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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. A common term in science education reform - synonymous with immersing students in authentic learning experiences
Hacking
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
Course Management System (CMS)
Internal memory
2. A set of instructions that tells the computer how to do something.
Cognitive Overload
ActionScript
microcomputer
Computer Program
3. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Database
Instructional materials
Disequilibrium
4. 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
Corrective Feedback
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Conditions
learning hierarchies
5. 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
ActionScript
multimedia
Java
Audiographics
6. Storage inside the computer. The CPU in a personal computer retrieves and deposits information in the computer's internal memory. Also called main memory.
Intrinsic motivation
Electronic Storybooks
Alpha testing
Internal memory
7. 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 -
Alternative Keyboard
Generative Processing
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Bitmap and vector graphics
8. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.
music synthesizer
Alpha testing
Datafile
Displayed Visuals
9. 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
Internet
Blu-Ray Disc
Key word
Logo
10. 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
Fair Use
Forms Makers
Iris
Filtering Software
11. 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 (
Library/media specialist
Attachments
Label
CMYK graphics
12. According to learning theorists Benjamin Bloom and B. F. Skinner - an instructional approach in which students learn a sequence of objectives that define mastery of the subject; students pass tests on each objective to demonstrate they have mastered
Blood Pressure Devices
mastery learning
Mug shots
Evaluation
13. A form of evaluation that involves watching students as they work through some part(s) of the lesson.
Digital Storytelling
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
Data Loggers
Direct Observation
14. Classroom display that allow teachers or students to interact with the computer through a touch sensitive board on which the computer screen is projected.
Graphing Calculator
Icon
mastery learning
Electronic Whiteboard
15. Software tools that automatically draw and print desired charts or graphs from data entered by users
Database
Electronic Storybooks
Charting/Graphing Tool
Inkjet printer
16. 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.
Gigabyte
Cropping
Alpha testing
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
17. A way to store addresses of frequently used websites on your computer; in a browser - a set of Internet locations or URLs organized so that a user can return to them quickly
Bookmark
Logo
multimedia
Macro
18. In cognitive load theory - the use of working memory that results in productive - engaged learning
Copyright
Cognitive Load
Generative Processing
Cybercheating
19. 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
Interactive multimedia
Local-area network (LAN)
Macro
Geospatial Technologies
20. 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
link
Firewall
Constructivist Learning
Bookmark
21. A major category of locations on the Internet. Major domains include com (company) - edu (educational institution) - gov (government) - net (network) - and org (organization).
Cloud Computing
Likert scale
Domain
Cookie
22. The most common input device; resembles the key layout of a typewriter.
Keyboard
Learning in context
Culture
integrating educational technology
23. 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
Audiographics
Compensation
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Memory
24. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language
Distractors
JPEG (also JPG)
language translators (machine translation)
Auto-tuning
25. 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
Corrective Feedback
Algorithm
Heart Rate Monitor
Mnemonic
26. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Backbone
Assimilation
Foreign Language (FL)
27. On the Internet - a way of transferring files from one computer to another using common settings and transmission procedures; also - to transfer files; computer users can use a File Transport Protocol (or FTP) client to transfer files to and from com
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
mastery learning
Hypertext
Educational Media
28. 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
Font
intranet
Computer Conferencing
Highlighting
29. Comprehension exercises with certain words removed to require students to fill in the blanks
Cloze Exercises
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Iris
Animation key frame
30. Antidote utilities to detect - eliminate and protect from viruses - worms and Trojans. It typically contains an engine - a resident virus shield - virus databases or DAT files - a task scheduler - an e-mail scanner - and an update manager. It guards
Full Immersion Systems
Drill And Practice
Data Mining
Antivirus software
31. Ancillary feature of word processors that identifies a range of grammatical and format errors such as improper capitalization - lack of subject-verb agreement - split infinitives - and so on.
Grammar Checker
Implementation
ASP.NET
Chat Room
32. A branch of computer science concerned with the design of computers and software that are capable of responding in ways that emulate the decision-making capabilities of the human mind.
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Label
Accelerometer
inert knowledge
33. Combines detailed information about a subject area and common student mistakes with a model of student performance to diagnose a given student's level of understanding. Also provides instruction designed to meet that student's individual needs. Somet
Intelligent tutoring system
Icon
Bandwidth
inert knowledge
34. Texts in digital form that may be read on a computer or e-book readers; becoming a popular alternative to printed texts
e-books (ebooks)
Discussion
Demonstration
Fair Use
35. A rule of thumb or flexible guideline that can be adapted to fit each instructional situation.
Gigabyte
Electronic Slide Shows
Heuristic
Instructional efficiency
36. A form of evaluation that involves having a knowledgeable person come into the classroom to watch a lesson in process - to comment on how well the materials and activities work - and to make suggestions for improvements.
Classroom Observation
Disability
File Server
Artificial intelligence (AI)
37. 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
DVD
Learning environment
Musical Educators National Conference (MENC)
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
38. 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
Cloud Computing
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Fair Use
Consequence
39. A hybrid (online and in-person) distance education approach that provides students with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences within collaborative learning environments
Inclusion
Geocaching
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Adventure Learning (AL)
40. Type of virtual reality (VR) system in which i a user places a headset (e.g. - goggles or a helmet) over the eyes to provide a channel through which the wearer 'sees' (i.e. - is immersed in) a computer-generated environment
Full Immersion Systems
Formula
Foreign Language (FL)
CRT
41. Programs that allow teachers to author and display lessons for use with interactive whiteboard systems
interactive whiteboard activity software
Learning style
Domain
Font
42. An event - object - or circumstance that comes after a behavior and is attributable to the behavior.
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Consequence
Domain Name
Geospatial Technologies
43. 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
Directory File Structure
Forms Makers
mainstreaming
Authoring Software
44. 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
Data Loggers
Directed Instruction
Multimedia authoring programs
interactive whiteboard
45. 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
Absolute address or absolute positioning
Disequilibrium
App
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
46. In desktop publishing - the first letter of a paragraph that is enlarged to 'drop' down two or more line. Drop caps are often seen at the beginning of newsletter article - where the top of the first letter of the first word lines up with the top of t
Inclusion
Drop cap
Logo
Computer Conferencing
47. 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
Electronic Mail (email)
microcomputer
inert knowledge
Clip Art
48. An agreement created by a school or other educational organization that describes the risks involved in Internet use; outlines appropriate - safe student behavior on the Internet; asks students if they agree to use the Internet under these conditions
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Monitor
Bit
Email Address
49. Channels of communication that carry messages with an instructional purpose; the different ways and means by which information can be delivered to or experienced by a learner.
integrating educational technology
Input/Output Device
Megabyte
Educational Media
50. The preliminary or main web page of a particular website.
Javascript
Home Page
Heart Rate Monitor
Emoticons
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