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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.






2. 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






3. Customized keyboards created for users with special needs (e.g. - enlarging the keys to provide more space for the student to press a key; removing keys that are not relevant for a given software; programming multi-step functions like save - print -






4. Software that uses e-mail to deliver topic specific information to a targeted group of respondents.






5. A distance education technology that uses a speakerphone to extend a basic telephone call and permits instruction and interaction between individuals or groups at two or more locations.






6. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.






7. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Occurs when it is necessary to keep a certain position that is not relative to the new cell location. It is possible by inserting a dollar sign - $ - before the column letter or a $ before the row number - or sometimes both to lock the cell location






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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.






19. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms






20. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.






21. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)






22. A type of instructional activity designed to determine how well students have mastered lesson objectives.






23. A graphic representation of a real person in cyberspace; a three dimensional image that a person can choose to represent himself or herself in a virtual reality environment






24. A collection of a person's work products over time - arranged so that he or she and others can see how skills have developed and progressed - and presented in an electronic form such as a website or multimedia product; websites created by students to






25. Sometimes called paint or raster graphics - in which each pixel directly corresponds to a spot on the display screen. When scaled to larger sizes - this type of graphic looks jagged or aliased; Developed originally for use on Disk Operating System (D






26. A statistical method designed by Gene V Glass (1976) to summarize results across studies and measure the size of the effect a 'treatment' such as technology-based methods has over and above traditional methods






27. 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.






28. Approximately a million bytes - or 1000 kilobytes.






29. 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






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






31. In cognitive load theory - cognitive processes that are required for making sense of material a person is trying to learn can overwhelm learner's cognitive capacity unless strategies are in place to handle it by learning theorist Robert Gagné as bein






32. The process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.






33. In a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly






34. The term authoring suggests writing. Authoring programs are designed to help teachers and students produce courseware and programs. These authoring programs help the user develop computer programs in computer languages that can be otherwise quite dif






35. A printed copy of computer output.






36. 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.






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






38. 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






39. Applications software that is designed specifically to deliver or assist with student instruction on a topic; software that can be used to enhance teaching and learning in many ways. Drill and practice - educational games - tutorials - simulation - a






40. For learners of English and foreign languages - activities in which they use computers in language testing - teaching - and learning in and out of class






41. A combination input and output device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer over telephone or cable TV lines; (short for modulator-demodulator) converts digital computer information into sound (and vice versa) for transmission o






42. Inhibited functioning created by excessive demands being placed on memory and/or other cognitive processes.






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






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






45. 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






46. A three-dimensional representation of a real object; it may be larger - smaller - or the same size as the object represented.






47. 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






48. Alpha testing is the early testing phase of the project. The full functionality of the alpha version of the software program may not yet be implemented. This early review allows the client to evaluate the project.






49. The process of taking a series of individual pictures -- called frames -- and stringing them together in a timed sequence to give the appearance of continuous motion. Animations are motion files - either in 2-D animation or 3-D animation. On the Web






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







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