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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. 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
Favorites File
learning hierarchies
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
Forms Makers
2. A branch of computer science concerned with the design of computers and software that are capable of responding in ways that emulate the decision-making capabilities of the human mind.
Inkjet printer
Data Loggers
Motor skills
Artificial intelligence (AI)
3. A computer network covering a limited geographical area - such as a single building or even a single room within a building; in a typical local area network (or LAN) configuration - one computer is designated as the file server which stores all of th
Chat
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Local-area network (LAN)
Displayed Visuals
4. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.
Classroom Observation
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Computer Gradebook
Bit
5. A machine that processes information according to a set of instructions.
Instructional design
Animation key frame
Computer
Email Address
6. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.
Avatar
Graphing Calculator
LCD screen
Culture
7. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)
Electronic Slide Shows
Classroom Observation
Learning
Electronic Storybooks
8. A set of guidelines used to reliably appraise or judge products or performances.
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
meta-analysis
Assessment Rubric
Foreign Language (FL)
9. 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.
Discussion
Browser
Favorites File
Blog
10. A pointing device used to select and move information on the computer display screen. When the mouse is moved along a flat surface such as a desktop - an arrow moves across the display screen in the same direction. The mouse typically has one to thre
Mouse
Keyboard
Iris
Computer System
11. A set of related principles explaining changes in human performance or performance potential in terms of the causes of those changes.
music synthesizer
Designing Instruction
Learning Theory
long-term memory (LTM)
12. Flaming messages are messages which express overly strong feelings. Spam is the term for e-mail junk mail - which should not be for¬warded. Chain letters are letters that have been forwarded from several previous e-mail readers. According to netiquet
Classical Conditioning
Compact Disc (CD)
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
e-books (ebooks)
13. 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
Event Driven
Lighting
Multimedia authoring programs
Downloading
14. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates the standards that define acceptable performance.
information literacy
mobile device
Criteria
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
15. An event - object - or circumstance that comes after a behavior and is attributable to the behavior.
Cookie
Compensation
FM Amplification System
Consequence
16. An image format used for drawn images - illustrations - clip art - or animations; It is universally acceptable on the Web. Images in the this format are restricted to 256 colors (best - actually 216 'web-safe' colors). The format is suited to images
Audiographics
Cognitive Load
Disequilibrium
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
17. Within a computer - this is an area that stores instructions (programs) and information that can be readily accessed by the processor.
Memory
Clip Art
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Crowdsourcing
18. A student-centered and teacher-guided instructional approach that engages students in investigating real world questions that they choose within a broad thematic framework. This instruction complements traditional instruction by providing a vehicle f
inquiry-based learning
Application Activity
Animation key frame
Cognitive Overload
19. Software tools that simplify the activity of making highly graphic materials such as awards certificates and greeting cards by offering sets of clip art and pre-designed templates to which people add their own content
Graphic Document Makers
Alpha testing
Educational Technology
inquiry-based learning
20. Approximately a billion bytes - or 1 -000 megabytes.
Instructional materials
Display Boards
Gigabyte
Backbone
21. 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.
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
integrated packages
Augmented Reality
Alpha testing
22. System in which a camera or sensor reads body movements and communicates them to a computer - which processes the gestures as commands and uses them to control devices or displays
Gesture-Recognition System
LCD projector
Model
Hybrid Learning
23. Can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts - whether it be music - poetry - or color. In visual experiences - harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and creates an inner sense of order. There are three formulas
Electronic Storybooks
Datafile
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Harmony
24. An instructional software function that presents items for students to work on (usually one at a time) and gives feedback on correctness; a series of practice exercises designed to increase fluency in a new skill or to refresh an existing one. Use of
Drill And Practice
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
Lossy compression
Hardware
25. The selection and arrangement of information - activities - methods - and media to help students meet predetermined learning goals.
Alternative Keyboard
Digital Literacy
Instruction
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
26. A highlighted position indicator used on the computer screen.
Halftone
Hybrid Learning
Cursor
Formative Evaluation
27. 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
Domain
Compensation
Educational Technology
Digital Camera
28. The process of determining which digital tools and which methods for implementing them are the most appropriate responses to given educational needs and problems
integrating educational technology
Local-area network (LAN)
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
Files
29. An animation key frame is a single still image defined throughout an animated sequence that occurs at a pivotal point in that sequence.
Domain
Cloze Exercises
integrating educational technology
Animation key frame
30. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.
Motor skills
Google Docs
long-term memory (LTM)
Datafile
31. 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
Cookie
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Animation
music editor
32. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks
Cell
Database
Distributed Education
Instructional activity
33. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online
Implementation
Label
Electronic Mentor
Alternative Keyboard
34. The setting or physical surroundings in which learning takes place - including the classroom - science or computer laboratory - gymnasium - playground - and so on.
Information activity
Authoring Software
Learning environment
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
35. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.
Hardware
Motivation
Ethnicity
Macro
36. 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
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Conditions
37. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.
Animation - path
Body Composition Analyzer
Hard Copy
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
38. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Chat
Antivirus software
Learning environment
39. A type of computer virus that is set to 'go off' (i.e. - carry out its program) at a certain time
Laser printer
joystick
logic bomb
Classical Conditioning
40. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences
Chat
Avatar
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
Graphics Tablet
41. Acronym for 'frequently asked questions.' Used on the Internet to disseminate basic information and to reduce repetitive queries.
Lighting
Microprocessor
FAQ
Audiographics
42. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)
joystick
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Case Study
43. 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
Cursor
Interlacing
Grammar Checker
music sequencer
44. A technique that reduces the amount of a graphic that shows or prints.
Hacking
Downloading
Cropping
interactive whiteboard activity software
45. A computer dedicated to managing a computer network and providing resources to other computers on the network (the clients). The file server is usually faster and has larger storage capabilities than the client machines.
Lighting
Hardware
File Server
Instruction
46. A committee composed of the parent - administrator - assessment personnel - regular education teacher - special education teacher - and other pertinent representatives who meet on a regular basis to make decisions in regard to admission - services -
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Copyright
Clip Art
Favorites File
47. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning
Generative Processing
Bitmap and vector graphics
Electronic reference software
Circular reference
48. 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
Event Driven
Augmented Reality
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
File Server
49. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)
Halftone
Mouse
Emoticons
mobile device
50. Short for metamorphosing; refers to an animation technique in which one image gradually turns into another; also known as tweening
morphing
Computer-Managed Instruction
Educational Technology
Hard Disk