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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. New term for information technology or educational technology; refers to all technologies used in education and training - as well as strategies for using them; originally in more common use outside the U.S. - but becoming more popular worldwide due






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






3. 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






4. A form of evaluation that involves having a knowledgeable person come into the classroom to watch a lesson in process - to comment on how well the materials and activities work - and to make suggestions for improvements.






5. 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






6. A set of guidelines used to reliably appraise or judge products or performances.






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






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






9. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.






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






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






12. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world






13. Devices that assist with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by monitoring and reporting blood pressure






14. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual






15. Using technology to accommodate difficulties individuals have with performing specific tasks - e.g. - providing speech recognition software to those with physical disabilities that limit their use of a pencil or a keyboard






16. According to the American Library Association (ALA) - it is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate - evaluate - and use effectively the needed information






17. 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






18. 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






19. Graphics generally use RGB (Red - Green - and Blue) or CMYK colors. While graphics on the Web or designed for on-screen display are RGB images - both commercial offset printing and inkjet desktop printing utilize CMYK. Dots of cyan (blue) - magenta (






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






21. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.






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






23. The incorrect or less appropriate alternative answers for a given multiple-choice question. Also called foils.






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






25. 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.






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






27. Computer actions or programs - such as hypermedia software - that respond to events in the environment; for example - a mouse action event that occurs when the user clicks on a button.






28. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.






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






30. A dynamic instructional method in which individuals talk together - share information - and work cooperatively toward a solution or consensus. This method encourages classroom rapport and actively involves students in learning.






31. 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






32. Bitmaps are graphics stored patterns of colored dots (pixels on the screen). Vector graphics are stored as mathematical descriptions of sets of lines - triangles - squares - circles - etc - with defined line widths - line colors and - for polygons -






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






34. Each individual category of information recorded in a database; the smallest unit of information in a database






35. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning






36. 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.






37. 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






38. Advanced calculators that can graph equations - as well as perform calculation functions involved in higher-level math and science problems; allows users to enter equations and shows graphs that result from those equations






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






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






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






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






43. An event - object - or circumstance that comes after a behavior and is attributable to the behavior.






44. 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






45. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.






46. A standard adopted by the electronic music industry for controlling devices that play music; also known as musical instrument digital interface. Rather than recording sounds - MIDI instruments/software record finger action -- what note is being playe






47. A measure of how much learners achieve per unit of time or dollar spent; for example - (Posttest - Pretest)/Time - or (Posttest - Pretest)/Cost.






48. A 4.72-inch-diameter disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio - video - or computer data.






49. 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






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