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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. 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






2. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks






3. Feedback that tells students specifically what they can do to correct their performance.






4. Software programs designed to perform a specific function for the user - such as processing text - performing calculations - and presenting content lessons.






5. A shortcut to encoding a series of actions in a computer program. Provides the means to perform a number of separate steps through a single command.






6. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms






7. A filter of an electronic database program allows application of a set of selection criteria or sorting instructions to the records in a table. When a database is closed - the selection criteria and/or sorting instructions will be wiped out. In contr






8. 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






9. An instructional method that involves showing how to do a task as well as describing why - when - and where it is done. Provides a real or lifelike example of the skill or procedure to be learned.






10. A dynamic instructional method in which individuals talk together - share information - and work cooperatively toward a solution or consensus. This method encourages classroom rapport and actively involves students in learning.






11. A revision of the HTML standard that provides many of the features of a Flash environment without using Flash






12. In cognitive load theory - cognitive processes that are required for making sense of material a person is trying to learn can overwhelm learner's cognitive capacity unless strategies are in place to handle it by learning theorist Robert Gagné as bein






13. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.






14. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.






15. 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






16. One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. This right is subject to certain limitations found in sections 107 through 118 of the copyright law






17. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual






18. 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.






19. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing






20. Video games that provide physical activity or exercise through interactive play






21. A type of instructional activity designed to determine how well students have mastered lesson objectives.






22. Stands for 'Joint Photographic Experts Group -' an image format used for photographs; it is a format for encoding photographs that uses fewer bytes than the pixel-by-pixel approaches of GIF. It supports many colors and it is possible to obtain good q






23. An event - object - or circumstance that comes after a behavior and is attributable to the behavior.






24. 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






25. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.






26. A machine that processes information according to a set of instructions.






27. Pictures of people that focus on just the head or from mid-chest and up are called mug shots. Mug shots are often used in newsletters - newspapers - school yearbooks and company directories. Mug shots of feature columnists may appear next to their co






28. A type of instructional activity that provides students with an opportunity to practice using what they are learning.






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






30. 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






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






32. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.






33. First released in 2002 - a scripting language that must be installed on a server to be used in web development; a scripting language that generates HTML source code to create dynamic web pages






34. 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






35. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.






36. 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.






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






38. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.






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






40. 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






41. A procedure of instruction selected to help learners achieve objectives or understand the content or message of instruction (e.g. - presentation - simulation - drill and practice - cooperative learning).






42. According to the American Library Association (ALA) - it is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate - evaluate - and use effectively the needed information






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






44. 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






45. Calculator with probes or sensors connected to it to allow gathering of numerical data






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






47. Sections programmed to display on a web page; the contents of each frame are actually different web pages displayed on one screen; the term refers to a single complete graphic image that is displayed chronologically with other graphic images. A singl






48. The beta version of instructional software is a full-functioning version of the product with all known problems resolved. Both the client and the design team review the beta version to search for problems that will need to be addressed. Since the bet






49. Software tools that automatically draw and print desired charts or graphs from data entered by users






50. 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







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