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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Learning is a persisting change in human performance or performance potential [brought] about as a result of the learner's interaction with the environment. To change (or have the capacity to change) one's level of ability or knowledge.






2. A graphical representation of interrelated concepts that students can use as a learning aid or that teachers can use as an aid in content organization; tools designed to help people think through and explore ideas or topics by developing these visual






3. Groups of people who 'meet -' usually via email - webpages - or other electronic means - to support each other's learning; in distance education - strategic - ongoing efforts by the instructor to encourage student-to-student interaction - as well as






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






5. A small pictorial or graphical representation of a computer hardware function or component - or a computer software program - commonly associated with a graphical user interface.






6. The incorrect or less appropriate alternative answers for a given multiple-choice question. Also called foils.






7. A computer input device that permits the development of graphic images by translating drawing on the tablet into onscreen images.






8. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.






9. 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






10. A video or computer display device. The most common output device for personal computers.






11. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.






12. Previously created graphics designed to be added to word processing or desktop publishing documents or to computer-based instruction.






13. 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






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






15. One of the devices (e.g. - a data glove) that allow users to experience a full immersion virtual reality system by providing tactile or touch input






16. Software designed to help teach information and/or skills related to a topic; also known as instructional software or courseware - computer-based instruction (CBI) - computer-based learning (CBL) - computer-assisted learning (CAL) - or generic terms






17. Adaptive technologies are designed specifically for persons with disabilities. These are devices that extend the abilities of an individual with special needs in ways that provide physical access (i.e. - wheelchairs - braces) and sensory access (i.e.






18. The process of taking a series of individual pictures -- called frames -- and stringing them together in a timed sequence to give the appearance of continuous motion. Animations are motion files - either in 2-D animation or 3-D animation. On the Web






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






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






21. Music-making equipment controlled by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) device






22. An outline - preview - or other such pre-instructional cue used to promote retention of content to be learned.






23. A standard adopted by the electronic music industry for controlling devices that play music; also known as musical instrument digital interface. Rather than recording sounds - MIDI instruments/software record finger action -- what note is being playe






24. Software programs designed to perform a specific function for the user - such as processing text - performing calculations - and presenting content lessons.






25. An event - object - or circumstance that prompts a behavior.






26. Approximately a million bytes - or 1000 kilobytes.






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






28. 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






29. Growing problem of online harassment in social networks






30. 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






31. Short for 'web log -' a web page that serves as a publicly accessible location for discussing a topic or issue; began as personal journals and expanded to become public discussion forums in which anyone can give opinions on a topic






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






33. In desktop publishing - the first letter of a paragraph that is enlarged to 'drop' down two or more line. Drop caps are often seen at the beginning of newsletter article - where the top of the first letter of the first word lines up with the top of t






34. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.






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






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






37. 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






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






39. According to learning theorist Howard Gardner - nine different and relatively independent types of intelligence that may be fostered by differentiated instruction and assessment






40. Compression is the process to reduce file size through 'zipping' or 'archiving'. The compressed or zipped file can be from a large file or can contain several files that have been squeezed into a single file. After compression - the extraction proces






41. 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.






42. Designates a type of learning of English that occurs after a student achieves some level of proficiency in another - native language; more commonly-used term is now English Language Learning or ELL






43. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.






44. A question typically used at the beginning of a lesson to direct students' attention to particularly important aspects of the new information.






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






46. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms






47. 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 (






48. A combination input and output device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer over telephone or cable TV lines; (short for modulator-demodulator) converts digital computer information into sound (and vice versa) for transmission o






49. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online






50. Inhibited functioning created by excessive demands being placed on memory and/or other cognitive processes.