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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A single block in a spreadsheet grid - formed by the intersection of a row and a column that may contain numerical values - words - or character data - and formulas or calculation commands.






2. On computer networks - a location for person-to-person real-time (synchronous) interaction by typing messages.






3. New term for information technology or educational technology; refers to all technologies used in education and training - as well as strategies for using them; originally in more common use outside the U.S. - but becoming more popular worldwide due






4. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.






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






6. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG






7. The smallest amount of information that the CPU can deal with; a single binary digit.






8. 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






9. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.






10. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.






11. A type of outsourcing in which many people are asked to give their input online to solve a problem that has proven resistant to efforts of single individuals or organizations






12. A type of hypermedia authoring software from Adobe that has become commonly used to create interactive web-based animations






13. 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






14. Use of the computer to orchestrate text - images - audio - and video to support a storytelling narrative with multimedia.






15. 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






16. 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






17. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)






18. A portion of the instructional objective that indicates the standards that define acceptable performance.






19. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic






20. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. Guidelines limiting the rights of copyright holders and allowing portions of copyrighted materials to be used for educational purposes; guidelines for portion - time - amount - and distribution of copyrighted materials for educational purposes.






26. A student-centered and teacher-guided instructional approach that engages students in investigating real world questions that they choose within a broad thematic framework. This instruction complements traditional instruction by providing a vehicle f






27. A type of learning that refers to feelings - beliefs - and values that lead individuals to make consistent choices when given the opportunity.






28. A large-capacity magnetic storage medium for computer data. Also called a fixed disk - it remains sealed within the case of most computers to protect it from dust - smoke - and other contaminants.






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






30. According to information-processing learning theorists - one of the three kinds of memory or 'stores' the brain uses to process information - much like a computer; LTM can hold information indefinitely after it is linked to prior knowledge already in






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






35. The legal rights to an original work produced in any tangible medium of expression - including written works - works of art - music - photographs - and computer software.






36. A type of instructional activity that leads students to want to learn and to put in the effort required for learning.






37. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks






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






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






40. Small - stand-alone - portable personal computer system






41. 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






42. Software designed to help teach information and/or skills related to a topic; also known as instructional software or courseware - computer-based instruction (CBI) - computer-based learning (CBL) - computer-assisted learning (CAL) - or generic terms






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






44. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.






45. Antidote utilities to detect - eliminate and protect from viruses - worms and Trojans. It typically contains an engine - a resident virus shield - virus databases or DAT files - a task scheduler - an e-mail scanner - and an update manager. It guards






46. 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






47. The application of technological processes and tools which can be used to solve problems of instruction and learning with an emphasis on applying the most current digital and information tools.






48. 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






49. 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






50. In order to display a full-color graphic image on a 256-color monitor - computers simulate the colors it cannot display by way of dithering - which is combining pixels from a 256-color palette into patterns that approximate other colors. At a distanc