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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. 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 -






2. A pointing device used to select and move information on the computer display screen. When the mouse is moved along a flat surface such as a desktop - an arrow moves across the display screen in the same direction. The mouse typically has one to thre






3. General category of portable computer devices such as smart phones and tablets (e.g. - iPads)






4. For learners of English and foreign languages - activities in which they use computers in language testing - teaching - and learning in and out of class






5. 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






6. Also known as a web browser - software designed to allow a computer user to go to Internet websites that are connected to each other via the World Wide Web (WWW)






7. The term describes the data-carrying capacity of a transmission line. In other words - how much data flows on a given transmission path. It can apply to network connections - system buses - or any 'pipe' through which data pours. High-bandwidth conne






8. A 4.72-inch-diameter disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio - video - or computer data.






9. A statement that likens something new to something familiar. Analogies are typically used either to make abstract information more concrete or to organize complex information.






10. A type of mnemonic in which mental pictures are used to represent new information.






11. 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






12. 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.






13. An instructional designer's roles and responsibilities include: researching K-12 educator user requirements for portal development - multi-media tools and video-mediated learning - determining the screen layout - creating the flowcharts - and specify






14. On computer networks - a location for person-to-person real-time (synchronous) interaction by typing messages.






15. An abnormality or loss of function in a physical - anatomical - or psychological structure; may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired through accident or disease






16. 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






17. A magnification system in which a video camera is mounted on a frame with a television monitor. Users place materials on the desktop below the camera - set the desired magnification level - move the materials around as necessary - and information app






18. Piagetian view of how children learn by fitting new experiences into their existing view of the world






19. 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






20. Typeface used in word processing or desktop publishing; the appearance of the text itself - which can be altered through the selection of various typefaces and sizes of type. These include many typefaces common to the printing field - such as Times -






21. A computer dedicated to managing a computer network and providing resources to other computers on the network (the clients). The file server is usually faster and has larger storage capabilities than the client machines.






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. Feedback that tells students specifically what they can do to correct their performance.






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






28. A device that allows analog audio or video to be captured in a form that the computer can use.






29. The smallest amount of information that the CPU can deal with; a single binary digit.






30. Inhibited functioning created by excessive demands being placed on memory and/or other cognitive processes.






31. A set of instructions that tells the computer how to do something.






32. A teaching and learning model based on behavioral and cognitive theories; students receive information from teachers and do teacher-directed activities






33. Any practical device used to make information easier to remember - including rhymes - acronyms - and acrostics.






34. A set of related principles explaining changes in human performance or performance potential in terms of the causes of those changes.






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






36. The second phase of the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on the use of instructional materials and activities designed to help students achieve the outcomes specified in the instructional plan.






37. Use of the computer to orchestrate text - images - audio - and video to support a storytelling narrative with multimedia.






38. The selection and arrangement of information - activities - methods - and media to help students meet predetermined learning goals.






39. Within a computer - this is an area that stores instructions (programs) and information that can be readily accessed by the processor.






40. Digitally encoded information permanently recorded on a compact disc; Also known as compact disc - read-only memory. It is a compact disc used to store computer data. CD-ROMs have a maximum capacity of 650MB.






41. Video games that provide physical activity or exercise through interactive play






42. Email additions; may be documents - graphics - or software.






43. Applying scientific knowledge about human learning to the practical tasks of teaching and learning; the subset of educational technology that deals directly with teaching and learning applications (as opposed to educational administrative application






44. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.






45. 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






46. Can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts - whether it be music - poetry - or color. In visual experiences - harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and creates an inner sense of order. There are three formulas






47. In language learning international class-to-class partnerships in which projects and casks are developed by the partner teachers in the collaborating institutions; students work with students of other cultures to provide authentic writing and researc






48. A type of instructional activity designed to determine how well students have mastered lesson objectives.






49. 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






50. A statistical method designed by Gene V Glass (1976) to summarize results across studies and measure the size of the effect a 'treatment' such as technology-based methods has over and above traditional methods