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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Devices that assist with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by monitoring and reporting blood pressure
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
Blood Pressure Devices
Halftone
Clip Art
2. A computer system set up to allow notices to be posted and viewed by anyone who has access to the network
Favorites File
Compact Disc (CD)
Implementation
Bulletin Board (BB)
3. A hybrid (online and in-person) distance education approach that provides students with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences within collaborative learning environments
Automaticity
Adventure Learning (AL)
information visualization
JPEG (also JPG)
4. 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
Monitor
Chat
IEP Generator
Electronic Mentor
5. A type of instructional activity designed to help students understand - remember - and apply new information.
mastery learning
Cropping
Hacking
Information activity
6. A term used on the Twitter system for a prefix to a message (Tweet)consisting of a pound sign (#)and a topic name (e.g. - #ripstevejobs). Users begin a Tweet with a hash tag to allow others to identify posts and create their own messages on that topi
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Hash Tag
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Course Management System (CMS)
7. Applying scientific knowledge about human learning to the practical tasks of teaching and learning; the subset of educational technology that deals directly with teaching and learning applications (as opposed to educational administrative application
Handheld Technologies
Instructional technology
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
LCD projector
8. One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. This right is subject to certain limitations found in sections 107 through 118 of the copyright law
Cooperative Learning
Fair Use
Harmony
Attachments
9. An instructional arrangement whereby students with disabilities receive instruction and services in a general education setting with regular education peers.
Full Immersion Systems
Mug shots
Inclusion
Display Boards
10. 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
Corrective Feedback
Imagery
Heart Rate Monitor
11. A single silicon chip that contains all of the CPU circuits for a computer system.
Motor skills
Flash
Microprocessor
Internal memory
12. Tools offered through a special Google site that provide users access to online programs for word processing - spreadsheets - and presentations; the site offers storage of documents on a Google server and allows for sharing of documents among multipl
Authoring Software
Domain
Google Docs
Hardware
13. The process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Instructional technology
Haptic Interface
Designing Instruction
Event Driven
14. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing
Motivation activity
Lossy compression
Design
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
15. 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
Criteria
Motivation
ADDIE model
information and communication technology (ICT)
16. Instructional format that combines elements of face-to-face teaching and learning with elements of distance education. Also known as blended learning.
Cursor
Instructional design
Hybrid Learning
Likert scale
17. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance
Accelerometer
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Java
Cybercheating
18. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.
CPU
Geographic Information System (GIS)
inquiry-based learning
Motivation
19. 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
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
Graphic Document Makers
Java
Generative Processing
20. 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
IEP Generator
Lighting
Exergaming
Beta version
21. 'Image map' allows graphics to respond to mouse clicks to lead to more than one place from a single graphic. Clickable maps can be based on graphical maps such as floor plans - road maps - regional maps - and the like. The imagemapper - or simple ima
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Handheld Technologies
Frame
imagemap
22. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.
Instructional materials
Attention
Chat
Designing Instruction
23. 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
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Crowdsourcing
Educational Media
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
24. 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.
Constructivist Learning
Handicap
Event Driven
Electronic Gradebook
25. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts
ADDIE model
Audiographics
Foreign Language Dictionaries
e-books (ebooks)
26. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search
Electronic Storybooks
Hits
Image Capture
Accommodation
27. Music-making equipment controlled by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) device
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Culture
Ethnicity
music synthesizer
28. A procedure of instruction selected to help learners achieve objectives or understand the content or message of instruction (e.g. - presentation - simulation - drill and practice - cooperative learning).
Body Composition Analyzer
Instructional method
Email Address
Animation key frame
29. An event - object - or circumstance that comes after a behavior and is attributable to the behavior.
Keyboard
Consequence
Local-area network (LAN)
Cyberbullying
30. The legal rights to an original work produced in any tangible medium of expression - including written works - works of art - music - photographs - and computer software.
Copyright
DVD
Hacker
interactive or dynamic geometry software
31. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Generative Processing
Direct Observation
Extraneous Processing
32. 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.
Accommodation
ASCII format
Hypertext
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
33. A computer system that stores and manipulates a database of information about geographic locations; users see data pertaining to a geographic location overlaid on a map of the area
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Focusing Question
Instructional designer
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
34. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.
Augmented Reality
Copyright
Computer Gradebook
Lossless and lossy compressions
35. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.
Email Address
Cursor
Favorites File
Cropping
36. A machine that processes information according to a set of instructions.
Heart Rate Monitor
Computer
Audio Teleconferencing
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
37. A set of related principles explaining changes in human performance or performance potential in terms of the causes of those changes.
Learning Theory
Hacker
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
Input/Output Device
38. 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
Mouse
Learning environment
Monitor
Local-area network (LAN)
39. 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
Attitudes
App
Domain Name
Impairment
40. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
mobile device
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Display Boards
Instructional design
41. 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
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
link
Graphic Document Makers
Input/Output Device
42. Condition that occurs when an impairment limits an individual from performing an activity in a manner normally expected for human beings (communicating with others - hearing - movement - manipulating objects - etc.)
mainstreaming
Disability
Monitor
Learning style
43. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences
Accommodation
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Graphic
Lossless and lossy compressions
44. 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
Applications
Grammar Checker
Essential Processing
45. Approximately a billion bytes - or 1 -000 megabytes.
Formative Evaluation
Fair Use
Corrective Feedback
Gigabyte
46. A device that includes a display screen connected to a computer and digital projector; allows information projected on the screen to be manipulated with special pens or one's hands and also allows drawings or notes from a given session to be saved an
Digital Literacy
interactive whiteboard
Attention
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
47. In a full immersion virtual reality (VR) system - a headset that provides the sensory channel through which the wearer 'sees' a computer-generated environment
Antecedent
Intelligence
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Blu-Ray Disc
48. A three-dimensional representation of a real object; it may be larger - smaller - or the same size as the object represented.
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Circular reference
Model
49. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.
Heuristic
Discovery Learning
Intelligent tutoring system
Groupware
50. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.
multiple intelligences theory
Criteria
Directory File Structure
Mnemonic