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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Programs that allow teachers to author and display lessons for use with interactive whiteboard systems






2. A worldwide radio-navigation system made possible by a bank of orbiting satellites and their ground stations to pinpoint exact geographic locations on earth; a device that cross-references a GPS signal with mapping software and shows the location to






3. 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






4. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements






5. A device that allows analog audio or video to be captured in a form that the computer can use.






6. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website






7. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.






8. In contrast to lossless compression - lossy compression refers to a technique of shrinking file sizes by giving away some precision of detail. JPEG images are an example of a file that is compressed this way. By reducing the quality of a picture when






9. A type of instructional activity that leads students to want to learn and to put in the effort required for learning.






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






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






12. The iris is used to control the opening behind the lens that allows light to enter the camera. When lighting is low the iris may be opened to let in more light. And when the light level is high the iris can be partially closed to let in less light. B






13. In a full immersion virtual reality (VR) system - a headset that provides the sensory channel through which the wearer 'sees' a computer-generated environment






14. Approximately a million bytes - or 1000 kilobytes.






15. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences






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






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






18. 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






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






20. The use of the computer in the delivery of instruction.






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






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






23. Input device - used primarily with games - that moves on-screen figures or a cursor with a handle that moves in all directions






24. A revision of the HTML standard that provides many of the features of a Flash environment without using Flash






25. A compression standard that produces compressed - high-quality audio files. To create an MP3 file - you need a program that copies a song from a CD or download from the Internet to your hard drive - and an encoder to convert the file to the MP3 forma






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






27. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.






28. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)






29. Software available in both CD and the Web formats. Electronic encyclopedia - including not only pictures - but sound and video as well. They also have powerful key word searching capabilities. In addition to electronic encyclopedias - research journa






30. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.






31. In printing - halftone refers to the technique of simulating shades of gray or color by varying the size of dots in a grid - or the number of pixels in a given area.






32. Software that assists teachers in preparing individual educational plans (IEPs) required by law for students with special needs; automates the process by providing on-screen prompts that remind teachers of the required components in the plan






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. Proposed by learning theorist Albert Bandura as learning that occurs through actions - rather than by observation






35. Receiving information over a network from another computer; to bring information (e.g. - text files -images) to a computer from the Internet or other network or from a computer to a disc






36. 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






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






41. According to learning theorist Jerome Bruner - a more effective way of children learning concepts by discovering them during their interaction with the environment; an instructional method that uses an inductive - or inquiry - method to encourage stu






42. A single silicon chip that contains all of the CPU circuits for a computer system.






43. 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.






44. Not occurring at the same time - form of distance communications in which information and messages are left for the receiver to read later; contrasts with synchronous communications - in which information and messages are sent and received immediatel






45. 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






46. A small text file transferred to a web browser through an Internet server for the purpose of tracking the Internet usage habits of the person using the browser






47. 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






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






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






50. 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