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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. 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
Instructional effectiveness
Event Driven
Cloze Exercises
Disequilibrium
2. Literally 'multiple media' or 'a combination of media -' a software product or system that incorporates sequential or simultaneous use of a variety of media formats in a single presentation or program. Today - this term conveys the notion of a system
Implementation
Digital Storytelling
Event Driven
multimedia
3. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms
Forms Makers
Designing Instruction
intranet
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
4. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.
Hash Tag
Motor skills
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
5. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks
Formula
Cloze Exercises
Inkjet printer
Input device
6. 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
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Crowdsourcing
FAQ
7. 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
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Lossy compression
Cropping
Foreign Language Dictionaries
8. Also known as a hot link or hot spot. On the Internet - a piece of text or an image that has been programmed into a web page to send the browser to another Internet location; in a multimedia product - a piece of text or an image that has been program
Javascript
link
Hard Disk
Flash
9. 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
Instructional materials
Laser printer
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Assistive Technology
10. Activity when students submit their written or artistic products to a website
Bulletin Board (BB)
FM Amplification System
Electronic Publishing
Disability
11. Applications software that is designed specifically to deliver or assist with student instruction on a topic; software that can be used to enhance teaching and learning in many ways. Drill and practice - educational games - tutorials - simulation - a
music editor
mobile device
ASP.NET
instructional software
12. A collection of information systematized by computer software to allow storage and easy retrieval through keyword searching; the program designed to accomplish these tasks
Database
ASP.NET
Electronic Publishing
Digital Storytelling
13. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.
CMYK graphics
Digital Camera
Blog
Auto-tuning
14. 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.
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Instructional method
Megabyte
Digital Divide
15. Actively collaborating with learners to determine what learning means and how it can be enhanced within each individual learner. An emphasis is placed on drawing on the learner's own unique talents - capacities - and experiences.
MP3
Compact Disc (CD)
learner-centered instruction
inquiry-based learning
16. Software that enables the user to enter - edit - store - retrieve - sort - and search through computer databases.
Computer
Case Study
Database Management System (DBMS)
ADDIE model
17. A type of mnemonic in which an unfamiliar new word is linked to a similar-sounding familiar word - which is used to create a visual image that incorporates the meaning of the new word.
Intelligent tutoring system
Key word
ActionScript
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
18. A computer language that contains instructions that resemble natural language and that does not require knowledge of the inner workings of the computer to use successfully.
High-Level Language
Home Page
Advance Organizer
intranet
19. 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
ASP.NET
Classroom Observation
Motivation activity
Lighting
20. Media formats that allow or require some level of physical activity from the user - which in some way alters the sequence of presentation.
Crowdsourcing
Alpha testing
Directed Instruction
Interactive media
21. Also known as a web browser - software designed to allow a computer user to go to Internet websites that are connected to each other via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Cell
Browser
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Interface
22. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.
Interactive multimedia
music sequencer
Java applets
Cell
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
Asynchronous
Learning style
Concept Map
CMYK graphics
24. Software tools used to enhance and format photos that are then imported into desktop publishing systems or webpage products
Chat Room
Direct Observation
Image Editing Programs
Digital Literacy
25. 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
Cloze Exercises
Electronic Publishing
Cookie
Case Study
26. A computer system set up to allow notices to be posted and viewed by anyone who has access to the network
ARPAnet
Bulletin Board (BB)
Concept Map
Computer System
27. 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
Instructional technology
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
Alternative Keyboard
Applications
28. 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.
Assessment Rubric
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Discussion
information literacy
29. Classroom display that allow teachers or students to interact with the computer through a touch sensitive board on which the computer screen is projected.
multimedia
music sequencer
Authoring Software
Electronic Whiteboard
30. Originally - the ability to use computer devices and software to locate and use information; now refers to skills in using the information that technological devices carry - in addition to skills in using the devices themselves
Frame
Digital Literacy
Audiographics
Instructional plan
31. An individual's preferred ways for processing and organizing information and for responding to environmental stimuli.
Instructional technology
Input/Output Device
Conditional Information
Learning style
32. A statement that likens something new to something familiar. Analogies are typically used either to make abstract information more concrete or to organize complex information.
Focusing Question
Emoticons
Home Page
Analogy
33. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.
Compact Disc (CD)
Adventure Learning (AL)
Icon
Instructional activity
34. A series of steps needed to solve a particular problem or perform a particular task; a methodical - logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier -- but also more error-prone -- use of heu
Algorithm
Highlighting
Direct Observation
ARPAnet
35. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.
Heuristic
Classical Conditioning
Implementation
Information activity
36. A committee composed of the parent - administrator - assessment personnel - regular education teacher - special education teacher - and other pertinent representatives who meet on a regular basis to make decisions in regard to admission - services -
Circular reference
e-books (ebooks)
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
37. In a full immersion virtual reality (VR) system - a headset that provides the sensory channel through which the wearer 'sees' a computer-generated environment
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Antecedent
Computer Gradebook
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
38. High definition DVD format
Advance Organizer
Cookie
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Blu-Ray Disc
39. 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
Cloze Exercises
Interface
instant messaging (IM)
inquiry-based learning
40. An event - object - or circumstance that comes after a behavior and is attributable to the behavior.
Consequence
Motor skills
integrating educational technology
Assessment
41. Can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts - whether it be music - poetry - or color. In visual experiences - harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and creates an inner sense of order. There are three formulas
Extraneous Processing
Harmony
Internet
Constructivist Learning
42. 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.
Hard Disk
Classical Conditioning
Distributed Education
Lighting
43. 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
Equilibration
Instructional game
Ethnicity
information and communication technology (ICT)
44. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization
HTML 5
Generative Processing
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Auto-correct
45. Typeface used in word processing or desktop publishing; the appearance of the text itself - which can be altered through the selection of various typefaces and sizes of type. These include many typefaces common to the printing field - such as Times -
Font
Assessment
Files
Chat
46. Small - multi-purpose devices such as cellphones - e-books - and 'smart' pens that make it easy to view - communicate - and share information - regardless of location
Handheld Technologies
Computer
Macro
information literacy
47. Software available in both CD and the Web formats. Electronic encyclopedia - including not only pictures - but sound and video as well. They also have powerful key word searching capabilities. In addition to electronic encyclopedias - research journa
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
Application Activity
mainstreaming
Electronic reference software
48. 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
Graphics Tablet
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Icon
49. A type of instructional activity that leads students to want to learn and to put in the effort required for learning.
Motivation activity
DVD
Gesture-Recognition System
Input/Output Device
50. 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
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Analogy
Blu-Ray Disc
Flash