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EDT 660 Vocabulary

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Our Goals

1. We want to refine our basic tech vocabulary.

2. We also want to demonstrate an ability to use internet and mobile technology to produce flash cards.

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Acceptable Use Policy

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An agreement between students, parents, teachers and school administrators regarding appropriate Internet use.

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Animation

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A process that creates makes inanimate options appear to move.

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Asynchronous

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Adjective to describe two events that do not occur simultaneously.

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Noun that is short for weblog, used as an Internet journal or public forum

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Byte

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A noun that refers to the measurement of computer memory needed to store binary code

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Clip Art

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Noun referring to the pre-made art that is available on computer software

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Cooperative Learning

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Term describing a class where students work socially in groups to achieve a learning goal

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Database

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A collection of information that is stored in a organized and accessible manner

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Digital Recording

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When analog sound is converted to digital code for saving or sharing

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Distance Learning

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A classroom that is brought together through technology

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Download

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To transfer a data file from one device to another

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E-Learning

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Electronic learning takes place through a variety of Internet and multimedia opportunities

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E-Portfolio

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An electronic portfolio is a collection of work stored digitally

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Fair Use

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Criteria or standards delineating appropriate use of copyrighted materials

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Flashdrive

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A small USB accessible disk drive used to store data

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Gigabyte

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1 million bytes

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Instructional Technology

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Hardware or software that is designed to promote student learning

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Media

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A means of mass communication

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Network

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Two or more computers being linked together to share information or services

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Open Source

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Websites that offer free software

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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

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Internet address

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Vidcast

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A video podcast that allows people to download multimedia

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Digital audio file format

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

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A connection hardware that allows devices to share information

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

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A computer network that connects computers from large distances