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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. An animation key frame is a single still image defined throughout an animated sequence that occurs at a pivotal point in that sequence.






2. Software programs designed to perform a specific function for the user - such as processing text - performing calculations - and presenting content lessons.






3. 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






4. An image format that allows transfer of artwork between any software packages that use PostScript printing files; a vector graphics file format.






5. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks






6. 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






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






8. An instructional plan for an individual student (usually one with special needs) that describes the student's current level of proficiency and also establishes short- and long-term goals for future focus. An IEP is typically developed through a confe






9. 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






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






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






12. Media formats that allow or require some level of physical activity from the user - which in some way alters the sequence of presentation.






13. A set of related principles explaining changes in human performance or performance potential in terms of the causes of those changes.






14. 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






15. A term introduced by Whitehead in 1929 to mean skills that students learn in isolation but do not know how to transfer later to problems that require them






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. The beta version of instructional software is a full-functioning version of the product with all known problems resolved. Both the client and the design team review the beta version to search for problems that will need to be addressed. Since the bet






19. 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.






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






21. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.






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






23. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.






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






25. Small - multi-purpose devices such as cellphones - e-books - and 'smart' pens that make it easy to view - communicate - and share information - regardless of location






26. 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






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






28. Tools offered through a special Google site that provide users access to online programs for word processing - spreadsheets - and presentations; the site offers storage of documents on a Google server and allows for sharing of documents among multipl






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






30. 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






31. 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.






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






33. Ancillary feature of word processors that identifies a range of grammatical and format errors such as improper capitalization - lack of subject-verb agreement - split infinitives - and so on.






34. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert






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






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






37. The interest - or value - that instructional materials or activities have for the learner.






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






39. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.






40. A type of outsourcing in which many people are asked to give their input online to solve a problem that has proven resistant to efforts of single individuals or organizations






41. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.






42. 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






43. The selection and arrangement of information - activities - methods - and media to help students meet predetermined learning goals.






44. The setting or physical surroundings in which learning takes place - including the classroom - science or computer laboratory - gymnasium - playground - and so on.






45. 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






46. 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






47. A network created in 1969 by the U.S. government-funded Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) to enable communications among important defense sites in the event of a worldwide catastrophe such as a nuclear attack; later became the Internet






48. Hardware such as a keyboard - mouse - or joystick through which the user sends instructions to the computer.






49. 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






50. 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