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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Abbreviation for application - software that normally has an extension of .app and refers to any Internet application specifically designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones






2. A first step in web development that involves planning what the website will look like.






3. 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






4. The central processing unit - or brain - of the computer - which controls the functions of the rest of the system and performs all numeric calculations.






5. 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






6. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.






7. In contrast to lossless compression - lossy compression refers to a technique of shrinking file sizes by giving away some precision of detail. JPEG images are an example of a file that is compressed this way. By reducing the quality of a picture when






8. The process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.






9. Short for malicious software - any software specifically designed to damage - destroy - disrupt operations - or spy on the operation of computers






10. An authoring specification on the Internet for how data will be collected at a website - CGI programs are written in a language such as PERL






11. Instructional format that combines elements of face-to-face teaching and learning with elements of distance education. Also known as blended learning.






12. Approximately a million bytes - or 1000 kilobytes.






13. A single networked delivery system that combines sophisticated computer-assisted instruction (CAI) with computer-managed instruction (CMI). Intellectual skills A type of learning that refers to a variety of thinking skills - including concept learnin






14. Software that is given away free of charge - but whose author still retains all rights.






15. Tools offered through a special Google site that provide users access to online programs for word processing - spreadsheets - and presentations; the site offers storage of documents on a Google server and allows for sharing of documents among multipl






16. 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






17. A printer that combines laser and photocopying technology to produce very high-quality output - comparable to that produced in typesetting. Laser printers can produce text as well as high-quality graphics and can achieve print densities of up to 1 -2






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






19. The physical components of the computer system; the mechanical - magnetic - electronic - and electrical components making up a computer system






20. 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






21. A form of assessment that indicates whether or not students have learned what they must know before progressing to the next portion of the instruction.






22. 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.






23. The interest - or value - that instructional materials or activities have for the learner.






24. Fundamental to most operating systems is the concept of files and directories (or folders). A file system in most operating resembles an inverted tree with the roots at the top and branches at the bottom. This tree structure uses directories or folde






25. The products created by a database program; any collection of data stored in a computer or on a computer medium






26. Text used to name parts of an electronic spreadsheet.






27. A computer network covering a limited geographical area - such as a single building or even a single room within a building; in a typical local area network (or LAN) configuration - one computer is designated as the file server which stores all of th






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






29. Term coined in 1984 by the president of the Aldus Corporation to refer to the activity of using software to produce documents that gives users a high degree of control over the composition and layout of material on a printed page - including both tex






30. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert






31. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.






32. Learning is a persisting change in human performance or performance potential [brought] about as a result of the learner's interaction with the environment. To change (or have the capacity to change) one's level of ability or knowledge.






33. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another






34. A term introduced by Whitehead in 1929 to mean skills that students learn in isolation but do not know how to transfer later to problems that require them






35. Alpha testing is the early testing phase of the project. The full functionality of the alpha version of the software program may not yet be implemented. This early review allows the client to evaluate the project.






36. Previously created graphics designed to be added to word processing or desktop publishing documents or to computer-based instruction.






37. According to learning theorist Jerome Bruner - a more effective way of children learning concepts by discovering them during their interaction with the environment; an instructional method that uses an inductive - or inquiry - method to encourage stu






38. Storage inside the computer. The CPU in a personal computer retrieves and deposits information in the computer's internal memory. Also called main memory.






39. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.






40. 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






41. 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






42. A printed copy of computer output.






43. 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.






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






45. A device that includes a display screen connected to a computer and digital projector; allows information projected on the screen to be manipulated with special pens or one's hands and also allows drawings or notes from a given session to be saved an






46. 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






47. Combinations of type characters that resemble human faces when turned sideways. Used to indicate emotion or intent on e-mail or in chat rooms.






48. Sometimes referred to as the ADDIE model - the current version of systems approach of instructional design is a process comprised of a series of phases: analysis - design - development - implementation - and evaluation. Currently - almost all ISD mod






49. A field of study focusing on the design of technology systems that align with human characteristics - needs - and capabilities.






50. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic