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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Graphics generally use RGB (Red - Green - and Blue) or CMYK colors. While graphics on the Web or designed for on-screen display are RGB images - both commercial offset printing and inkjet desktop printing utilize CMYK. Dots of cyan (blue) - magenta (
mainstreaming
CMYK graphics
DVD
Hardware
2. A small text file transferred to a web browser through an Internet server for the purpose of tracking the Internet usage habits of the person using the browser
Hard Copy
Cookie
Foreign Language (FL)
Animation key frame
3. 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
MP3
Electronic Mail (email)
meta-analysis
interactive whiteboard activity software
4. System in which a camera or sensor reads body movements and communicates them to a computer - which processes the gestures as commands and uses them to control devices or displays
Exergaming
Gesture-Recognition System
Geospatial Technologies
Lossless and lossy compressions
5. A collection of components that includes the computer and all of the devices used with it.
IEP Generator
Computer System
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Cloze Exercises
6. 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
Mailing list
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Flash
DVD
7. 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
Highlighting
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Circular reference
language translators (machine translation)
8. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert
Hacker
Instructional game
Likert scale
integrated packages
9. A technique that reduces the amount of a graphic that shows or prints.
Hash Tag
Megabyte
Cropping
Cookie
10. According to learning theorist B. E Skinner - experiences (positive reinforcement - negative reinforcement - punishment) that shape desired behavioral responses
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
Logo
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Individualized education program (IEP)
11. A form of education in which some means - electronic or otherwise - is used to connect people with instructors and/or resources that can help them acquire knowledge and skills; structured learning that takes place without the physical presence of the
Imagery
Application Activity
Distance Education
Criteria
12. A graphic representation of a real person in cyberspace; a three dimensional image that a person can choose to represent himself or herself in a virtual reality environment
Grammar Checker
Hacker
ASP.NET
Avatar
13. A high-level programming language originally designed as an artificial intelligence (AI) language but later popularized by Seymour Papert (based on the learning theories of Jean Piaget) as an environment to allow children to learn problem-solving beh
mobile device
Logo
Beta version
Domain
14. The process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Designing Instruction
Cognitive Load
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
Electronic Mentor
15. Receiving information over a network from another computer; to bring information (e.g. - text files -images) to a computer from the Internet or other network or from a computer to a disc
Local-area network (LAN)
Downloading
Assessment Rubric
Designing Instruction
16. 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 -
Key word
Field
CRT
Alternative Keyboard
17. Software that protects a school's or company's entire computer system from attempts by others to gain unauthorized access to it and also prevents access by users to certain sites; or set up to prevent someone from going to certain locations on the In
Firewall
Groupware
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Model
18. 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
Halftone
Feedback
Intrinsic motivation
19. For learners of English and foreign languages - activities in which they use computers in language testing - teaching - and learning in and out of class
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
link
Augmented Reality
20. 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
information and communication technology (ICT)
Database filters and queries
ARPAnet
Key word
21. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.
Heuristic
Essential Processing
FM Amplification System
Mailing list
22. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning
Generative Processing
Chat
Culture
Hacker
23. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.
Files
Hacking
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Inkjet printer
24. Media formats that allow or require some level of physical activity from the user - which in some way alters the sequence of presentation.
Bandwidth
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Interactive media
Interlacing
25. Software tools that simplify the activity of making highly graphic materials such as awards certificates and greeting cards by offering sets of clip art and pre-designed templates to which people add their own content
Graphic Document Makers
Concept Map
Integrated learning system (IIS)
Focusing Question
26. Ways of storing digitized images for use in webpages and multimedia products - e.g. - GIF - JPEG
Cooperative Learning
Javascript
Image Formats
Antivirus software
27. A response made by an individual.
Behavior
Domain Name
Intrinsic motivation
Classroom Observation
28. A term used on the Twitter system for a prefix to a message (Tweet)consisting of a pound sign (#)and a topic name (e.g. - #ripstevejobs). Users begin a Tweet with a hash tag to allow others to identify posts and create their own messages on that topi
learning communities
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Hash Tag
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
29. 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
Avatar
Audiographics
Dithering
Lossy compression
30. Input device - used primarily with games - that moves on-screen figures or a cursor with a handle that moves in all directions
Advance Organizer
mobile device
long-term memory (LTM)
joystick
31. 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
long-term memory (LTM)
IEP Generator
Interactive media
Graphic Document Makers
32. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance
Applications
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Google Docs
Directory File Structure
33. 'Lossless' compression such as the GIF format is generally safer for recompression since it utilizes 'lossless' compression. Meaning when the GIF image is compressed - no information is lost from its contents. On the other hand - formats that utilize
ActionScript
Lossless and lossy compressions
Motivation activity
Browser
34. 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
Charting/Graphing Tool
Knowledge
Geocaching
Focusing Question
35. 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
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Exergaming
Iris
Directed Instruction
36. 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.
joystick
Hard Disk
Motor skills
Individualized education program (IEP)
37. 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
Ethnicity
Cursor
Icon
interactive or dynamic geometry software
38. 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
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Encoding
Auto-tuning
Distractors
39. Use of online systems to access personal data in order to accomplish identity theft and do other malicious acts
Model
Animation
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Hacking
40. 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
Constructivism
English Language Learners (ELL)
inquiry-based learning
FM Amplification System
41. Multiuser dungeon (or dimension or domain); a location on the Internet where several users at a time can interact with each other's avatars (graphic representations of each other); also known as a MUD Object Oriented or MOO
Design
MUD
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Bulletin Board (BB)
42. 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
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Hard Copy
43. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.
Conditions
Frame
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Computer Gradebook
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)
Classical Conditioning
Behavior
Criteria
Learning in context
45. Devices that assist with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by monitoring and reporting blood pressure
Animation key frame
Blood Pressure Devices
Graphic
Instructional effectiveness
46. 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
Augmented Reality
CMYK graphics
Full Immersion Systems
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
47. 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
Assistive Technology
JPEG (also JPG)
Charting/Graphing Tool
Learning
48. The process of taking a series of individual pictures -- called frames -- and stringing them together in a timed sequence to give the appearance of continuous motion. Animations are motion files - either in 2-D animation or 3-D animation. On the Web
Animation
Adventure Learning (AL)
information literacy
Logo
49. A collection of a person's work products over time - arranged so that he or she and others can see how skills have developed and progressed - and presented in an electronic form such as a website or multimedia product; websites created by students to
Field
DVD
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
instructional software
50. 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
Internet
Compression and extraction tools
Modem
Hacking