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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language






2. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)






3. A statistical method designed by Gene V Glass (1976) to summarize results across studies and measure the size of the effect a 'treatment' such as technology-based methods has over and above traditional methods






4. A condition that arises when an individual is unable to fulfill a role due to an impairment or disability






5. The belief system that holds that humans construct all knowledge in their minds by participating in certain experiences; knowledge is the result of constructing both mechanisms for learning and one's own unique version of the knowledge - colored by b






6. 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






7. A school specialist who helps students and teachers to become effective users of ideas and information by providing access to materials - providing instruction - and working with teachers to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual






8. 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






9. 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






10. Software used by architects and others to aid in the design of structures such as houses and cars






11. 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






12. According to learning theorist B. E Skinner - experiences (positive reinforcement - negative reinforcement - punishment) that shape desired behavioral responses






13. 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.






14. 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






15. Also known as a web browser - software designed to allow a computer user to go to Internet websites that are connected to each other via the World Wide Web (WWW)






16. Online sites that function like other dictionaries in that they give definitions for words and phrases in common usage - but provide the additional capability of looking up the word or phrase in one language (e.g. - French or German) and get the defi






17. A combination input and output device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer over telephone or cable TV lines; (short for modulator-demodulator) converts digital computer information into sound (and vice versa) for transmission o






18. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.






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






20. Multiuser dungeon (or dimension or domain); a location on the Internet where several users at a time can interact with each other's avatars (graphic representations of each other); also known as a MUD Object Oriented or MOO






21. In desktop publishing - the first letter of a paragraph that is enlarged to 'drop' down two or more line. Drop caps are often seen at the beginning of newsletter article - where the top of the first letter of the first word lines up with the top of t






22. 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






23. Circular reference of electronic spreadsheet formula happens when you enter a formula that includes functions referring back to the cell in which the formula is contained. When this happens - users receive an error message referring to circular refer






24. A unique vocal distortion technique made possible with vocal-editing software






25. Types of computer systems identified by their operating systems - e.g. - PCs with Windows operating systems or Macintoshes with Mac-OS operating systems






26. The software capability to copy images from web pages or computer applications and store them on your own computer.






27. A computer language that contains instructions that resemble natural language and that does not require knowledge of the inner workings of the computer to use successfully.






28. A type of instructional activity designed to help students understand - remember - and apply new information.






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






30. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.






31. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network






32. 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






33. In cognitive load theory - cognitive processes that are required for making sense of material a person is trying to learn can overwhelm learner's cognitive capacity unless strategies are in place to handle it by learning theorist Robert Gagné as bein






34. A printed copy of computer output.






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






36. Also referred to as a domain designator - a required part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) on the Internet that indicates what kind of group owns the server; examples include '.edu -' '.com -' and '.org'






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






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






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






40. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn






41. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.






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






43. Antidote utilities to detect - eliminate and protect from viruses - worms and Trojans. It typically contains an engine - a resident virus shield - virus databases or DAT files - a task scheduler - an e-mail scanner - and an update manager. It guards






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






45. Software designed for groups of students or teachers alike. The computer is viewed by a cooperative group of students or can be projected to the entire class to stimulate discussions and debates.






46. 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.






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






48. A set of instructions that tells the computer how to do something.






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






50. 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