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Ch. 7&8 Vocab
Vocabulary words from chapters 7 and 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Currency | the measure of how up to date, or timely, the Web page content is and how often it is updated |
| Design | arrangement of a Web site; the way it uses instructional design principles to deliver content to the user |
| Flowchart | diagrams tha tshow the step- by- step actions that must take place by plotting a sequence of events |
| Valid | software tha thas well- grounded instructional properties, meets standards, provides appropraite content,and teaches what is intended |
| Copyright | the original author or creator of the work retains ownership of the work and has the exclusive right to reproduce, and distibute the creative work |
| Cracker | an idiviual who tries to access a computer or network illegally. Also called a hacker |
| Worm | malicious software program that copies itself repeatedly in a computer's memory or on a network, using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or netwrok |
| evaluate | to determine its value or judge its worth |
| appropriate | educational technology must be suitable for ht eeducational situation, must be motivational, and must promote learning at the correct levels of student ability and academic achievement |
| technology conference | a meeting dedicated to providing a vast array of information and resources for educators |
| rubric | a detailed scoring guide for assessment based on criteria |
| software evaluation rubric | an assessment tool that provides a number of important evaluation criteria, including content, documentation and technical support, ablility levels and assessment, as well as technical quality and ease of use to help assess teh quality of software |
| documentation | any printed or online information that provides assistance in installing, using, maintaining, and updating the software |
| ease of use | refers to anything tha tmakes the software easy to use |
| technical quality | refers to how well the software presents itself and how well it works |
| purpose | the reason the Website was created or the intent of the Web site |
| Learning process | when the content engages students to use higher- order thinking skill to go beyond the simple acquisition of knowledge and become participatory learners |
| audience | the individual or group intended to view and use the Web page |
| design | the way the Web page is arranged |
| assessment | any method used to understand the current knowledge a student possesses |
| authentic assessment | can be formal or informal |
| checklist | a predeterminded list of performance criteria used in project- based and portfolio assessment |
| rating scale | more complex version of a checklist |
| teacher observation | is the result of teachers actively observing their students during the learning process |
| inspiration | helps students and teachers quickly develop and communicate ideas using flowcharts, maps and story webs through visual learning |