Graphics can help play an important role in the learning process for this type of learner.
What is a visual learner?
100
Kindle2, Nook and iPad are all a type of this.
What is an e-book?
100
This type of instruction has been used in education for more than two decades and involves software teaching facts, information and/or skills. Also known as CAI.
What is Compter-Assisted Instruction?
100
This Macintosh suite is designed for the digital media revolution and includes photo editing, video production and DVD creation.
What is iLife?
100
A computer software product that is used to support teaching and learning of subject-related content.
What is educational software application?
200
A collection of images that can enhance documents and presentations.
What is clip art collection?
200
These are digital media applications that include step-by-step instructions and interactive demonstrations to teach you practical new skills.
What are how-to guides?
200
This type of software supplies factual information and then through repetitive exercises to remember or memorize the information.
What is drill-and-practice software?
200
This type of whiteboard is interactive, touch sensitive and allows you to write or edit notes.
What is an interactive whiteboard?
200
"More than one media."
What is multimedia?
300
The use of this has improved the quality of educational software dramatically and made Web sites more interesting for users.
What is animation?
300
A form of software that requires you to wear specialized gear which allows you to manipulate the setting and explore space.
What is Virtual Reality?
300
The type of game being played by the class right now.
What is an educational game?
300
Most new schools come equipped with this data presentation tool that translates the image from a computer screen onto a large screen.
What is a data projector?
300
An experience meant to be both educational and entertaining.
What is edutainment?
400
You can change the speed, add notes, or rearrange the score to produce an entirely new sound using this musical file type.
What is Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)?
400
This revolution has made over 30,000 books, literary and reference books free to everyone.
What is Project Gutenberg?
400
This feature teaches a program to the users, is user-friendly, and the learner controls delivery of content.
What is a tutorial?
400
Producer and Photostory are two free add-on programs that can help enhance a presentation for this Microsoft program.
What is Microsoft PowerPoint?
400
Standardized compression methods that reduce the size of video files. (Hint: Comes from the words compression and decompression)
What is CODEC?
500
Google Video and YouTube use this new technique to economically stream, store, and/or play their videos.
What is video compression?
500
High schools, colleges and universities offer this type of education which takes place from a remote location.
What is distance learning/education? (Also acceptable is web-based education or distributed learning)
500
RosettaStone, JumpStart Spanish, and the Instant Immersion series.
What are ESL and foreign language applications?
500
iLife, PowerPoint, Photo Story are all examples of this type of software.
What is digital media authoring software?
500
A few examples of this type of software application include the Carmen Sandiego series, Oregon Trail, and Crosscountry USA.