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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. 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 -
Instructional technology
instant messaging (IM)
Accelerometer
Focusing Question
2. A type of instructional activity that leads students to want to learn and to put in the effort required for learning.
Motivation activity
Interface
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
inquiry-based learning
3. 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.)
Heuristic
inquiry-based learning
Implementation
Disability
4. 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
Animation
Digitizer
Electronic reference software
joystick
5. A type of learning that refers to the ability to recall specific information.
Analogy
Fair Use Guidelines
Content expert
Knowledge
6. Combinations of type characters that resemble human faces when turned sideways. Used to indicate emotion or intent on e-mail or in chat rooms.
Cropping
Emoticons
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Classical Conditioning
7. A printed copy of computer output.
Hard Copy
Electronic Gradebook
Graphic Document Makers
ASCII format
8. 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
Field
App
Bandwidth
9. A computer system set up to allow notices to be posted and viewed by anyone who has access to the network
Knowledge
Bulletin Board (BB)
e-books (ebooks)
inquiry-based learning
10. 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
Instructional appeal
Forms Makers
Full Immersion Systems
Constructivist Learning
11. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.
Ethnicity
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
Image Editing Programs
Ergonomics
12. 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
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Classroom Observation
integrating educational technology
Fair Use
13. A type of computer virus that is set to 'go off' (i.e. - carry out its program) at a certain time
learning hierarchies
Compensation
logic bomb
Bookmark
14. 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
Drill And Practice
Case Study
App
Dithering
15. 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
Hard Copy
MP3
Focusing Question
Database filters and queries
16. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades
Encoding
Instructional appeal
Electronic Gradebook
Datafile
17. 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
Content expert
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Digital Camera
information visualization
18. Media formats that allow or require some level of physical activity from the user - which in some way alters the sequence of presentation.
Interactive media
Java applets
Database filters and queries
Alpha testing
19. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem
Charting/Graphing Tool
Automaticity
Backbone
Augmented Reality
20. An individual who gains access to computer systems without authorization.
Hacker
Audiographics
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Harmony
21. Sometimes called paint or raster graphics - in which each pixel directly corresponds to a spot on the display screen. When scaled to larger sizes - this type of graphic looks jagged or aliased; Developed originally for use on Disk Operating System (D
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
mastery learning
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Graphic Document Makers
22. One of the first browser programs designed to allow Internet resources to be displayed graphically rather than just in text
Keyboard
CRT
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Mosaic
23. A school specialist who helps students and teachers to become effective users of ideas and information by providing access to materials - providing instruction - and working with teachers to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual
Firewall
language translators (machine translation)
LCD screen
Library/media specialist
24. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG
Image Formats
Auto-correct
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Fair Use Guidelines
25. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning
Hardware
English Language Learners (ELL)
Multimedia authoring programs
ActionScript
26. 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
Model
Crowdsourcing
Automaticity
ASCII format
27. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.
Motor skills
Lossless and lossy compressions
ASP.NET
information visualization
28. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.
Geospatial Technologies
Digital Divide
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Graphic
29. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.
Computer Program
Circular reference
Ergonomics
Mnemonic
30. 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
Handicap
Internet
DVD
Automaticity
31. Pictures of people that focus on just the head or from mid-chest and up are called mug shots. Mug shots are often used in newsletters - newspapers - school yearbooks and company directories. Mug shots of feature columnists may appear next to their co
Charting/Graphing Tool
Mug shots
Motivation
Audiographics
32. The interest - or value - that instructional materials or activities have for the learner.
Distractors
Instructional appeal
Listserv
Foreign Language (FL)
33. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.
mobile device
Email Address
Megabyte
ActionScript
34. 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.
Javascript
Generative Processing
Educational Media
Geocaching
35. Software products (e.g. - Microsoft Works and AppleWorks) that have several applications in a single package (e.g. - word processing - spreadsheet - presentation functions -database programs)
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Learning in context
integrated packages
Image Formats
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
CPU
mobile device
Augmented Reality
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
37. In a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly
Consequence
Intrinsic motivation
Mug shots
Favorites File
38. Originally called OAK - a high-level programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. An object-oriented language similar to C++ - it has become popular for its ability to do interactive graphic and animation activities on web pages; a computer la
Java
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Label
Animation
39. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).
Domain
Feedback
Assessment
Foreign Language Dictionaries
40. 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.
File Server
Geospatial Technologies
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Culture
41. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks
Forms Makers
Database
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Information activity
42. Literally 'multiple media' or 'a combination of media -' a software product or system that incorporates sequential or simultaneous use of a variety of media formats in a single presentation or program. Today - this term conveys the notion of a system
multimedia
Attention
Macro
Artificial intelligence (AI)
43. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Instructional appeal
Mailing list
Focusing Question
44. Software that is given away free of charge - but whose author still retains all rights.
Auto-tuning
Image Formats
Freeware
Classroom Observation
45. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.
Interactive multimedia
Javascript
Implementation
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
46. Approximately a billion bytes - or 1 -000 megabytes.
Gigabyte
information visualization
Crowdsourcing
Compact Disc (CD)
47. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates the standards that define acceptable performance.
File Server
Hypertext
long-term memory (LTM)
Criteria
48. According to the American Library Association (ALA) - it is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate - evaluate - and use effectively the needed information
Focusing Question
Java applets
Attitudes
information literacy
49. A printer that combines laser and photocopying technology to produce very high-quality output - comparable to that produced in typesetting. Laser printers can produce text as well as high-quality graphics and can achieve print densities of up to 1 -2
Electronic reference software
Laser printer
Icon
Algorithm
50. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another
Electronic Storybooks
Hybrid Learning
Chat
Impairment