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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. 'Lossless' compression such as the GIF format is generally safer for recompression since it utilizes 'lossless' compression. Meaning when the GIF image is compressed - no information is lost from its contents. On the other hand - formats that utilize
Alpha testing
Digital Divide
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
Lossless and lossy compressions
2. Also called a mail server - this is the computer or software that operates an e-mail discussion list on the Internet. Interested individuals subscribe to the list and subsequently receive all e-mail that is sent to the listserv; on the Internet - a p
Imagery
Chat Room
Listserv
Knowledge
3. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn
Extraneous Processing
Frame
Cropping
Handicap
4. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium
Files
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Learning in context
CMYK graphics
5. 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 -
information and communication technology (ICT)
Freeware
Keyboard
Bitmap and vector graphics
6. Software that assists teachers in preparing individual educational plans (IEPs) required by law for students with special needs; automates the process by providing on-screen prompts that remind teachers of the required components in the plan
Listserv
Evaluation Activity
IEP Generator
Fair Use Guidelines
7. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.
Inkjet printer
Backbone
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Favorites File
8. A type of instructional activity designed to help students understand - remember - and apply new information.
Disability
DVD
Information activity
Animation key frame
9. Feedback that tells students specifically what they can do to correct their performance.
Corrective Feedback
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Imagery
Grammar Checker
10. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.
Database filters and queries
Hypertext
MP3
Graphic
11. 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
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Generative Processing
Graphics Tablet
CPU
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
Lighting
Graphing Calculator
Formative Evaluation
Likert scale
13. Actively collaborating with learners to determine what learning means and how it can be enhanced within each individual learner. An emphasis is placed on drawing on the learner's own unique talents - capacities - and experiences.
learner-centered instruction
Antivirus software
Disequilibrium
Monitor
14. Video games that provide physical activity or exercise through interactive play
Learning
Distance Education
Exergaming
Adventure Learning (AL)
15. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.
Domain
Cyberbullying
CPU
Disability
16. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.
Enactive Learning
Computer Gradebook
Mass storage
Icon
17. 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.
CMYK graphics
Motor skills
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Event Driven
18. An abnormality or loss of function in a physical - anatomical - or psychological structure; may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired through accident or disease
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Constructivist Learning
Impairment
Instruction
19. Software that uses e-mail to deliver topic specific information to a targeted group of respondents.
Field
Mailing list
ADDIE model
Application Activity
20. Software that is given away free of charge - but whose author still retains all rights.
microcomputer
Freeware
Computer Conferencing
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
21. The process of determining which digital tools and which methods for implementing them are the most appropriate responses to given educational needs and problems
integrating educational technology
Emoticons
Datafile
Assessment Rubric
22. Software programs designed to perform a specific function for the user - such as processing text - performing calculations - and presenting content lessons.
Assimilation
Intrinsic motivation
Hypermedia
Applications
23. A revision of the HTML standard that provides many of the features of a Flash environment without using Flash
Corrective Feedback
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
HTML 5
Discovery Learning
24. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.
Focusing Question
Animation - path
Image Capture
Heuristic
25. 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
Exergaming
Freeware
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Halftone
26. High definition DVD format
Blu-Ray Disc
Circular reference
Display Boards
Assessment Rubric
27. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization
Library/media specialist
Antivirus software
Auto-correct
Mouse
28. In contrast to lossless compression - lossy compression refers to a technique of shrinking file sizes by giving away some precision of detail. JPEG images are an example of a file that is compressed this way. By reducing the quality of a picture when
Cloud Computing
Lossy compression
Field
CPU
29. Learning is a persisting change in human performance or performance potential [brought] about as a result of the learner's interaction with the environment. To change (or have the capacity to change) one's level of ability or knowledge.
Learning
Discovery Learning
ActionScript
Mug shots
30. Short for malicious software - any software specifically designed to damage - destroy - disrupt operations - or spy on the operation of computers
Electronic Slide Shows
malware
Hypertext
Equilibration
31. 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
Geocaching
Instructional plan
Firewall
Foreign Language Dictionaries
32. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities
information literacy
Directed Instruction
Macro
Inkjet printer
33. 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
Conditional Information
ARPAnet
Ergonomics
Equilibration
34. The process of selectively receiving information from the environment.
Attention
Bitmap and vector graphics
Hash Tag
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
35. Devices that record data over time with sensors
Geocaching
Attention
Hits
Data Loggers
36. 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.
Distributed Education
Firewall
Frame
Mailing list
37. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.
Bulletin Board (BB)
Display Boards
Learning environment
integrated packages
38. A type of instructional software tool consisting of hardware devices (probes) and software (probeware) to allow scientific data to be gathered and processed by a computer
Freeware
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
CMYK graphics
39. 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
Logo
information visualization
Haptic Interface
Criteria
40. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
Instructional activity
Icon
Instructional efficiency
41. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.
Augmented Reality
Iris
Culture
Email Address
42. An animation key frame is a single still image defined throughout an animated sequence that occurs at a pivotal point in that sequence.
LCD screen
Intrinsic motivation
Bookmark
Animation key frame
43. 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
Disequilibrium
Directory File Structure
Cursor
Email Address
44. 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
Case Study
Evaluation Activity
Image Formats
integrating educational technology
45. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.
Motivation activity
Instructional materials
Database Management System (DBMS)
long-term memory (LTM)
46. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences
Cybercheating
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
Blood Pressure Devices
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
47. According to learning theorist Jerome Bruner - a more effective way of children learning concepts by discovering them during their interaction with the environment; an instructional method that uses an inductive - or inquiry - method to encourage stu
joystick
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Model
Discovery Learning
48. 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
inert knowledge
Imagery
Interface
Directory File Structure
49. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences
Firewall
Exergaming
Accommodation
Implementation
50. Occurs when it is necessary to keep a certain position that is not relative to the new cell location. It is possible by inserting a dollar sign - $ - before the column letter or a $ before the row number - or sometimes both to lock the cell location
Compact Disc (CD)
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Instructional plan
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format