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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. 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






2. 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






3. 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)






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






5. An internal network or a subset of the Internet - usually available only to the members of the organization that set it up; as a provision for security - some technical department set up Intranets which are parts of the Internet used internally withi






6. Also known as information design uses pictures - symbols - colors - and words to communicate ideas - illustrate information - or express relationships visually.






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






8. 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






9. Inhibited functioning created by excessive demands being placed on memory and/or other cognitive processes.






10. Originally called OAK - a high-level programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. An object-oriented language similar to C++ - it has become popular for its ability to do interactive graphic and animation activities on web pages; a computer la






11. 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.






12. The term describes the data-carrying capacity of a transmission line. In other words - how much data flows on a given transmission path. It can apply to network connections - system buses - or any 'pipe' through which data pours. High-bandwidth conne






13. A standard adopted by the electronic music industry for controlling devices that play music; also known as musical instrument digital interface. Rather than recording sounds - MIDI instruments/software record finger action -- what note is being playe






14. An online activity in which students look at a database of caches listed at a geocaching website (e.g. - http://www.geocaching.com) - decide on a cache to hunt for - use GPSs to help them locate it - and share their experiences with others involved i






15. One of the first browser programs designed to allow Internet resources to be displayed graphically rather than just in text






16. 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






17. 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






18. A hybrid (online and in-person) distance education approach that provides students with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences within collaborative learning environments






19. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates under what circumstances students are expected to perform.






20. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)






21. Professional organization for music educators






22. 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






23. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.






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






25. The collection of all related records in a database.






26. 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






27. A measure of the difference between what learners know before and after instruction; for example - Posttest - Pretest = Achievement.






28. A collection of components that includes the computer and all of the devices used with it.






29. In language learning international class-to-class partnerships in which projects and casks are developed by the partner teachers in the collaborating institutions; students work with students of other cultures to provide authentic writing and researc






30. 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






31. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)






32. Programs that allow teachers to author and display lessons for use with interactive whiteboard systems






33. A computer input device that permits the development of graphic images by translating drawing on the tablet into onscreen images.






34. 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






35. In Adobe Flash - an advanced authoring environment for creating content for the web - a mobile - or virtually any digitalplatform






36. 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






37. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world






38. 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






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






40. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG






41. A type of learning that refers to the ability to recall specific information.






42. The purpose of interlacing is to have a partial image initially appear on screen rather than having to wait for the entire image to download. The main advantage of interlacing is that end users know what type of graphic image they are about to view a






43. Sections programmed to display on a web page; the contents of each frame are actually different web pages displayed on one screen; the term refers to a single complete graphic image that is displayed chronologically with other graphic images. A singl






44. 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






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. Adaptive technologies are designed specifically for persons with disabilities. These are devices that extend the abilities of an individual with special needs in ways that provide physical access (i.e. - wheelchairs - braces) and sensory access (i.e.






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






48. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization






49. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.






50. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert