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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A worldwide collection of computer networks that can exchange information by using a common software standard; sometimes referred to (erroneously) as synonymous with the World Wide Web (WWW) - which is actually a subset of the Internet






2. First released in 2002 - a scripting language that must be installed on a server to be used in web development; a scripting language that generates HTML source code to create dynamic web pages






3. A highlighted position indicator used on the computer screen.






4. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities






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






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






7. One of the devices (e.g. - a data glove) that allow users to experience a full immersion virtual reality system by providing tactile or touch input






8. Text used to name parts of an electronic spreadsheet.






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






10. 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






11. Pre-developed applications created with the Java programming language; make possible web page features such as animations and special effects - graphics and buttons - interactive displays -web data collection forms - and chatrooms






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






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






14. Small - stand-alone - portable personal computer system






15. 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






16. 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.






17. An abnormality or loss of function in a physical - anatomical - or psychological structure; may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired through accident or disease






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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.






25. An associational information-processing system in the text domain. In a hypertext system - text information is stored in nodes - and nodes are interconnected to other nodes of related information; in 1960 - Ted Nelson coined the term to describe a da






26. 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






27. A machine that processes information according to a set of instructions.






28. 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






29. According to learning theorist Robert Gagné - a sequenced set of building block skills a student must learn in order to learn a higher-order skill






30. A shortcut to encoding a series of actions in a computer program. Provides the means to perform a number of separate steps through a single command.






31. An instructional approach that provides an appealing environment in which learners invest effort to follow prescribed rules in order to attain a challenging goal; designed to increase motivation by adding game rules to a learning activity






32. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.






33. 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






34. According to learning theorist Howard Gardner - nine different and relatively independent types of intelligence that may be fostered by differentiated instruction and assessment






35. The application of technological processes and tools which can be used to solve problems of instruction and learning with an emphasis on applying the most current digital and information tools.






36. Term for the distribution of applications - processing power - and storage across many computers accessible via the Internet.






37. The primary authoring language used to develop webpages; Its codes are document formatting codes that tell Web browsers how to display the page on the screen. Its files contain the text to be displayed on the Web page embedded in its unique 'tag' lan






38. 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






39. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem






40. 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






41. Abbreviation for application - software that normally has an extension of .app and refers to any Internet application specifically designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones






42. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium






43. A single block in a spreadsheet grid - formed by the intersection of a row and a column that may contain numerical values - words - or character data - and formulas or calculation commands.






44. Learning is a persisting change in human performance or performance potential [brought] about as a result of the learner's interaction with the environment. To change (or have the capacity to change) one's level of ability or knowledge.






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






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






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






49. A response made by an individual.






50. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.