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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat






2. An asynchronous communication medium in which two or more individuals exchange messages using personal computers connected via a network or telephone lines.






3. An internal state that leads people to choose to work toward certain goals and experiences. Defines what people will do rather than what they can do.






4. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.






5. Programs that allow users to create and manipulate geometric constructions and provide environments in which to make discoveries and conjectures related to geometry concepts and objects






6. A way to store addresses of frequently used websites on your computer; in a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly






7. 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 -






8. Stands for 'Joint Photographic Experts Group -' an image format used for photographs; it is a format for encoding photographs that uses fewer bytes than the pixel-by-pixel approaches of GIF. It supports many colors and it is possible to obtain good q






9. Hardware such as a keyboard - mouse - or joystick through which the user sends instructions to the computer.






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






11. A type of learning that refers to the ability to recall specific information.






12. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.






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






14. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert






15. Circular reference of electronic spreadsheet formula happens when you enter a formula that includes functions referring back to the cell in which the formula is contained. When this happens - users receive an error message referring to circular refer






16. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world






17. Applications software that is designed specifically to deliver or assist with student instruction on a topic; software that can be used to enhance teaching and learning in many ways. Drill and practice - educational games - tutorials - simulation - a






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Also known as information design uses pictures - symbols - colors - and words to communicate ideas - illustrate information - or express relationships visually.






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






22. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates the standards that define acceptable performance.






23. A type of hypermedia authoring software from Adobe that has become commonly used to create interactive web-based animations






24. An animation key frame is a single still image defined throughout an animated sequence that occurs at a pivotal point in that sequence.






25. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system






26. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.






27. According to learning theorists Benjamin Bloom and B. F. Skinner - an instructional approach in which students learn a sequence of objectives that define mastery of the subject; students pass tests on each objective to demonstrate they have mastered






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).






31. 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






32. Programs that allow teachers to author and display lessons for use with interactive whiteboard systems






33. According to learning theorist B. E Skinner - experiences (positive reinforcement - negative reinforcement - punishment) that shape desired behavioral responses






34. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements






35. A type of information that describes the potential usefulness of facts - concepts - and principles.






36. Coined by a Boeing researcher in 1990 - it refers to a computer-generated environment in which a real-life scene is overlaid with information that enhances our understanding and uses of it






37. Each individual category of information recorded in a database; the smallest unit of information in a database






38. On the Internet - a way of transferring files from one computer to another using common settings and transmission procedures; also - to transfer files; computer users can use a File Transport Protocol (or FTP) client to transfer files to and from com






39. Software available in both CD and the Web formats. Electronic encyclopedia - including not only pictures - but sound and video as well. They also have powerful key word searching capabilities. In addition to electronic encyclopedias - research journa






40. A term coined by Lloyd Morrisett - former president of the Markle Foundation - used to describe the gap between those individuals who have access to technology such as computer software - the Internet - and so on and those who do not.






41. 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






42. Also known as a web browser - software designed to allow a computer user to go to Internet websites that are connected to each other via the World Wide Web (WWW)






43. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another






44. 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






45. 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.






46. 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






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






48. The beta version of instructional software is a full-functioning version of the product with all known problems resolved. Both the client and the design team review the beta version to search for problems that will need to be addressed. Since the bet






49. Combines detailed information about a subject area and common student mistakes with a model of student performance to diagnose a given student's level of understanding. Also provides instruction designed to meet that student's individual needs. Somet






50. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network






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