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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. 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






2. A form of evaluation that involves having a knowledgeable person come into the classroom to watch a lesson in process - to comment on how well the materials and activities work - and to make suggestions for improvements.






3. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements






4. A term coined by Lloyd Morrisett - former president of the Markle Foundation - used to describe the gap between those individuals who have access to technology such as computer software - the Internet - and so on and those who do not.






5. The second phase of the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on the use of instructional materials and activities designed to help students achieve the outcomes specified in the instructional plan.






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. Music-making equipment controlled by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) device






10. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts






11. A video or computer display device. The most common output device for personal computers.






12. Type of virtual reality (VR) system in which i a user places a headset (e.g. - goggles or a helmet) over the eyes to provide a channel through which the wearer 'sees' (i.e. - is immersed in) a computer-generated environment






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






14. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; a standard way of representing text - which allows different computer brands to 'talk' to one another. It is sometimes referred to as plain text or unformatted text.






15. 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






16. Classroom display that allow teachers or students to interact with the computer through a touch sensitive board on which the computer screen is projected.






17. 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






18. A type of problem solving that requires students to actively participate in real or hypothetical problem situations that reflect the types of experiences actually encountered in the discipline under study






19. A type of information that includes facts - concepts - principles - and the relationships among them.






20. A printer that combines laser and photocopying technology to produce very high-quality output - comparable to that produced in typesetting. Laser printers can produce text as well as high-quality graphics and can achieve print densities of up to 1 -2






21. 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






22. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system






23. A term introduced by Whitehead in 1929 to mean skills that students learn in isolation but do not know how to transfer later to problems that require them






24. 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






25. Electronically transmitted private messages that can be sent from individuals to other individuals or groups.






26. 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.






27. 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






28. 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






29. Programs that allow users to create and manipulate geometric constructions and provide environments in which to make discoveries and conjectures related to geometry concepts and objects






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






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






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






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






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






35. The use of graphical symbols instead of text commands to control common computer functions such as copying programs and disks; a GUI is where the user clicks on a visual screen that has icons - windows and menus - by using a pointing device - such as






36. 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






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






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






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






40. A magnification system in which a video camera is mounted on a frame with a television monitor. Users place materials on the desktop below the camera - set the desired magnification level - move the materials around as necessary - and information app






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






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






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






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






45. Customized keyboards created for users with special needs (e.g. - enlarging the keys to provide more space for the student to press a key; removing keys that are not relevant for a given software; programming multi-step functions like save - print -






46. Bitmaps are graphics stored patterns of colored dots (pixels on the screen). Vector graphics are stored as mathematical descriptions of sets of lines - triangles - squares - circles - etc - with defined line widths - line colors and - for polygons -






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






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






49. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website






50. Software available in both CD and the Web formats. Electronic encyclopedia - including not only pictures - but sound and video as well. They also have powerful key word searching capabilities. In addition to electronic encyclopedias - research journa