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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.
morphing
Audiographics
Analogy
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
2. An image format that allows transfer of artwork between any software packages that use PostScript printing files; a vector graphics file format.
HTML 5
Cognitive Overload
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Constructivism
3. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences
Instructional design
Accommodation
Instructional method
Heart Rate Monitor
4. Each individual category of information recorded in a database; the smallest unit of information in a database
Field
Bookmark
Flowcharting
Assimilation
5. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Asynchronous
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Attachments
6. The setting or physical surroundings in which learning takes place - including the classroom - science or computer laboratory - gymnasium - playground - and so on.
Asynchronous
Instructional game
Fair Use Guidelines
Learning environment
7. 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.
Learning environment
Cloud Computing
Cloze Exercises
Hard Disk
8. A blueprint for instructional lessons based on analyses of the learners - the context - and the task to be learned. Planning involves the process of deciding what methods of instruction are best for bringing about desired changes in student knowledge
Dithering
Instructional plan
Full Immersion Systems
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
9. Coined by a Boeing researcher in 1990 - it refers to a computer-generated environment in which a real-life scene is overlaid with information that enhances our understanding and uses of it
FM Amplification System
Cookie
LCD projector
Augmented Reality
10. Originally called OAK - a high-level programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. An object-oriented language similar to C++ - it has become popular for its ability to do interactive graphic and animation activities on web pages; a computer la
Java
Instructional designer
Electronic Mail (email)
Extraneous Processing
11. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG
Learning
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Image Formats
Handheld Technologies
12. An individual's preferred ways for processing and organizing information and for responding to environmental stimuli.
Criteria
Motivation activity
Learning style
Hash Tag
13. Also known as information design uses pictures - symbols - colors - and words to communicate ideas - illustrate information - or express relationships visually.
MUD
information visualization
Mosaic
Discovery Learning
14. 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
High-Level Language
IEP Generator
Javascript
Case Study
15. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network
Gigabyte
Memory
Email Address
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
16. 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)
Image Formats
Digital Storytelling
Mnemonic
17. Customized keyboards created for users with special needs (e.g. - enlarging the keys to provide more space for the student to press a key; removing keys that are not relevant for a given software; programming multi-step functions like save - print -
interactive whiteboard activity software
Alternative Keyboard
Instructional appeal
Event Driven
18. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.
Displayed Visuals
learning hierarchies
instructional software
Auto-correct
19. A statistical method designed by Gene V Glass (1976) to summarize results across studies and measure the size of the effect a 'treatment' such as technology-based methods has over and above traditional methods
Image Editing Programs
Cookie
meta-analysis
language translators (machine translation)
20. An online activity in which students look at a database of caches listed at a geocaching website (e.g. - http://www.geocaching.com) - decide on a cache to hunt for - use GPSs to help them locate it - and share their experiences with others involved i
Drill And Practice
Geocaching
Avatar
Focusing Question
21. A type of instructional activity that provides students with an opportunity to practice using what they are learning.
Adventure Learning (AL)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Individualized education program (IEP)
Application Activity
22. Software that is given away free of charge - but whose author still retains all rights.
Equilibration
Freeware
Learning style
Graphic
23. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online
Educational Technology
Generative Processing
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Electronic Mentor
24. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)
mobile device
Interactive media
Equilibration
Instructional efficiency
25. 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
Compression and extraction tools
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Adventure Learning (AL)
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
26. The third phase in the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on assessment techniques used to determine the level of learning students have achieved and/or the effectiveness of the instructional materials.
Evaluation
joystick
Information activity
Applications
27. 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.
Discussion
LCD projector
Artificial intelligence (AI)
mainstreaming
28. A term coined by Lloyd Morrisett - former president of the Markle Foundation - used to describe the gap between those individuals who have access to technology such as computer software - the Internet - and so on and those who do not.
Interactive multimedia
Icon
Digital Divide
English as a Second Language (ESL)
29. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks
Cloze Exercises
LCD screen
Hits
Domain Name
30. A type of learning that refers to the ability to recall specific information.
integrated packages
Corrective Feedback
Grammar Checker
Knowledge
31. A computer system that stores and manipulates a database of information about geographic locations; users see data pertaining to a geographic location overlaid on a map of the area
Geographic Information System (GIS)
information and communication technology (ICT)
Full Immersion Systems
Event Driven
32. 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
Lossless and lossy compressions
Computer Conferencing
Data Loggers
Disequilibrium
33. A standard adopted by the electronic music industry for controlling devices that play music; also known as musical instrument digital interface. Rather than recording sounds - MIDI instruments/software record finger action -- what note is being playe
Digital Camera
Inclusion
Animation key frame
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
34. Short for 'web log -' a web page that serves as a publicly accessible location for discussing a topic or issue; began as personal journals and expanded to become public discussion forums in which anyone can give opinions on a topic
Backbone
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Instructional effectiveness
Blog
35. 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.
Demonstration
Disequilibrium
Mass storage
Image Capture
36. An instructional arrangement whereby students with disabilities receive instruction and services in a general education setting with regular education peers.
Harmony
Inclusion
Encoding
Accelerometer
37. A pointing device used to select and move information on the computer display screen. When the mouse is moved along a flat surface such as a desktop - an arrow moves across the display screen in the same direction. The mouse typically has one to thre
Iris
Mouse
Likert scale
Instructional method
38. Term for the distribution of applications - processing power - and storage across many computers accessible via the Internet.
Cloud Computing
Input/Output Device
Cookie
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
39. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.
CLI
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Educational Media
40. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language
logic bomb
language translators (machine translation)
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Constructivist Learning
41. 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
Haptic Interface
ARPAnet
Extraneous Processing
Avatar Spaces
42. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Lossy compression
Hardware
43. 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
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Bandwidth
Bit
learning hierarchies
44. Pavlovian view of learning as involuntary physical responses to outside stimuli (e.g. - dogs salivate automatically at the sight of a dog food can)
Assistive Technology
Classical Conditioning
Information activity
music synthesizer
45. A combination input and output device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer over telephone or cable TV lines; (short for modulator-demodulator) converts digital computer information into sound (and vice versa) for transmission o
Modem
Focusing Question
Displayed Visuals
language translators (machine translation)
46. 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
Fair Use
Highlighting
Java applets
Electronic Storybooks
47. According to learning theorist B. E Skinner - experiences (positive reinforcement - negative reinforcement - punishment) that shape desired behavioral responses
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
Database
language translators (machine translation)
Geocaching
48. Resource for students with hearing impairments in which the teacher wears a wireless microphone and students with auditory processing learning disabilities wear receivers that amplify the teacher's voice and serve to focus attention
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
FM Amplification System
instructional software
49. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts
Hacking
Field
Image Capture
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
50. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)
Cognitive Load
Hash Tag
Auto-correct
Electronic Slide Shows