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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. A revision of the HTML standard that provides many of the features of a Flash environment without using Flash
Internal memory
HTML 5
Demonstration
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
2. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink.
Essential Processing
Direct Observation
Body Composition Analyzer
Inkjet printer
3. 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
Equilibration
Mass storage
Asynchronous
Dithering
4. 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
Data Loggers
Instructional game
Directory File Structure
Essential Processing
5. 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
Cognitive Load
Course Management System (CMS)
JPEG (also JPG)
Interactive multimedia
6. Sometimes called paint or raster graphics - in which each pixel directly corresponds to a spot on the display screen. When scaled to larger sizes - this type of graphic looks jagged or aliased; Developed originally for use on Disk Operating System (D
Bitmap and vector graphics
Cognitive Load
Instructional effectiveness
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
7. The smallest amount of information that the CPU can deal with; a single binary digit.
Bit
Drop cap
FAQ
Knowledge
8. 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
Focusing Question
Avatar
Domain
MUD
9. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online
Graphics Tablet
Cloud Computing
Electronic Mentor
Avatar Spaces
10. 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
Mailing list
Learning style
Datafile
Graphic Document Makers
11. 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
Conditions
Modem
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Distractors
12. 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
Logo
English Language Learners (ELL)
Geocaching
13. 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
ADDIE model
Memory
Input/Output Device
Educational Media
14. A set of related principles explaining changes in human performance or performance potential in terms of the causes of those changes.
Learning Theory
morphing
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Fair Use
15. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.
Key word
Computer-Managed Instruction
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Handheld Technologies
16. According to information-processing learning theorists - one of the three kinds of memory or 'stores' the brain uses to process information - much like a computer; LTM can hold information indefinitely after it is linked to prior knowledge already in
Firewall
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
long-term memory (LTM)
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
17. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)
Computer Conferencing
Gesture-Recognition System
Electronic Slide Shows
Bandwidth
18. According to the American Library Association (ALA) - it is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate - evaluate - and use effectively the needed information
information literacy
Gesture-Recognition System
Motivation
Disequilibrium
19. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements
Data Mining
Display Boards
Classroom Observation
Auto-correct
20. A type of instructional activity that leads students to want to learn and to put in the effort required for learning.
Computer Platforms
Motivation activity
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
Instructional game
21. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language
Augmented Reality
DVD
Concept Map
language translators (machine translation)
22. 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 -
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
logic bomb
Laser printer
Attention
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
ARPAnet
Motor skills
Computer System
Asynchronous
24. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
Label
inert knowledge
Instructional design
Interlacing
25. 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 (
CMYK graphics
Mnemonic
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
Key word
26. The setting or physical surroundings in which learning takes place - including the classroom - science or computer laboratory - gymnasium - playground - and so on.
Bookmark
Motor skills
Learning environment
Megabyte
27. 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
Memory
Heart Rate Monitor
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Individualized education program (IEP)
28. Software that provides on-screen blank musical bars on which the user enters the musical key - time - and individual notes that constitute a piece of sheet music
music editor
logic bomb
Cloud Computing
integrating educational technology
29. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
e-books (ebooks)
Auto-correct
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
30. A single block in a spreadsheet grid - formed by the intersection of a row and a column that may contain numerical values - words - or character data - and formulas or calculation commands.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Cell
Library/media specialist
Java
31. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Handicap
Java
Likert scale
32. 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
Interactive media
Avatar
Hypertext
CRT
33. 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
Keyboard
Beta version
Corrective Feedback
Java applets
34. 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
CRT
e-books (ebooks)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Mug shots
35. The process of translating information into some meaningful form that can be remembered.
Encoding
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Antecedent
Assistive Technology
36. One of several digital formats for video that are able to be used with video editing software
Keyboard
Bulletin Board (BB)
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
Blog
37. A type of instructional activity designed to help students understand - remember - and apply new information.
Instruction
Internet
Heuristic
Information activity
38. 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
Circular reference
Classical Conditioning
Firewall
Animation key frame
39. 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
Inclusion
Beta version
Generative Processing
40. An online system of web course design and delivery tools; Desire-to-Learn and BlackBoard are examples
Antecedent
Course Management System (CMS)
Copyright
Macro
41. A type of learning that refers to feelings - beliefs - and values that lead individuals to make consistent choices when given the opportunity.
morphing
Fair Use
Attitudes
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
42. According to learning theorist B. E Skinner - experiences (positive reinforcement - negative reinforcement - punishment) that shape desired behavioral responses
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
Algorithm
Email Address
MP3
43. A communications service that allows users to create a private chat room which only members of a mutually agreed upon list may enter; the system alerts a user when someone from the IM list is online; IM also designates the act of instant messaging -
Instructional design
ASP.NET
instant messaging (IM)
Crowdsourcing
44. Program stored on individual computers or on the school or district network in order to prevent access to Internet sites with inappropriate materials
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Filtering Software
Hypertext
Imagery
45. Short for malicious software - any software specifically designed to damage - destroy - disrupt operations - or spy on the operation of computers
Grammar Checker
Designing Instruction
Disability
malware
46. A type of instructional activity that provides students with an opportunity to practice using what they are learning.
App
Behavior
learner-centered instruction
Application Activity
47. 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
HTML 5
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Instructional materials
Alternative Keyboard
48. Condition that occurs when an impairment limits an individual from performing an activity in a manner normally expected for human beings (communicating with others - hearing - movement - manipulating objects - etc.)
Generative Processing
Disability
Font
Chat
49. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.
morphing
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Imagery
Evaluation
50. Pre-developed applications created with the Java programming language; make possible web page features such as animations and special effects - graphics and buttons - interactive displays -web data collection forms - and chatrooms
Distance Education
Evaluation
Datafile
Java applets
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