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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. A video or computer display device. The most common output device for personal computers.
Image Editing Programs
Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)
Disequilibrium
Monitor
2. Not occurring at the same time - form of distance communications in which information and messages are left for the receiver to read later; contrasts with synchronous communications - in which information and messages are sent and received immediatel
Alternative Keyboard
Asynchronous
Formula
Hash Tag
3. 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
learning hierarchies
Image Editing Programs
Case Study
Auto-tuning
4. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system
Interactive media
Hardware
Instructional technology
interactive or dynamic geometry software
5. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat
Cursor
CPU
Highlighting
Body Composition Analyzer
6. 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
Key word
Cognitive Load
English Language Learners (ELL)
Google Docs
7. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating
Files
Focusing Question
Cybercheating
Harmony
8. 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
information and communication technology (ICT)
Java applets
Interlacing
Gigabyte
9. 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)
Copyright
High-Level Language
Browser
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
10. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website
Educational Technology
Instructional technology
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Electronic Publishing
11. A computer network covering a limited geographical area - such as a single building or even a single room within a building; in a typical local area network (or LAN) configuration - one computer is designated as the file server which stores all of th
Local-area network (LAN)
Iris
Microprocessor
DVD
12. On the Internet - a way of transferring files from one computer to another using common settings and transmission procedures; also - to transfer files; computer users can use a File Transport Protocol (or FTP) client to transfer files to and from com
Evaluation Activity
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Algorithm
Global Positioning System (GPS)
13. An individual's preferred ways for processing and organizing information and for responding to environmental stimuli.
Learning style
Filtering Software
FM Amplification System
Lossless and lossy compressions
14. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts
Enactive Learning
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Audiographics
e-books (ebooks)
15. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.
Exergaming
Directory File Structure
inert knowledge
Motor skills
16. 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
Mosaic
Keyboard
Discovery Learning
Field
17. Instructional format that combines elements of face-to-face teaching and learning with elements of distance education. Also known as blended learning.
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
Hybrid Learning
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Charting/Graphing Tool
18. An agreement created by a school or other educational organization that describes the risks involved in Internet use; outlines appropriate - safe student behavior on the Internet; asks students if they agree to use the Internet under these conditions
Disequilibrium
Copyright
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
information visualization
19. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)
Full Immersion Systems
Handheld Technologies
Instructional designer
Electronic Slide Shows
20. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.
Intelligence
Digital Literacy
Byte
Graphing Calculator
21. A measure of the difference between what learners know before and after instruction; for example - Posttest - Pretest = Achievement.
Datafile
Instructional effectiveness
Adventure Learning (AL)
Interface
22. A computer dedicated to managing a computer network and providing resources to other computers on the network (the clients). The file server is usually faster and has larger storage capabilities than the client machines.
File Server
Learning environment
CPU
Distractors
23. The primary authoring language used to develop webpages; Its codes are document formatting codes that tell Web browsers how to display the page on the screen. Its files contain the text to be displayed on the Web page embedded in its unique 'tag' lan
Charting/Graphing Tool
Implementation
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Automaticity
24. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online
Field
Electronic Mentor
music synthesizer
Culture
25. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.
Electronic Slide Shows
Attachments
Instructional effectiveness
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
26. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.
inert knowledge
Gesture-Recognition System
CLI
integrated packages
27. 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
Browser
Learning environment
Drop cap
Drill And Practice
28. 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
High-Level Language
Cybercheating
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Gigabyte
29. Originally - the ability to use computer devices and software to locate and use information; now refers to skills in using the information that technological devices carry - in addition to skills in using the devices themselves
multimedia
imagemap
Digital Literacy
Font
30. Text used to name parts of an electronic spreadsheet.
Label
Laser printer
Graphic
App
31. 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
Assessment
Constructivism
Consequence
inert knowledge
32. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual
Consequence
Memory
microcomputer
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
33. 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
DVD
Mug shots
imagemap
Absolute address or absolute positioning
34. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.
Inkjet printer
information literacy
Assessment Rubric
Fair Use
35. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search
Content expert
Field
Hits
instructional software
36. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG
Distractors
Image Formats
Electronic Mail (email)
Database
37. Typeface used in word processing or desktop publishing; the appearance of the text itself - which can be altered through the selection of various typefaces and sizes of type. These include many typefaces common to the printing field - such as Times -
Animation
Cursor
Interlacing
Font
38. A liquid crystal display device used with a computer or VCR for large-group display.
Electronic Gradebook
LCD projector
Case Study
microcomputer
39. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.
Display Boards
Accommodation
Mass storage
High-Level Language
40. A graphical means of illustrating the logical flow of a computer program.
Instructional activity
Copyright
Classroom Observation
Flowcharting
41. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates the standards that define acceptable performance.
Criteria
Conditional Information
Electronic Publishing
Computer
42. A type of mnemonic in which an unfamiliar new word is linked to a similar-sounding familiar word - which is used to create a visual image that incorporates the meaning of the new word.
instant messaging (IM)
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
Computer Program
Key word
43. Music-making equipment controlled by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) device
Laser printer
music synthesizer
Handheld Technologies
File Server
44. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert
Likert scale
Lossless and lossy compressions
Fair Use
Microprocessor
45. 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
Haptic Interface
Instructional designer
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
Impairment
46. 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
Conditions
Full Immersion Systems
Database filters and queries
interactive whiteboard
47. Motivation in which the act itself is the reward.
Intrinsic motivation
Computer Program
Constructivism
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
48. 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
Firewall
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Modem
Clip Art
49. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.
Copyright
music editor
Algorithm
Ergonomics
50. A statement that likens something new to something familiar. Analogies are typically used either to make abstract information more concrete or to organize complex information.
Assessment
Avatar
Hardware
Analogy