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Technology Applications: General Concepts 1
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1. Short for 'web log -' a web page that serves as a publicly accessible location for discussing a topic or issue; began as personal journals and expanded to become public discussion forums in which anyone can give opinions on a topic
Intelligent tutoring system
Equilibration
Electronic Publishing
Blog
2. A type of problem solving that requires students to actively participate in real or hypothetical problem situations that reflect the types of experiences actually encountered in the discipline under study
e-books (ebooks)
Cooperative Learning
Case Study
Foreign Language (FL)
3. An object-oriented scripting language that - like Java - is used to create dynamic websites
Likert scale
Font
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Javascript
4. Similar to distance education - the notion of supporting learners - who may be situated locally or at a distance - with learning resources that may be distributed in space and time.
Distributed Education
Lighting
Demonstration
FM Amplification System
5. Software designed to help teach information and/or skills related to a topic; also known as instructional software or courseware - computer-based instruction (CBI) - computer-based learning (CBL) - computer-assisted learning (CAL) - or generic terms
Multimedia authoring programs
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Local-area network (LAN)
instant messaging (IM)
6. A printed copy of computer output.
Instructional materials
Hard Copy
ASP.NET
e-books (ebooks)
7. A unique electronic address for an individual or organization - analogous to a postal address.
Automaticity
Email Address
ASP.NET
mobile device
8. The most common input device; resembles the key layout of a typewriter.
Electronic Gradebook
Keyboard
Instructional designer
Disequilibrium
9. 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)
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
information visualization
Computer Conferencing
10. The manner in which individuals identify themselves based on their (or their ancestors') country of origin.
Database
Ethnicity
Intelligent tutoring system
inert knowledge
11. In a full immersion virtual reality (VR) system - a headset that provides the sensory channel through which the wearer 'sees' a computer-generated environment
Antecedent
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Heuristic
information and communication technology (ICT)
12. Pavlovian view of learning as involuntary physical responses to outside stimuli (e.g. - dogs salivate automatically at the sight of a dog food can)
Feedback
Internet
Classical Conditioning
Accelerometer
13. Good lighting consists of three elements: key light - fill light - and back light. The key light is usually located about 45 ° to the right or left of the camera - while the fill light is commonly located 30° to 45 ° from the camera - opposite the ke
Lighting
Backbone
Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Crowdsourcing
14. The application of knowledge to solve problems or complete tasks that are realistic and meaningful.
Attention
Frame
Learning in context
App
15. 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.
Gesture-Recognition System
Assimilation
Evaluation
Distributed Education
16. The specific items used in a lesson and delivered through various media formats - such as video - audio - print - and so on.
meta-analysis
Electronic Portfolio (e-portfolio)
Audiographics
Instructional materials
17. Teaching/learning model based on cognitive learning theory; holds that learners should generate their own knowledge through experience-based activities rather than being taught it by teachers
Designing Instruction
Firewall
Constructivist Learning
Educational Media
18. A type of mnemonic in which an unfamiliar new word is linked to a similar-sounding familiar word - which is used to create a visual image that incorporates the meaning of the new word.
Analogy
Implementation
Key word
Graphics Tablet
19. 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 -
Extraneous Processing
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
instant messaging (IM)
Lighting
20. The adaptive use of previously acquired knowledge to analyze and understand new situations.
Intelligence
music synthesizer
Data Loggers
Modem
21. 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
High-Level Language
Blended Intercultural Collaborations
MP3
Beta version
22. 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
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
Fair Use
Directory File Structure
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
23. A type of computer virus that is set to 'go off' (i.e. - carry out its program) at a certain time
Learning environment
logic bomb
Handicap
laptop computer
24. A measurement appraisal process that is ongoing - developmentally appropriate - and dynamic; the process of gathering evidence of learning.
Handheld Technologies
Assessment
Full Immersion Systems
Imagery
25. 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
Digitizer
Assistive Technology
Computer System
music editor
26. An asynchronous communication medium in which two or more individuals exchange messages using personal computers connected via a network or telephone lines.
intranet
Knowledge
Computer Conferencing
Corrective Feedback
27. 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.
Flash
Concept Map
Bookmark
Alpha testing
28. A dynamic instructional method in which individuals talk together - share information - and work cooperatively toward a solution or consensus. This method encourages classroom rapport and actively involves students in learning.
Consequence
Compact Disc (CD)
Megabyte
Discussion
29. The continuous evaluation of instruction before - during - and after implementation - which leads to continual revision and modification in order to increase student learning.
Image Editing Programs
Local-area network (LAN)
Image Formats
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
30. A camera that stores pictures in computer compatible digital format rather than on film.
Foreign Language (FL)
Electronic Whiteboard
Digital Camera
Likert scale
31. A liquid crystal display device used with a computer or VCR for large-group display.
Groupware
LCD projector
language translators (machine translation)
Classical Conditioning
32. Online sites that allow users to input sentences and paragraphs of text in one language and get a translation into another language
Avatar
Distributed Education
Electronic Mail (email)
language translators (machine translation)
33. Small - multi-purpose devices such as cellphones - e-books - and 'smart' pens that make it easy to view - communicate - and share information - regardless of location
Handheld Technologies
Multimedia authoring programs
link
Computer-Assisted Design (CAD)
34. A unique vocal distortion technique made possible with vocal-editing software
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Emoticons
Direct Observation
Auto-tuning
35. Storage inside the computer. The CPU in a personal computer retrieves and deposits information in the computer's internal memory. Also called main memory.
Internal memory
Google Docs
information and communication technology (ICT)
Motivation activity
36. A small pictorial or graphical representation of a computer hardware function or component - or a computer software program - commonly associated with a graphical user interface.
Icon
Drop cap
Instructional activity
Conditional Information
37. Input/output devices that provide for storage and retrieval of programs and other types of data that must be stored over a long period of time. Also referred to as external or auxiliary memory.
Computer-Managed Instruction
Directed Instruction
Mass storage
Inkjet printer
38. 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
Application Activity
Intelligent tutoring system
inert knowledge
39. A distance education technology that uses a speakerphone to extend a basic telephone call and permits instruction and interaction between individuals or groups at two or more locations.
Audio Teleconferencing
Cursor
Hits
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
40. Either software or devices with software that help carry out complex numeric calculations involved in higher-level math problems (e.g. - Maple)
Hits
Computer Algebra System (CAS)
Local-area network (LAN)
Blood Pressure Devices
41. The practice of collecting data from all the information available and searching it to see relationships among the data elements
Haptic Interface
intranet
Computer Gradebook
Data Mining
42. Within a computer - this is an area that stores instructions (programs) and information that can be readily accessed by the processor.
Memory
interactive or dynamic geometry software
Instructional materials
Auto-tuning
43. 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.
Animation key frame
microcomputer-based lab (MBL)
ASCII format
CMYK graphics
44. In contrast to lossless compression - lossy compression refers to a technique of shrinking file sizes by giving away some precision of detail. JPEG images are an example of a file that is compressed this way. By reducing the quality of a picture when
Field
Lossy compression
Digital Camera
Behavior
45. A device that assists with analyzing and monitoring physical fitness levels by determining the percent of body fat
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Body Composition Analyzer
Animation key frame
Instructional designer
46. 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
Educational Media
Event Driven
Learning Theory
English as a Second Language (ESL)
47. A machine that processes information according to a set of instructions.
Asynchronous
Drop cap
link
Computer
48. Software tools used to enhance and format photos that are then imported into desktop publishing systems or webpage products
Image Editing Programs
Logo
Encoding
Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD)
49. A special education law that requires schools to educate students with disabilities in least restrictive environments to the greatest extent of their abilities using plans tailored to the individual needs of the students.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Alternative Keyboard
Contingencies Of Reinforcement
Integrated learning system (IIS)
50. Subject matter expert who volunteers to work closely with students online
Electronic Mentor
Chat
Evaluation
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)