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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. The legal rights to an original work produced in any tangible medium of expression - including written works - works of art - music - photographs - and computer software.






2. Each individual category of information recorded in a database; the smallest unit of information in a database






3. An activity in which students with disabilities participate in one or more selected classes in general education






4. A three-dimensional representation of a real object; it may be larger - smaller - or the same size as the object represented.






5. 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






6. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem






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






8. According to learning theorist B. E Skinner - experiences (positive reinforcement - negative reinforcement - punishment) that shape desired behavioral responses






9. Bitmaps are graphics stored patterns of colored dots (pixels on the screen). Vector graphics are stored as mathematical descriptions of sets of lines - triangles - squares - circles - etc - with defined line widths - line colors and - for polygons -






10. 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






11. Computer programs used to develop multimedia or Web applications; programs used to create documents utilizing point and click features but require some knowledge of the program; authoring programs such as Adobe Flash can be used to create multimedia






12. Small - stand-alone - portable personal computer system






13. 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






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






15. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.






16. 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






17. 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






18. Devices that record data over time with sensors






19. 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






20. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.






21. An instructional method that involves small heterogeneous groups of students working toward a common academic goal or task. Its use promotes positive interdependence - individual accountability - collaborative/social skills - and group processing ski






22. An internal network or a subset of the Internet - usually available only to the members of the organization that set it up; as a provision for security - some technical department set up Intranets which are parts of the Internet used internally withi






23. Device consisting of a transmitter - which senses the heartbeat from the heart's electrical impulses - and a wristwatch receiver - which receives and records each beat through radio transmission from the transmitter






24. An input accessory lets the computer user input data into the computer - whereas an output device allows the computer to communicate its results to the world outside. Input/output devices are also called I/O devices. The computer keyboard - display a






25. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences






26. A type of learning that refers to the ability to recall specific information.






27. 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






28. A collection of eight bits - equivalent to one alphanumeric character.






29. A single silicon chip that contains all of the CPU circuits for a computer system.






30. An outline - preview - or other such pre-instructional cue used to promote retention of content to be learned.






31. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.






32. 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.






33. Circular reference of electronic spreadsheet formula happens when you enter a formula that includes functions referring back to the cell in which the formula is contained. When this happens - users receive an error message referring to circular refer






34. An internal state that leads people to choose to work toward certain goals and experiences. Defines what people will do rather than what they can do.






35. 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






36. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.






37. 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






38. Programs that allow teachers to author and display lessons for use with interactive whiteboard systems






39. 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






40. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.






41. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating






42. 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






43. An asynchronous communication medium in which two or more individuals exchange messages using personal computers connected via a network or telephone lines.






44. 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






45. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning






46. Motivation in which the act itself is the reward.






47. Flaming messages are messages which express overly strong feelings. Spam is the term for e-mail junk mail - which should not be for¬warded. Chain letters are letters that have been forwarded from several previous e-mail readers. According to netiquet






48. Refers to the attitudes - values - customs - and behavior patterns that characterize a social group.






49. Adaptive technologies are designed specifically for persons with disabilities. These are devices that extend the abilities of an individual with special needs in ways that provide physical access (i.e. - wheelchairs - braces) and sensory access (i.e.






50. A distance education technology that uses a speakerphone to extend a basic telephone call and permits instruction and interaction between individuals or groups at two or more locations.