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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. 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






2. 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






3. 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






4. 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






5. An authoring specification on the Internet for how data will be collected at a website - CGI programs are written in a language such as PERL






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






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






8. A type of information that describes the potential usefulness of facts - concepts - and principles.






9. 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






10. Good lighting consists of three elements: key light - fill light - and back light. The key light is usually located about 45 ° to the right or left of the camera - while the fill light is commonly located 30° to 45 ° from the camera - opposite the ke






11. Device consisting of a transmitter - which senses the heartbeat from the heart's electrical impulses - and a wristwatch receiver - which receives and records each beat through radio transmission from the transmitter






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






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






14. Compression is the process to reduce file size through 'zipping' or 'archiving'. The compressed or zipped file can be from a large file or can contain several files that have been squeezed into a single file. After compression - the extraction proces






15. A three-dimensional representation of a real object; it may be larger - smaller - or the same size as the object represented.






16. 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






17. Sometimes referred to as the ADDIE model - the current version of systems approach of instructional design is a process comprised of a series of phases: analysis - design - development - implementation - and evaluation. Currently - almost all ISD mod






18. Each individual category of information recorded in a database; the smallest unit of information in a database






19. A term used on the Twitter system for a prefix to a message (Tweet)consisting of a pound sign (#)and a topic name (e.g. - #ripstevejobs). Users begin a Tweet with a hash tag to allow others to identify posts and create their own messages on that topi






20. 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






21. A high-level programming language originally designed as an artificial intelligence (AI) language but later popularized by Seymour Papert (based on the learning theories of Jean Piaget) as an environment to allow children to learn problem-solving beh






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.






27. 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






28. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.






29. 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






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






31. An individual's preferred ways for processing and organizing information and for responding to environmental stimuli.






32. 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.






33. Fundamental to most operating systems is the concept of files and directories (or folders). A file system in most operating resembles an inverted tree with the roots at the top and branches at the bottom. This tree structure uses directories or folde






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






35. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.






36. 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






37. A target language - or language of study - when the language being studied is spoken mainly in other countries






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






39. Various techniques designed to direct attention to certain aspects of information - including the use of bold - underlined - or italicized print; color - labels - and arrows for pictorial information; and speaking more loudly or more slowly to highli






40. 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






41. 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






42. Short for malicious software - any software specifically designed to damage - destroy - disrupt operations - or spy on the operation of computers






43. Can be either software that supports the on-screen creation of music scores with several parts or tracks - or a hardware component of a music synthesizer workstation






44. Program stored on individual computers or on the school or district network in order to prevent access to Internet sites with inappropriate materials






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






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






47. Input/output devices that provide for storage and retrieval of programs and other types of data that must be stored over a long period of time. Also referred to as external or auxiliary memory.






48. 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






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






50. In a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly