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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.
Animation - path
Extraneous Processing
Attention
Lighting
2. A device that allows analog audio or video to be captured in a form that the computer can use.
integrating educational technology
Cognitive Overload
Digitizer
Electronic Mail (email)
3. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.
HTML 5
Bulletin Board (BB)
Drop cap
Mnemonic
4. An image format that allows transfer of artwork between any software packages that use PostScript printing files; a vector graphics file format.
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Content expert
Individualized education program (IEP)
Asynchronous
5. A revision of the HTML standard that provides many of the features of a Flash environment without using Flash
Digital Camera
HTML 5
Constructivist Learning
Distributed Education
6. 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
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Intelligence
Application Activity
mastery learning
7. 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
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Internet
ADDIE model
Internal memory
8. 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
Global Positioning System (GPS)
interactive whiteboard
long-term memory (LTM)
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
9. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world
Assimilation
Essential Processing
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
Instructional materials
10. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.
Learning
Instructional effectiveness
Demonstration
CRT
11. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.
Microprocessor
Instructional materials
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Enactive Learning
12. 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
mainstreaming
Automaticity
Clip Art
Cooperative Learning
13. 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
Computer Program
Computer Gradebook
Crowdsourcing
Hash Tag
14. Can be either software that supports the on-screen creation of music scores with several parts or tracks - or a hardware component of a music synthesizer workstation
Model
Assessment Rubric
learner-centered instruction
music sequencer
15. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities
Heart Rate Monitor
Directed Instruction
Likert scale
Instructional game
16. 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
Bit
Bookmark
Datafile
imagemap
17. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert
Keyboard
Interface
Likert scale
Byte
18. 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
Font
Hacker
DVD
Database Management System (DBMS)
19. 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
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Enactive Learning
Java
Integrated learning system (IIS)
20. A collection of a person's work products over time - arranged so that he or she and others can see how skills have developed and progressed - and presented in an electronic form such as a website or multimedia product; websites created by students to
multimedia
Cyberbullying
CLI
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
21. One of the first browser programs designed to allow Internet resources to be displayed graphically rather than just in text
Full Immersion Systems
Memory
Content expert
Mosaic
22. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; a standard way of representing text - which allows different computer brands to 'talk' to one another. It is sometimes referred to as plain text or unformatted text.
ASCII format
Disequilibrium
Files
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
23. A printed copy of computer output.
Hard Copy
Implementation
Model
Hash Tag
24. Feedback that tells students specifically what they can do to correct their performance.
Hybrid Learning
Corrective Feedback
logic bomb
Memory
25. 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
Interactive multimedia
MP3
Heart Rate Monitor
Classroom Observation
26. The setting or physical surroundings in which learning takes place - including the classroom - science or computer laboratory - gymnasium - playground - and so on.
Distributed Education
ARPAnet
Direct Observation
Learning environment
27. Guidelines limiting the rights of copyright holders and allowing portions of copyrighted materials to be used for educational purposes; guidelines for portion - time - amount - and distribution of copyrighted materials for educational purposes.
Constructivism
Fair Use Guidelines
Cybercheating
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
28. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Computer Gradebook
Conditional Information
Assimilation
29. Music-making equipment controlled by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) device
LCD projector
music synthesizer
Content expert
Declarative Information
30. A type of computer virus that is set to 'go off' (i.e. - carry out its program) at a certain time
Auto-tuning
Formula
Adventure Learning (AL)
logic bomb
31. 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)
Chat
Animation
Hits
32. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.
File Server
Event Driven
Computer Platforms
Instructional activity
33. Growing problem of online harassment in social networks
meta-analysis
Formula
Cyberbullying
Hard Disk
34. 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
Haptic Interface
learning hierarchies
Disequilibrium
Criteria
35. A highlighted position indicator used on the computer screen.
Cursor
Gigabyte
Hands-On/Minds-On Science
Disability
36. Online environments in which users can interact through their graphic representations (i.e. - avatars)
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Avatar Spaces
Cloze Exercises
morphing
37. (short for Command Line Interface) the interface is where the user types a text command and the computer responds according to that command.
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Instructional technology
Favorites File
CLI
38. 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
Beta version
Bandwidth
Inclusion
Byte
39. 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.
Interface
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
Cybercheating
Grammar Checker
40. 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
Hacking
logic bomb
Fair Use
Antecedent
41. 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
Iris
Digital Literacy
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
integrated packages
42. Pages or items listed as results of an Internet or database search
Graphic
Hypertext
Hits
logic bomb
43. The software capability to copy images from web pages or computer applications and store them on your own computer.
Image Capture
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
Auto-correct
Computer Program
44. The use of the computer in the management of instruction - including applications such as student record keeping - performance assessment - and monitoring students' progress.
Computer-Managed Instruction
Graphic
Hypermedia
Disability
45. Individuals who are learning English as their majority language for everyday uses - employment - and educational purposes. ELL also stands for English Language Learning
Bulletin Board (BB)
Assistive Technology
Hits
English Language Learners (ELL)
46. In education - academic dishonesty in which someone uses another's work obtained from the Internet as his/her own - also known as online cheating
integrating educational technology
Cybercheating
Iris
Hard Disk
47. Storage inside the computer. The CPU in a personal computer retrieves and deposits information in the computer's internal memory. Also called main memory.
Backbone
Filtering Software
Constructivism
Internal memory
48. Software that protects a school's or company's entire computer system from attempts by others to gain unauthorized access to it and also prevents access by users to certain sites; or set up to prevent someone from going to certain locations on the In
Firewall
Internet
Megabyte
e-books (ebooks)
49. The systematic process of translating principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and activities.
integrating educational technology
Geospatial Technologies
Displayed Visuals
Instructional design
50. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization
Hypermedia
Formative Evaluation
Auto-correct
Alternative Keyboard