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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
Avatar Spaces
integrated packages
Grammar Checker
2. An authoring specification on the Internet for how data will be collected at a website - CGI programs are written in a language such as PERL
Digital Divide
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Consequence
ASCII format
3. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)
language translators (machine translation)
Logo
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
4. A type of instructional activity designed to help students understand - remember - and apply new information.
Information activity
Geocaching
Mass storage
Encoding
5. 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
Alternative Keyboard
Frame
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
Laser printer
6. The amount of working memory that is available to a learner to process new information and that is taken up at a given time by a learning task
Favorites File
Cognitive Load
Instructional game
music editor
7. In a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly
music sequencer
Favorites File
Extraneous Processing
Input/Output Device
8. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.
Culture
CPU
Bulletin Board (BB)
integrated packages
9. 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
Datafile
Hypermedia
Ergonomics
Compression and extraction tools
10. Similar to distance education - the notion of supporting learners - who may be situated locally or at a distance - with learning resources that may be distributed in space and time.
inquiry-based learning
Distributed Education
Image Editing Programs
Motivation
11. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.
Animation - path
Image Editing Programs
Computer-Managed Instruction
Graphic
12. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements
Data Mining
Freeware
Accelerometer
Conditions
13. 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
Electronic reference software
Database
ActionScript
14. A response made by an individual.
Behavior
Handicap
Instructional designer
Digital Camera
15. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world
Grammar Checker
Assimilation
logic bomb
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
16. 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
English Language Learners (ELL)
Automaticity
Instructional technology
Antecedent
17. 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
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Full Immersion Systems
Icon
Data Mining
18. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.
Computer System
Inkjet printer
Bookmark
Graphics Tablet
19. 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
interactive whiteboard
Lossless and lossy compressions
ASP.NET
Bit
20. The second phase of the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on the use of instructional materials and activities designed to help students achieve the outcomes specified in the instructional plan.
Heart Rate Monitor
Implementation
Analogy
Hash Tag
21. 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.
Grammar Checker
Assistive Technology
Criteria
mainstreaming
22. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.
Interface
Hard Disk
Animation key frame
Crowdsourcing
23. A type of instructional software tool consisting of hardware devices (probes) and software (probeware) to allow scientific data to be gathered and processed by a computer
long-term memory (LTM)
Display Boards
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
logic bomb
24. The use of the computer in the delivery of instruction.
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
Educational Technology
Cybercheating
Attention
25. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.
Instructional technology
Application Activity
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Home Page
26. Use of the computer to orchestrate text - images - audio - and video to support a storytelling narrative with multimedia.
Gesture-Recognition System
microcomputer
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
Digital Storytelling
27. Piagetian view of condition children experience when they confront new and unfamiliar features of their environment that do not fit with their current views of the world
e-books (ebooks)
Content expert
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Disequilibrium
28. A series of steps needed to solve a particular problem or perform a particular task; a methodical - logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier -- but also more error-prone -- use of heu
mastery learning
Content expert
Algorithm
Motor skills
29. Acronym for 'frequently asked questions.' Used on the Internet to disseminate basic information and to reduce repetitive queries.
Computer Program
Instructional method
Hits
FAQ
30. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget - learning depends on this process so it is important for teachers to confront students with new experiences or data to advance their cognitive de
Equilibration
learning communities
Distance Education
Antecedent
31. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.
Motivation
Instructional materials
Java applets
multiple intelligences theory
32. 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)
Browser
Behavior
Image Editing Programs
Integrated learning system (IIS)
33. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization
Auto-correct
Database
Digital Divide
Electronic Mail (email)
34. Devices that record data over time with sensors
Lighting
learner-centered instruction
Data Loggers
Microprocessor
35. 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
Instructional efficiency
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
music synthesizer
inquiry-based learning
36. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.
Interactive multimedia
Essential Processing
ASP.NET
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
37. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another
Files
Chat
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Learning
38. New term for information technology or educational technology; refers to all technologies used in education and training - as well as strategies for using them; originally in more common use outside the U.S. - but becoming more popular worldwide due
Adventure Learning (AL)
Chat
information and communication technology (ICT)
Mnemonic
39. 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 -
Antecedent
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
instant messaging (IM)
40. 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
Graphic
Copyright
Dithering
Data Loggers
41. 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.
Alpha testing
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Digital Divide
Filtering Software
42. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Extraneous Processing
Javascript
Distance Education
43. 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
Accommodation
Key word
Assessment Rubric
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
44. Software that uses e-mail to deliver topic specific information to a targeted group of respondents.
Concept Map
Mug shots
Mailing list
Attachments
45. 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.
Hybrid Learning
Avatar Spaces
Local-area network (LAN)
Evaluation
46. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning
CRT
Generative Processing
Javascript
Downloading
47. An instructional method that involves small heterogeneous groups of students working toward a common academic goal or task. Its use promotes positive interdependence - individual accountability - collaborative/social skills - and group processing ski
Designing Instruction
Cooperative Learning
meta-analysis
FM Amplification System
48. 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
Clip Art
music editor
Compensation
ADDIE model
49. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.
Charting/Graphing Tool
Learning in context
interactive whiteboard
Likert scale
50. The collection of all related records in a database.
Datafile
High-Level Language
Instructional technology
Electronic Whiteboard