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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Not occurring at the same time - form of distance communications in which information and messages are left for the receiver to read later; contrasts with synchronous communications - in which information and messages are sent and received immediatel






2. Stands for 'Joint Photographic Experts Group -' an image format used for photographs; it is a format for encoding photographs that uses fewer bytes than the pixel-by-pixel approaches of GIF. It supports many colors and it is possible to obtain good q






3. Term coined in 1984 by the president of the Aldus Corporation to refer to the activity of using software to produce documents that gives users a high degree of control over the composition and layout of material on a printed page - including both tex






4. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.






5. 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.






6. Information provided to students regarding how well they are doing during practice.






7. Computer programs used to develop multimedia or Web applications; programs used to create documents utilizing point and click features but require some knowledge of the program; authoring programs such as Adobe Flash can be used to create multimedia






8. An individual who gains access to computer systems without authorization.






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






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






11. A first step in web development that involves planning what the website will look like.






12. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).






13. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.






14. On the Internet - a way of transferring files from one computer to another using common settings and transmission procedures; also - to transfer files; computer users can use a File Transport Protocol (or FTP) client to transfer files to and from com






15. 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






16. 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






17. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language






18. Professional organization for music educators






19. Software designed to help teach information and/or skills related to a topic; also known as instructional software or courseware - computer-based instruction (CBI) - computer-based learning (CBL) - computer-assisted learning (CAL) - or generic terms






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






21. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by counting calories






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. An online system of web course design and delivery tools; Desire-to-Learn and BlackBoard are examples






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






28. 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






29. Approximately a billion bytes - or 1 -000 megabytes.






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






31. A liquid crystal display device used with a computer or VCR for large-group display.






32. A type of mnemonic in which an unfamiliar new word is linked to a similar-sounding familiar word - which is used to create a visual image that incorporates the meaning of the new word.






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






34. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.






35. An object-oriented scripting language that - like Java - is used to create dynamic websites






36. Storage inside the computer. The CPU in a personal computer retrieves and deposits information in the computer's internal memory. Also called main memory.






37. A technique that reduces the amount of a graphic that shows or prints.






38. 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






39. 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.






40. Also known as a hot link or hot spot. On the Internet - a piece of text or an image that has been programmed into a web page to send the browser to another Internet location; in a multimedia product - a piece of text or an image that has been program






41. Devices that record data over time with sensors






42. The process of selectively receiving information from the environment.






43. 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 (






44. An instructional method that involves small heterogeneous groups of students working toward a common academic goal or task. Its use promotes positive interdependence - individual accountability - collaborative/social skills - and group processing ski






45. 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.






46. In contrast to lossless compression - lossy compression refers to a technique of shrinking file sizes by giving away some precision of detail. JPEG images are an example of a file that is compressed this way. By reducing the quality of a picture when






47. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.






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






49. 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






50. Piagetian view of condition children experience when they confront new and unfamiliar features of their environment that do not fit with their current views of the world