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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. 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






2. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.






3. The collection of all related records in a database.






4. 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






5. A form of assessment that indicates whether or not students have learned what they must know before progressing to the next portion of the instruction.






6. A graphical means of illustrating the logical flow of a computer program.






7. High definition DVD format






8. Software that is given away free of charge - but whose author still retains all rights.






9. 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






10. A student-centered and teacher-guided instructional approach that engages students in investigating real world questions that they choose within a broad thematic framework. This instruction complements traditional instruction by providing a vehicle f






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences






16. An instructional arrangement whereby students with disabilities receive instruction and services in a general education setting with regular education peers.






17. A type of mnemonic in which an unfamiliar new word is linked to a similar-sounding familiar word - which is used to create a visual image that incorporates the meaning of the new word.






18. An internal state that leads people to choose to work toward certain goals and experiences. Defines what people will do rather than what they can do.






19. A statement that likens something new to something familiar. Analogies are typically used either to make abstract information more concrete or to organize complex information.






20. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.






21. Approximately a billion bytes - or 1 -000 megabytes.






22. 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






23. A computer system set up to allow notices to be posted and viewed by anyone who has access to the network






24. 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






25. Software tools used to enhance and format photos that are then imported into desktop publishing systems or webpage products






26. 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






27. In Adobe Flash - an advanced authoring environment for creating content for the web - a mobile - or virtually any digitalplatform






28. 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.






29. A measure of the difference between what learners know before and after instruction; for example - Posttest - Pretest = Achievement.






30. A set of instructions that tells the computer how to do something.






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






32. A printed copy of computer output.






33. System in which a camera or sensor reads body movements and communicates them to a computer - which processes the gestures as commands and uses them to control devices or displays






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






35. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






36. A measurement appraisal process that is ongoing - developmentally appropriate - and dynamic; the process of gathering evidence of learning.






37. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search






38. A 4.72-inch-diameter disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio - video - or computer data.






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






40. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks






41. A unique vocal distortion technique made possible with vocal-editing software






42. A dynamic instructional method in which individuals talk together - share information - and work cooperatively toward a solution or consensus. This method encourages classroom rapport and actively involves students in learning.






43. Online sites that function like other dictionaries in that they give definitions for words and phrases in common usage - but provide the additional capability of looking up the word or phrase in one language (e.g. - French or German) and get the defi






44. A special education law that requires schools to educate students with disabilities in least restrictive environments to the greatest extent of their abilities using plans tailored to the individual needs of the students.






45. Devices that record data over time with sensors






46. 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






47. Term coined in 1984 by the president of the Aldus Corporation to refer to the activity of using software to produce documents that gives users a high degree of control over the composition and layout of material on a printed page - including both tex






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






49. An event - object - or circumstance that comes after a behavior and is attributable to the behavior.






50. Bitmaps are graphics stored patterns of colored dots (pixels on the screen). Vector graphics are stored as mathematical descriptions of sets of lines - triangles - squares - circles - etc - with defined line widths - line colors and - for polygons -






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