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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. A graphical representation of interrelated concepts that students can use as a learning aid or that teachers can use as an aid in content organization; tools designed to help people think through and explore ideas or topics by developing these visual
Disequilibrium
Asynchronous
Concept Map
Favorites File
2. The process of determining which digital tools and which methods for implementing them are the most appropriate responses to given educational needs and problems
Clip Art
imagemap
Label
integrating educational technology
3. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium
Digital Literacy
Electronic reference software
Files
Blu-Ray Disc
4. A worldwide collection of computer networks that can exchange information by using a common software standard; sometimes referred to (erroneously) as synonymous with the World Wide Web (WWW) - which is actually a subset of the Internet
Distributed Education
Instructional game
Internet
Handicap
5. A printed copy of computer output.
Audio Teleconferencing
Hard Copy
ASCII format
Haptic Interface
6. Each individual category of information recorded in a database; the smallest unit of information in a database
Dithering
Field
music editor
Interface
7. 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
Body Composition Analyzer
Microprocessor
Lossy compression
inquiry-based learning
8. Short for metamorphosing; refers to an animation technique in which one image gradually turns into another; also known as tweening
Cooperative Learning
morphing
Augmented Reality
microcomputer
9. An asynchronous communication medium in which two or more individuals exchange messages using personal computers connected via a network or telephone lines.
Computer Conferencing
Evaluation
Discussion
Instructional appeal
10. Groups of people who 'meet -' usually via email - webpages - or other electronic means - to support each other's learning; in distance education - strategic - ongoing efforts by the instructor to encourage student-to-student interaction - as well as
Graphics Tablet
Classical Conditioning
learning communities
English Language Learners (ELL)
11. In a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly
Favorites File
Graphics Tablet
Digitizer
Grammar Checker
12. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.
Alpha testing
Database
Flash
CRT
13. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning
logic bomb
Electronic reference software
Generative Processing
Directed Instruction
14. 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
Computer
CLI
Learning in context
Impairment
15. 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
instructional software
Crowdsourcing
Multimedia authoring programs
Likert scale
16. Classroom display that allow teachers or students to interact with the computer through a touch sensitive board on which the computer screen is projected.
Hybrid Learning
Lossless and lossy compressions
Electronic Whiteboard
Audio Teleconferencing
17. A unique vocal distortion technique made possible with vocal-editing software
Case Study
Equilibration
Auto-tuning
Ethnicity
18. A graphical means of illustrating the logical flow of a computer program.
ASP.NET
laptop computer
Flowcharting
logic bomb
19. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.
Gesture-Recognition System
information literacy
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Computer Gradebook
20. 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
Individualized education program (IEP)
Model
music editor
21. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences
Database
Instructional technology
Accommodation
Bookmark
22. Program stored on individual computers or on the school or district network in order to prevent access to Internet sites with inappropriate materials
Bulletin Board (BB)
link
Attention
Filtering Software
23. 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
inert knowledge
Audiographics
Asynchronous
FAQ
24. A type of instructional activity designed to determine how well students have mastered lesson objectives.
Field
morphing
Computer System
Evaluation Activity
25. 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
Listserv
Mouse
Animation
Java
26. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.
Learning
Dithering
CPU
Iris
27. 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
information and communication technology (ICT)
microcomputer
Alpha testing
Mosaic
28. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert
Formative Evaluation
Electronic Mail (email)
Distributed Education
Likert scale
29. An instructional arrangement whereby students with disabilities receive instruction and services in a general education setting with regular education peers.
Cognitive Overload
Inclusion
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
Font
30. The use of the computer as a device for mediating communication between teacher and students and among students - often over distances. Electronic mail and computer conferencing are two types of application software commonly used in CMC.
Hard Disk
Chat Room
imagemap
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
31. 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.
Instructional efficiency
Fair Use
Interface
Digital Divide
32. A 4.72-inch-diameter disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio - video - or computer data.
Computer System
Microprocessor
Domain Name
Compact Disc (CD)
33. Also called a personal computer - a stand-alone - desktop - or laptop computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for use by an individual
microcomputer
Imagery
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Applications
34. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.
Mnemonic
Laser printer
Cookie
music sequencer
35. The interest - or value - that instructional materials or activities have for the learner.
Compensation
Criteria
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Instructional appeal
36. 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
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
Full Immersion Systems
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Data Loggers
37. Applying scientific knowledge about human learning to the practical tasks of teaching and learning; the subset of educational technology that deals directly with teaching and learning applications (as opposed to educational administrative application
Chat Room
Java
Instructional technology
Motivation
38. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)
Freeware
Directory File Structure
Gigabyte
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
39. The use of audio teleconferencing accompanied by the transmission of still pictures and graphics via slow-scan video - fax - or an electronic graphics tablet.
File Server
Halftone
Accelerometer
Audiographics
40. Approximately a billion bytes - or 1 -000 megabytes.
Gigabyte
Hybrid Learning
Fair Use
Frame
41. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.
Learning style
Instructional materials
Cybercheating
Foreign Language (FL)
42. 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
Event Driven
Beta version
Accommodation
Electronic Slide Shows
43. A computer input device that permits the development of graphic images by translating drawing on the tablet into onscreen images.
Likert scale
Intelligence
Graphics Tablet
Hard Copy
44. Also referred to as a domain designator - a required part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) on the Internet that indicates what kind of group owns the server; examples include '.edu -' '.com -' and '.org'
Domain Name
Adventure Learning (AL)
Learning
microcomputer
45. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.
Electronic Mentor
Culture
CRT
Formative Evaluation
46. 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
Global Positioning System (GPS)
imagemap
Foreign Language (FL)
English as a Second Language (ESL)
47. 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
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Auto-correct
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Assistive Technology
48. A technique that reduces the amount of a graphic that shows or prints.
Data Mining
Laser printer
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
Cropping
49. The iris is used to control the opening behind the lens that allows light to enter the camera. When lighting is low the iris may be opened to let in more light. And when the light level is high the iris can be partially closed to let in less light. B
Cell
Iris
Asynchronous
Beta version
50. 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
Instructional activity
Augmented Reality
Demonstration
Instructional design