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Technology in Ed
Technology Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assistive Technology | assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people w/ disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them |
| a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals. | |
| simulation | an imitation, a sham; assumption of a false appearance |
| bulletin board | an info storage system designed to permit any authorized computer user to access and add to it from a remote terminal |
| hypermedia | an extension to hypertext providing multimedia facilities, such as those handling sound and video. |
| software | the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them. |
| chatroom | a branch of a computer network in which participants can engage in real-time discussions w/ one another. |
| internet | a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide |
| URL | uniform resource locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the Internet |
| distance education | education in which students receive instruction over the Internet, from a video, etc., instead of going to school. |
| problem-based learning | a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject in the context of complex, multifaceted, and realistic problems |
| websites | a connected group of pages on the World Wide Web regarded as a single entity, usually maintained by one person or organization and devoted to a single topic or several closely related topics. |
| pixel | the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system. |