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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A computer input device that permits the development of graphic images by translating drawing on the tablet into onscreen images.






2. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.






3. A form of evaluation that involves watching students as they work through some part(s) of the lesson.






4. 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






5. 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.






6. A collection of eight bits - equivalent to one alphanumeric character.






7. An online activity in which students look at a database of caches listed at a geocaching website (e.g. - http://www.geocaching.com) - decide on a cache to hunt for - use GPSs to help them locate it - and share their experiences with others involved i






8. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.






9. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by counting calories






10. '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






11. The process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.






12. 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






13. An internal network or a subset of the Internet - usually available only to the members of the organization that set it up; as a provision for security - some technical department set up Intranets which are parts of the Internet used internally withi






14. Software tools that automatically draw and print desired charts or graphs from data entered by users






15. 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






16. 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)






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






18. 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






19. Software that uses e-mail to deliver topic specific information to a targeted group of respondents.






20. 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.






21. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.






22. 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






23. A set of guidelines used to reliably appraise or judge products or performances.






24. 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.






25. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem






26. A technique that reduces the amount of a graphic that shows or prints.






27. 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






28. An instructional designer's roles and responsibilities include: researching K-12 educator user requirements for portal development - multi-media tools and video-mediated learning - determining the screen layout - creating the flowcharts - and specify






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






30. Small - multi-purpose devices such as cellphones - e-books - and 'smart' pens that make it easy to view - communicate - and share information - regardless of location






31. Graphics generally use RGB (Red - Green - and Blue) or CMYK colors. While graphics on the Web or designed for on-screen display are RGB images - both commercial offset printing and inkjet desktop printing utilize CMYK. Dots of cyan (blue) - magenta (






32. An object-oriented scripting language that - like Java - is used to create dynamic websites






33. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries






34. The primary authoring language used to develop webpages; Its codes are document formatting codes that tell Web browsers how to display the page on the screen. Its files contain the text to be displayed on the Web page embedded in its unique 'tag' lan






35. A type of information that includes facts - concepts - principles - and the relationships among them.






36. Device consisting of a transmitter - which senses the heartbeat from the heart's electrical impulses - and a wristwatch receiver - which receives and records each beat through radio transmission from the transmitter






37. A revision of the HTML standard that provides many of the features of a Flash environment without using Flash






38. Text used to name parts of an electronic spreadsheet.






39. 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






40. Combinations of type characters that resemble human faces when turned sideways. Used to indicate emotion or intent on e-mail or in chat rooms.






41. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






42. Devices that record data over time with sensors






43. 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






44. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.






45. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG






46. Digitally encoded information permanently recorded on a compact disc; Also known as compact disc - read-only memory. It is a compact disc used to store computer data. CD-ROMs have a maximum capacity of 650MB.






47. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.






48. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing






49. A type of instructional activity designed to help students understand - remember - and apply new information.






50. 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