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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. The legal rights to an original work produced in any tangible medium of expression - including written works - works of art - music - photographs - and computer software.
Corrective Feedback
Hash Tag
Copyright
Lossless and lossy compressions
2. 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
Auto-tuning
Graphing Calculator
music editor
Crowdsourcing
3. 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
music synthesizer
ADDIE model
Blood Pressure Devices
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
4. 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)
Cursor
Information activity
Classroom Observation
5. The belief system that holds that humans construct all knowledge in their minds by participating in certain experiences; knowledge is the result of constructing both mechanisms for learning and one's own unique version of the knowledge - colored by b
Discovery Learning
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory)
Accelerometer
Constructivism
6. Multimedia that allows user interactions so that the user can determine the direction of the program or presentation.
Display Boards
Interactive multimedia
Electronic Slide Shows
inquiry-based learning
7. An asynchronous communication medium in which two or more individuals exchange messages using personal computers connected via a network or telephone lines.
Downloading
Computer Conferencing
Home Page
Internal memory
8. 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.
Frame
music editor
Classroom Observation
Avatar
9. An input accessory lets the computer user input data into the computer - whereas an output device allows the computer to communicate its results to the world outside. Input/output devices are also called I/O devices. The computer keyboard - display a
meta-analysis
ASP.NET
Attachments
Input/Output Device
10. In a full immersion virtual reality (VR) system - a headset that provides the sensory channel through which the wearer 'sees' a computer-generated environment
Analogy
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Assistive Technology
Accelerometer
11. According to learning theorist B. E Skinner - experiences (positive reinforcement - negative reinforcement - punishment) that shape desired behavioral responses
Distributed Education
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
Electronic reference software
Fair Use
12. 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
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Adventure Learning (AL)
joystick
Computer System
13. 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
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
App
Drill And Practice
inert knowledge
14. The software capability to copy images from web pages or computer applications and store them on your own computer.
Groupware
Database filters and queries
Highlighting
Image Capture
15. Category of visuals that are generally exhibited on display boards - (e.g. - multipurpose boards - bulletin boards) and are not projected.
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
Focusing Question
CLI
Displayed Visuals
16. According to learning theorist Howard Gardner - nine different and relatively independent types of intelligence that may be fostered by differentiated instruction and assessment
multiple intelligences theory
Distance Education
Bitmapped (BMP) Graphics
Flash
17. A form of evaluation that involves watching students as they work through some part(s) of the lesson.
Direct Observation
Mouse
Culture
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
18. The incorrect or less appropriate alternative answers for a given multiple-choice question. Also called foils.
CRT
Gigabyte
Essential Processing
Distractors
19. The use of graphical symbols instead of text commands to control common computer functions such as copying programs and disks; a GUI is where the user clicks on a visual screen that has icons - windows and menus - by using a pointing device - such as
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Data Mining
Digitizer
Javascript
20. Input device - used primarily with games - that moves on-screen figures or a cursor with a handle that moves in all directions
Auto-tuning
Listserv
Full Immersion Systems
joystick
21. An assessment instrument consisting of a series of statements with which students indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement; created by psychologist Rensis Likert
Likert scale
Electronic Storybooks
Electronic Mentor
Graphic
22. The most common input device; resembles the key layout of a typewriter.
Hardware
Model
Datafile
Keyboard
23. A measure of the difference between what learners know before and after instruction; for example - Posttest - Pretest = Achievement.
Classical Conditioning
music synthesizer
Digital Storytelling
Instructional effectiveness
24. Most animation software lets developers specify a beginning position and an ending position - then calculates the positions in between.
Animation - path
IEP Generator
Educational Media
inert knowledge
25. Term for the distribution of applications - processing power - and storage across many computers accessible via the Internet.
Cloud Computing
music editor
Enactive Learning
Inclusion
26. An instructional plan for an individual student (usually one with special needs) that describes the student's current level of proficiency and also establishes short- and long-term goals for future focus. An IEP is typically developed through a confe
Case Study
Individualized education program (IEP)
learning hierarchies
Font
27. 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.
Compensation
Assistive Technology
Instructional game
Electronic Mail (email)
28. 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
Monitor
Interlacing
Bandwidth
Heuristic
29. A procedure of instruction selected to help learners achieve objectives or understand the content or message of instruction (e.g. - presentation - simulation - drill and practice - cooperative learning).
Discovery Learning
Digital Divide
Instructional method
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
30. A condition that arises when an individual is unable to fulfill a role due to an impairment or disability
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Handicap
Instructional design
Heart Rate Monitor
31. A mathematical expression that directs an electronic spreadsheet to perform various kinds of calculations on the numbers entered in it; in a spreadsheet - a command inserted in a cell and used to do calculations on data
Digital Literacy
music sequencer
Flaming - spam - and chain letter
Formula
32. A file format for storing and sending video sequences on a network
CPU
Bookmark
Beta version
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) format
33. A type of computer virus that is set to 'go off' (i.e. - carry out its program) at a certain time
Geospatial Technologies
Learning environment
logic bomb
Digital Storytelling
34. A measure of how much learners achieve per unit of time or dollar spent; for example - (Posttest - Pretest)/Time - or (Posttest - Pretest)/Cost.
music sequencer
Discovery Learning
Instructional efficiency
Information activity
35. Growing problem of online harassment in social networks
Cyberbullying
information literacy
Heart Rate Monitor
Attention
36. Originally called OAK - a high-level programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. An object-oriented language similar to C++ - it has become popular for its ability to do interactive graphic and animation activities on web pages; a computer la
Hacker
Java
Field
Cropping
37. Groups of people who 'meet -' usually via email - webpages - or other electronic means - to support each other's learning; in distance education - strategic - ongoing efforts by the instructor to encourage student-to-student interaction - as well as
Educational Media
Heuristic
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (ATI)
learning communities
38. According to learning theorist Jerome Bruner - a more effective way of children learning concepts by discovering them during their interaction with the environment; an instructional method that uses an inductive - or inquiry - method to encourage stu
Knowledge
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Discovery Learning
intranet
39. 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
Compensation
Blu-Ray Disc
Downloading
Instructional plan
40. A compression standard that produces compressed - high-quality audio files. To create an MP3 file - you need a program that copies a song from a CD or download from the Internet to your hard drive - and an encoder to convert the file to the MP3 forma
ASP.NET
MP3
Domain Name
Forms Makers
41. An event - object - or circumstance that prompts a behavior.
Direct Observation
Mouse
Font
Antecedent
42. 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
Drop cap
Firewall
Computer Platforms
Computer System
43. A synchronous form of Internet communication in which individuals type messages to one another
Chat
CMYK graphics
Auto-tuning
Conditional Information
44. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.
Intelligence
Data Mining
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Learning in context
45. One of the devices (e.g. - a data glove) that allow users to experience a full immersion virtual reality system by providing tactile or touch input
Displayed Visuals
Haptic Interface
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Image Editing Programs
46. Calculator with probes or sensors connected to it to allow gathering of numerical data
Compact Disc (CD)
Calculator-Based Lab (CBL)
Bitmap and vector graphics
Mass storage
47. A set of related principles explaining changes in human performance or performance potential in terms of the causes of those changes.
Crowdsourcing
Learning Theory
Formula
Learning
48. A liquid crystal display device used with a computer or VCR for large-group display.
Intrinsic motivation
Instructional efficiency
Heuristic
LCD projector
49. Proposed by learning theorist Albert Bandura as learning that occurs through actions - rather than by observation
Digital Storytelling
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Enactive Learning
information and communication technology (ICT)
50. A computer input device that permits the development of graphic images by translating drawing on the tablet into onscreen images.
Accommodation
Graphics Tablet
Filtering Software
Instructional efficiency
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