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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Music-making equipment controlled by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) device
Hardware
Body Composition Analyzer
Cursor
music synthesizer
2. A type of instructional activity designed to help students understand - remember - and apply new information.
Information activity
Criteria
Fair Use Guidelines
Label
3. 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
Multimedia authoring programs
Encoding
LCD screen
learning hierarchies
4. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning
Firewall
LCD screen
Generative Processing
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
5. Teaching/learning model based on cognitive learning theory; holds that learners should generate their own knowledge through experience-based activities rather than being taught it by teachers
Favorites File
laptop computer
Constructivist Learning
Event Driven
6. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online
Chat
Electronic Mentor
Learning
Microprocessor
7. Electronically transmitted private messages that can be sent from individuals to other individuals or groups.
Electronic Mail (email)
integrated packages
learner-centered instruction
Algorithm
8. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.
mastery learning
Motor skills
Home Page
Frame
9. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat
Direct Observation
mastery learning
Body Composition Analyzer
logic bomb
10. 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
Electronic Publishing
Dithering
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Bitmap and vector graphics
11. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance
Domain
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Drop cap
Compression and extraction tools
12. Software that uses e-mail to deliver topic specific information to a targeted group of respondents.
Dithering
Computer Platforms
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Mailing list
13. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network
Assistive Technology
Individualized education program (IEP)
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
inert knowledge
14. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic
Criteria
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
Cloud Computing
Disability
15. Professional organization for music educators
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
Microprocessor
Iris
Cognitive Overload
16. 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 -
instant messaging (IM)
Backbone
Multimedia authoring programs
Datafile
17. A set of related principles explaining changes in human performance or performance potential in terms of the causes of those changes.
Cloze Exercises
Discovery Learning
Learning Theory
Macro
18. 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
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
e-books (ebooks)
Logo
Blu-Ray Disc
19. A type of instructional activity that provides students with an opportunity to practice using what they are learning.
Application Activity
Augmented Reality
Java
CRT
20. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts
Imagery
Flowcharting
Graphics Tablet
e-books (ebooks)
21. In a full immersion virtual reality (VR) system - a headset that provides the sensory channel through which the wearer 'sees' a computer-generated environment
Google Docs
Geospatial Technologies
Hardware
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
22. 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
Direct Observation
instructional software
LCD projector
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
23. 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
Accelerometer
Home Page
interactive whiteboard
Behavior
24. Type of virtual reality (VR) system in which i a user places a headset (e.g. - goggles or a helmet) over the eyes to provide a channel through which the wearer 'sees' (i.e. - is immersed in) a computer-generated environment
Full Immersion Systems
Local-area network (LAN)
Hypertext
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
25. 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
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
FM Amplification System
Application Activity
long-term memory (LTM)
26. 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
Graphic Document Makers
Accommodation
Instructional technology
instructional software
27. A type of instructional activity designed to determine how well students have mastered lesson objectives.
English Language Learners (ELL)
Corrective Feedback
Evaluation Activity
Electronic Storybooks
28. 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
Concept Map
Database
Instructional materials
information literacy
29. Software that protects a school's or company's entire computer system from attempts by others to gain unauthorized access to it and also prevents access by users to certain sites; or set up to prevent someone from going to certain locations on the In
Datafile
Hardware
Displayed Visuals
Firewall
30. 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
language translators (machine translation)
Freeware
Evaluation Activity
inert knowledge
31. 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
Mug shots
multimedia
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Full Immersion Systems
32. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.
Imagery
Equilibration
Information activity
Ethnicity
33. Input/output devices that provide for storage and retrieval of programs and other types of data that must be stored over a long period of time. Also referred to as external or auxiliary memory.
mainstreaming
Mass storage
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Demonstration
34. A collection of components that includes the computer and all of the devices used with it.
LCD screen
Chat
Electronic reference software
Computer System
35. Pavlovian view of learning as involuntary physical responses to outside stimuli (e.g. - dogs salivate automatically at the sight of a dog food can)
Focusing Question
Byte
Classical Conditioning
Multimedia authoring programs
36. 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
Highlighting
Attitudes
Assimilation
Graphic
37. According to information-processing learning theorists - one of the three kinds of memory or 'stores' the brain uses to process information - much like a computer; LTM can hold information indefinitely after it is linked to prior knowledge already in
Heuristic
Computer System
long-term memory (LTM)
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
38. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences
Directed Instruction
Exergaming
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
39. A type of information that describes the potential usefulness of facts - concepts - and principles.
Digital Literacy
Highlighting
Conditional Information
Chat
40. A system of information representation in which the information-text - graphics - animation - audio - and/or video is stored in interlinked nodes; software that allows information stored in various media or various parts of media to be connected (oft
Geospatial Technologies
Computer Conferencing
Heart Rate Monitor
Hypermedia
41. 'Lossless' compression such as the GIF format is generally safer for recompression since it utilizes 'lossless' compression. Meaning when the GIF image is compressed - no information is lost from its contents. On the other hand - formats that utilize
Event Driven
FAQ
Lossless and lossy compressions
Bulletin Board (BB)
42. 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
Instructional game
Instructional plan
Avatar
Distractors
43. 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
Course Management System (CMS)
Hits
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
Iris
44. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.
Home Page
Mosaic
Cropping
Impairment
45. 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
music editor
Equilibration
Blu-Ray Disc
Instructional materials
46. 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
Motivation activity
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
logic bomb
Augmented Reality
47. Similar to distance education - the notion of supporting learners - who may be situated locally or at a distance - with learning resources that may be distributed in space and time.
Distributed Education
Font
Files
Directed Instruction
48. A compact disc format for storing motion video and computer data. Sometimes called digital video disc or digital versatile disc; a standard single-layer - single-sided DVD can store 4.7GB of data. These high-capacity optical discs can store large fil
Image Formats
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
DVD
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
49. A large-capacity magnetic storage medium for computer data. Also called a fixed disk - it remains sealed within the case of most computers to protect it from dust - smoke - and other contaminants.
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
Computer Conferencing
Hard Disk
Google Docs
50. The third phase in the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on assessment techniques used to determine the level of learning students have achieved and/or the effectiveness of the instructional materials.
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Designing Instruction
Electronic Slide Shows
Evaluation