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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Flaming messages are messages which express overly strong feelings. Spam is the term for e-mail junk mail - which should not be for¬warded. Chain letters are letters that have been forwarded from several previous e-mail readers. According to netiquet






2. An individual's preferred ways for processing and organizing information and for responding to environmental stimuli.






3. 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.






4. The process of determining which digital tools and which methods for implementing them are the most appropriate responses to given educational needs and problems






5. 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






6. 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






7. Software tools that simplify the activity of making highly graphic materials such as awards certificates and greeting cards by offering sets of clip art and pre-designed templates to which people add their own content






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






9. Motivation in which the act itself is the reward.






10. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic






11. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts






12. A worldwide collection of computer networks that can exchange information by using a common software standard; sometimes referred to (erroneously) as synonymous with the World Wide Web (WWW) - which is actually a subset of the Internet






13. 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 -






14. The most common input device; resembles the key layout of a typewriter.






15. 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






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






17. Programs that allow users to create and manipulate geometric constructions and provide environments in which to make discoveries and conjectures related to geometry concepts and objects






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






19. Pictures of people that focus on just the head or from mid-chest and up are called mug shots. Mug shots are often used in newsletters - newspapers - school yearbooks and company directories. Mug shots of feature columnists may appear next to their co






20. 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






21. The software capability to copy images from web pages or computer applications and store them on your own computer.






22. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)






23. Also called a mail server - this is the computer or software that operates an e-mail discussion list on the Internet. Interested individuals subscribe to the list and subsequently receive all e-mail that is sent to the listserv; on the Internet - a p






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






25. A computer language that contains instructions that resemble natural language and that does not require knowledge of the inner workings of the computer to use successfully.






26. An asynchronous communication medium in which two or more individuals exchange messages using personal computers connected via a network or telephone lines.






27. 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.






28. 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






29. Channels of communication that carry messages with an instructional purpose; the different ways and means by which information can be delivered to or experienced by a learner.






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






31. Stories that can be read from a computer screen - on mobile devices - or as print books with interactive buttons; also known as interactive storybooks






32. 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






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






34. Antidote utilities to detect - eliminate and protect from viruses - worms and Trojans. It typically contains an engine - a resident virus shield - virus databases or DAT files - a task scheduler - an e-mail scanner - and an update manager. It guards






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






36. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts






37. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.






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






39. A condition that arises when an individual is unable to fulfill a role due to an impairment or disability






40. Software designed to maintain and calculate student grades






41. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another






42. Calculator with probes or sensors connected to it to allow gathering of numerical data






43. The use of the computer as a device for mediating communication between teacher and students and among students - often over distances. Electronic mail and computer conferencing are two types of application software commonly used in CMC.






44. Software used by architects and others to aid in the design of structures such as houses and cars






45. According to learning theorist B. E Skinner - experiences (positive reinforcement - negative reinforcement - punishment) that shape desired behavioral responses






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






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






48. 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)






49. Actively collaborating with learners to determine what learning means and how it can be enhanced within each individual learner. An emphasis is placed on drawing on the learner's own unique talents - capacities - and experiences.






50. 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