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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A type of learning that refers to feelings - beliefs - and values that lead individuals to make consistent choices when given the opportunity.






2. A compact disc format for storing motion video and computer data. Sometimes called digital video disc or digital versatile disc; a standard single-layer - single-sided DVD can store 4.7GB of data. These high-capacity optical discs can store large fil






3. The set of high-speed data lines connecting the major networks that make up the Internet.






4. Liquid crystal display screen - commonly used in computers and also in conjunction with display panels and projectors as large-group display devices.






5. The amount of working memory that is available to a learner to process new information and that is taken up at a given time by a learning task






6. Software that uses e-mail to deliver topic specific information to a targeted group of respondents.






7. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning






8. A single silicon chip that contains all of the CPU circuits for a computer system.






9. A series of steps needed to solve a particular problem or perform a particular task; a methodical - logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier -- but also more error-prone -- use of heu






10. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning






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






18. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts






19. 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






20. 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






21. Professional organization for music educators






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. Content experts are also called subject matter experts (or SMEs). A content expert's roles and responsibilities include: researching the content - helping with storyboard - and writing all of the text. For many multimedia projects in education - SME






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






31. 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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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.






35. A mathematical expression that directs an electronic spreadsheet to perform various kinds of calculations on the numbers entered in it; in a spreadsheet - a command inserted in a cell and used to do calculations on data






36. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.






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






42. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating






43. A special education law that requires schools to educate students with disabilities in least restrictive environments to the greatest extent of their abilities using plans tailored to the individual needs of the students.






44. 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 -






45. A small pictorial or graphical representation of a computer hardware function or component - or a computer software program - commonly associated with a graphical user interface.






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






47. 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






48. Sometimes called paint or raster graphics - in which each pixel directly corresponds to a spot on the display screen. When scaled to larger sizes - this type of graphic looks jagged or aliased; Developed originally for use on Disk Operating System (D






49. A distance education technology that uses a speakerphone to extend a basic telephone call and permits instruction and interaction between individuals or groups at two or more locations.






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







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