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TechnologyVocabulary
For Foundations of Teaching Practice (WGU)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assistive Technology | A set of adaptive tools that support students with disabilities in learning activities and daily life tasks. |
| Electronic letters | |
| Simulation | A program in either software or Web-based form that models a system or process |
| Bulletin Board | An electronic message center for a given topic |
| Hypermedia | A linked form of multimedia that allows learners to make connections to different points in the program based on their background knowledge and learning progress. |
| Software | Programs and other operating information used by a computer |
| Chat Room | A site on the Internet where many people can simultaneously communicate in real time. |
| Internet | The complex web of interconnections among computers that allows people to communicate and share information worldwide |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator -- a series of letters and/or symbols that acts as an address for a site on the Internet |
| Distance Education | Organized instructional programs in which teachers and learners, though physically separated, are connected through technology |
| Problem-Based Learning | An instructional strategy that uses a problem and the data gathered in attempts to solve it as the focal point of a lesson |
| Website | A location on the World Wide Web identified with a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) |
| Pixel | A minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of many from which an image is composed |
| Icon | A symbol or graphic representation on a screen of a program, option, or window |
| Spreadsheet Program | A computer program that is used to organize and manipulate numerical data |
| Computer Literacy | The ability to use computers and related technology efficiently |
| Instructional/Educational Technology | A combination of the processes and tools involved in addressing educational needs and problems |
| Tutorial | A software program that delivers an entire integrated instructional sequence similar to a teacher's instruction on the topic |
| Database Program | A computer program that allows users to store, organize, and manipulate information, including both text and numerical data |
| RAM | Random-Access Memory |
| Plotter | A piece of equipment that marks out points on a chart |
| Port | A socket in a computer or network into which a device can be plugged |
| Expansion Slot | A place in a computer where an expansion card can be inserted |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc Read-Only Memory |
| Video Port | Socket in the back of a computer used to connect a monitor |
| Processor | A machine that processes something |
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