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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Can be either software that supports the on-screen creation of music scores with several parts or tracks - or a hardware component of a music synthesizer workstation






2. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates the standards that define acceptable performance.






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.






7. An abnormality or loss of function in a physical - anatomical - or psychological structure; may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired through accident or disease






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






11. An instructional software function that presents items for students to work on (usually one at a time) and gives feedback on correctness; a series of practice exercises designed to increase fluency in a new skill or to refresh an existing one. Use of






12. A computer system that stores and manipulates a database of information about geographic locations; users see data pertaining to a geographic location overlaid on a map of the area






13. Abbreviation for application - software that normally has an extension of .app and refers to any Internet application specifically designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones






14. Multiuser dungeon (or dimension or domain); a location on the Internet where several users at a time can interact with each other's avatars (graphic representations of each other); also known as a MUD Object Oriented or MOO






15. The set of high-speed data lines connecting the major networks that make up the Internet.






16. A blueprint for instructional lessons based on analyses of the learners - the context - and the task to be learned. Planning involves the process of deciding what methods of instruction are best for bringing about desired changes in student knowledge






17. A filter of an electronic database program allows application of a set of selection criteria or sorting instructions to the records in a table. When a database is closed - the selection criteria and/or sorting instructions will be wiped out. In contr






18. 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






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






20. 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.






21. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.






22. 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






23. Guidelines limiting the rights of copyright holders and allowing portions of copyrighted materials to be used for educational purposes; guidelines for portion - time - amount - and distribution of copyrighted materials for educational purposes.






24. The process of selectively receiving information from the environment.






25. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance






26. Programs that allow teachers to author and display lessons for use with interactive whiteboard systems






27. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.






28. A mathematical expression that directs an electronic spreadsheet to perform various kinds of calculations on the numbers entered in it; in a spreadsheet - a command inserted in a cell and used to do calculations on data






29. 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.






30. The term describes the data-carrying capacity of a transmission line. In other words - how much data flows on a given transmission path. It can apply to network connections - system buses - or any 'pipe' through which data pours. High-bandwidth conne






31. The legal rights to an original work produced in any tangible medium of expression - including written works - works of art - music - photographs - and computer software.






32. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language






33. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).






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






35. A shortcut to encoding a series of actions in a computer program. Provides the means to perform a number of separate steps through a single command.






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






37. 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






38. Systems that allow individuals to view and examine the world through multiple layering of geographic data within a spatial environment; use of technology for visualization - analysis - and measurement of features and phenomena






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






40. Stands for 'Joint Photographic Experts Group -' an image format used for photographs; it is a format for encoding photographs that uses fewer bytes than the pixel-by-pixel approaches of GIF. It supports many colors and it is possible to obtain good q






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






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






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






44. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.






45. Good lighting consists of three elements: key light - fill light - and back light. The key light is usually located about 45 ° to the right or left of the camera - while the fill light is commonly located 30° to 45 ° from the camera - opposite the ke






46. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating






47. 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






48. On the Internet - a way of transferring files from one computer to another using common settings and transmission procedures; also - to transfer files; computer users can use a File Transport Protocol (or FTP) client to transfer files to and from com






49. An instructional approach that provides an appealing environment in which learners invest effort to follow prescribed rules in order to attain a challenging goal; designed to increase motivation by adding game rules to a learning activity






50. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.