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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Computer software that continuously analyzes a student's test responses and presents more or less difficult questions based on the student's performance
Distributed Education
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Emoticons
Computer Platforms
2. High definition DVD format
Byte
Blu-Ray Disc
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
FM Amplification System
3. A built-in feature of word-processing software that automatically detects and corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization
Likert scale
Demonstration
Auto-correct
Gesture-Recognition System
4. 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
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Course Management System (CMS)
Instructional design
Evaluation
5. A device that allows analog audio or video to be captured in a form that the computer can use.
Copyright
Mug shots
Digitizer
Database
6. 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
Cooperative Learning
Course Management System (CMS)
Browser
long-term memory (LTM)
7. In cognitive load theory - mental activity uses cognitive capacity but does not help the learner learn
ASP.NET
Content expert
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
Extraneous Processing
8. The use of the computer as a device for mediating communication between teacher and students and among students - often over distances. Electronic mail and computer conferencing are two types of application software commonly used in CMC.
Alpha testing
Computer Platforms
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Mosaic
9. A filter of an electronic database program allows application of a set of selection criteria or sorting instructions to the records in a table. When a database is closed - the selection criteria and/or sorting instructions will be wiped out. In contr
meta-analysis
Iris
Database filters and queries
Downloading
10. Instructional format that combines elements of face-to-face teaching and learning with elements of distance education. Also known as blended learning.
Hybrid Learning
Learning
information visualization
Dithering
11. 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
App
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Digital Literacy
Gigabyte
12. Growing problem of online harassment in social networks
Equilibration
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Avatar Spaces
Cyberbullying
13. An event - object - or circumstance that prompts a behavior.
Cybercheating
Electronic Gradebook
Antecedent
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Format
14. An electronic go-between by which the computer communicates with a peripheral device.
Instructional efficiency
malware
Interface
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
15. Software designed for groups of students or teachers alike. The computer is viewed by a cooperative group of students or can be projected to the entire class to stimulate discussions and debates.
Groupware
intranet
Domain
Local-area network (LAN)
16. Classroom display that allow teachers or students to interact with the computer through a touch sensitive board on which the computer screen is projected.
Input/Output Device
Local-area network (LAN)
Electronic Whiteboard
Antivirus software
17. Research finding that formats that are beneficial for one group have a negative impact on a group with the opposite characteristic
Automaticity
Authoring Software
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
Animation
18. Proposed by learning theorist Albert Bandura as learning that occurs through actions - rather than by observation
Audio Teleconferencing
Course Management System (CMS)
Enactive Learning
FAQ
19. The selection and arrangement of information - activities - methods - and media to help students meet predetermined learning goals.
Clip Art
link
Instruction
Drop cap
20. The third phase in the Plan - Implement - Evaluate model. Focus is on assessment techniques used to determine the level of learning students have achieved and/or the effectiveness of the instructional materials.
Graphic Document Makers
LCD projector
Evaluation
Computer Gradebook
21. A first step in web development that involves planning what the website will look like.
Design
Exergaming
intranet
Microprocessor
22. Piagetian view of how children change their views of the world by incorporating new experiences
HTML 5
Accommodation
ADDIE model
Datafile
23. 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
Multimedia authoring programs
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Feedback
Listserv
24. A type of instructional software tool consisting of hardware devices (probes) and software (probeware) to allow scientific data to be gathered and processed by a computer
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
Information activity
Formative Evaluation
Blog
25. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network
Label
MUD
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
Hits
26. Information provided to students regarding how well they are doing during practice.
Chat Room
malware
Feedback
Digital Camera
27. The process of selectively receiving information from the environment.
Electronic Whiteboard
ActionScript
Attention
Ethnicity
28. 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
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Formative Evaluation
Discussion
Graphic
29. Software tools that create documents and web pages with 'fillable' forms
Forms Makers
Full Immersion Systems
Ethnicity
Computer Program
30. A level of skill that allows a person to respond immediately (i.e. - automatically) with the correct answer to a problem
Automaticity
Crowdsourcing
Mnemonic
music synthesizer
31. The purpose of interlacing is to have a partial image initially appear on screen rather than having to wait for the entire image to download. The main advantage of interlacing is that end users know what type of graphic image they are about to view a
Interlacing
LCD screen
HTML 5
Dithering
32. Classroom surfaces used for writing and displaying information - including chalkboards - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards - magnetic boards - and flip charts.
morphing
Interactive media
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Display Boards
33. Any pictorial representation of information such as charts - graphs - animated figures - or photographic reproductions.
Laser printer
Graphic
Ergonomics
Accelerometer
34. Receiving information over a network from another computer; to bring information (e.g. - text files -images) to a computer from the Internet or other network or from a computer to a disc
Downloading
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
integrating educational technology
Evaluation Activity
35. An object-oriented scripting language that - like Java - is used to create dynamic websites
Augmented Reality
Enactive Learning
language translators (machine translation)
Javascript
36. Television-like display screen that uses a cathode ray tube.
Event Driven
Mug shots
CRT
Files
37. A term coined by Lloyd Morrisett - former president of the Markle Foundation - used to describe the gap between those individuals who have access to technology such as computer software - the Internet - and so on and those who do not.
Beta version
Auto-correct
Cyberbullying
Digital Divide
38. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.
Displayed Visuals
Extraneous Processing
Electronic Storybooks
Animation
39. A type of learning that refers to the ability to perform complex physical actions in a smooth - coordinated manner.
Motor skills
Formative Evaluation
Generative Processing
Mnemonic
40. Using a computer system to administer and score assessment measures; also - computer adaptive testing - computer-based testing
Computer-Assisted Testing (CAT)
Mailing list
Monitor
Intelligence
41. An online activity in which students look at a database of caches listed at a geocaching website (e.g. - http://www.geocaching.com) - decide on a cache to hunt for - use GPSs to help them locate it - and share their experiences with others involved i
Hard Copy
Geocaching
Hypertext
Criteria
42. An activity completed during a lesson to help students learn. There are five types of instructional activities: motivation - orientation - information - application - and evaluation activities.
Instructional activity
Learning style
Heuristic
Impairment
43. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online
Formative Evaluation
Label
Cyberbullying
Electronic Mentor
44. 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
multiple intelligences theory
App
Geocaching
Instructional efficiency
45. 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
Assessment
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Auto-correct
Laser printer
46. A computer database program that can store and manipulate students' grades.
Hacking
Computer Gradebook
Foreign Language (FL)
Database
47. A type of instructional activity that leads students to want to learn and to put in the effort required for learning.
Encoding
Assessment Rubric
Downloading
Motivation activity
48. One of the first browser programs designed to allow Internet resources to be displayed graphically rather than just in text
Iris
Formative Evaluation
Interface
Mosaic
49. Sequences of frames shown in a linear way with presentation software (e.g. - PowerPoint)
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
Electronic Slide Shows
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Digitizer
50. A student-centered and teacher-guided instructional approach that engages students in investigating real world questions that they choose within a broad thematic framework. This instruction complements traditional instruction by providing a vehicle f
inquiry-based learning
Bit
morphing
Digitizer
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