located 30° to 45 ° from the camera - opposite the ke
Direct Observation
MP3
Lighting
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
10. 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
Megabyte
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Local-area network (LAN)
Intelligent tutoring system
11. A statistical method designed by Gene V Glass (1976) to summarize results across studies and measure the size of the effect a 'treatment' such as technology-based methods has over and above traditional methods
meta-analysis
Conditions
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
CMYK graphics
12. 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
inquiry-based learning
Backbone
Full Immersion Systems
Image Formats
13. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.
Designing Instruction
Alpha testing
imagemap
Interactive multimedia
14. A small text file transferred to a web browser through an Internet server for the purpose of tracking the Internet usage habits of the person using the browser
Hacker
Cookie
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
Monitor
15. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.
LCD screen
Inkjet printer
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Keyboard
16. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Data Mining
Interactive media
Inclusion
17. A type of learning that refers to the ability to recall specific information.
Knowledge
Handheld Technologies
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
18. A communications service that allows users to create a private chat room which only members of a mutually agreed upon list may enter; the system alerts a user when someone from the IM list is online; IM also designates the act of instant messaging -
instant messaging (IM)
Beta version
Declarative Information
Flash
19. 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
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
DVD
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
ADDIE model
20. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.
Drop cap
Extraneous Processing
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Interface
21. Also referred to as a domain designator - a required part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) on the Internet that indicates what kind of group owns the server; examples include '.edu -' '.com -' and '.org'
Learning
Domain Name
Classical Conditioning
Artificial intelligence (AI)
22. An activity in which students with disabilities participate in one or more selected classes in general education
mainstreaming
Cooperative Learning
Consequence
malware
23. 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
Alternative Keyboard
Equilibration
Electronic Gradebook
information and communication technology (ICT)
24. A distance education technology that uses a speakerphone to extend a basic telephone call and permits instruction and interaction between individuals or groups at two or more locations.
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Adventure Learning (AL)
Audio Teleconferencing
Geospatial Technologies
25. A collection of components that includes the computer and all of the devices used with it.
Input/Output Device
Haptic Interface
Auto-correct
Computer System
26. A compression standard that produces compressed - high-quality audio files. To create an MP3 file - you need a program that copies a song from a CD or download from the Internet to your hard drive - and an encoder to convert the file to the MP3 forma
Attachments
Downloading
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
MP3
27. A graphic representation of a real person in cyberspace; a three dimensional image that a person can choose to represent himself or herself in a virtual reality environment
Interactive multimedia
Avatar
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Label
28. A computer system set up to allow notices to be posted and viewed by anyone who has access to the network
Feedback
Halftone
Concept Map
Bulletin Board (BB)
29. Feedback that tells students specifically what they can do to correct their performance.
Corrective Feedback
LCD projector
Augmented Reality
CLI
30. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries
English Language Learners (ELL)
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Database filters and queries
Foreign Language (FL)
31. 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
Freeware
DVD
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
32. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat
Body Composition Analyzer
Exergaming
Classical Conditioning
Files
33. The use of the computer in the delivery of instruction.
Assistive Technology
Case Study
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
34. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual
morphing
microcomputer
Inclusion
Analogy
35. Using technology to accommodate difficulties individuals have with performing specific tasks - e.g. - providing speech recognition software to those with physical disabilities that limit their use of a pencil or a keyboard
Compensation
Mosaic
Image Formats
Ethnicity
36. Typeface used in word processing or desktop publishing; the appearance of the text itself - which can be altered through the selection of various typefaces and sizes of type. These include many typefaces common to the printing field - such as Times -
Bulletin Board (BB)
Font
Global Positioning System (GPS)
imagemap
37. 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
FM Amplification System
Computer Conferencing
LCD projector
instructional software
38. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search
long-term memory (LTM)
Animation - path
Hits
Generative Processing
39. 'Lossless' compression such as the GIF format is generally safer for recompression since it utilizes 'lossless' compression. Meaning when the GIF image is compressed - no information is lost from its contents. On the other hand - formats that utilize
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Filtering Software
Input device
Lossless and lossy compressions
40. Content experts are also called subject matter experts (or SMEs). A content expert's roles and responsibilities include: researching the content - helping with storyboard - and writing all of the text. For many multimedia projects in education - SME
Image Capture
Augmented Reality
Content expert
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
41. Information provided to students regarding how well they are doing during practice.
Feedback
mobile device
Content expert
Displayed Visuals
42. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.
Impairment
Instructional technology
Graphic
multiple intelligences theory
43. Software that assists teachers in preparing individual educational plans (IEPs) required by law for students with special needs; automates the process by providing on-screen prompts that remind teachers of the required components in the plan
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Assimilation
IEP Generator
Inclusion
44. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning
Java
Harmony
Listserv
Generative Processing
45. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online
Electronic Mentor
Avatar Spaces
Field
Modem
46. A computer input device that permits the development of graphic images by translating drawing on the tablet into onscreen images.
Geocaching
Assessment
App
Graphics Tablet
47. 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
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
inert knowledge
Foreign Language (FL)
Constructivism
48. In order to display a full-color graphic image on a 256-color monitor - computers simulate the colors it cannot display by way of dithering - which is combining pixels from a 256-color palette into patterns that approximate other colors. At a distanc
Extraneous Processing
multimedia
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Dithering
49. A type of information that describes the potential usefulness of facts - concepts - and principles.
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Conditional Information
Foreign Language Dictionaries
imagemap
50. 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.
Logo
Artificial intelligence (AI)
link
Design