Competency 9 - Technology

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Equity

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Their is free access to whatever equipment or resource is needed.

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Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

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A school district's policy for use of school resources, especially school computers and the internet; must be signed by students and parents.

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Bookmark/Favorite

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A time-saving internet feature to keep an address or URL you wish to return to later.

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Distance education

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Linking students and teachers in different locations through technology to facilitate learning.

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Hardware

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The physical parts of a computer.

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Hyperlink

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An element in an electronic document or website that moves the viewer to another place in the same document or to an entirely different document or website.

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Hypertext

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Nonsequential text presentation

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Hypermedia

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Special type of database program that combines text, graphics, sound, and video elements into a product with "clickable" links to present ideas and information.

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Hyperstudio

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Authoring system software originally designed for kids to produce hypermedia.

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Input device

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Translates information into a form that the computer can understand; i.e.,keyboard, mouse, scanner, digital cameras.

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Local Area Network (LAN)

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A network in which the computers that are connected are close to each other, many times within the same building or campus.

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Linking

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Navigating from one place to another in a nonlinear fashion through related topics.

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Network Interface Card (NIC)

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Connects computers to a network or shared devices, applications, peripherals.

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Output device

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Translates processed information into a form that we can understand; i.e, monitor, printer.

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Search string

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A phrase using AND,OR, NOT, or NEAR that narrows or broadens an internet search.

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Software

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The programs that instruct the computer to do certain jobs.

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Webcam

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Camera that canbe connected to the internet for continuous images.

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

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A network that extends over a long distance.

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Technology literacy

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Skills required for competent use of technology.

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Information literacy

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Knowing how to define, locate, use, and analyze information to accomplish a goal.

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Visual literacy

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Interpreting the meaning of visual messages and using them to communicate.

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Browser

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It is an application program that allows users to "browse," display, and navigate through the information on the internet.

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Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

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Instruction that utilizes a computer to present information to the student as a self-learningtool such as drill/practice and tutorial programs.

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Computer graphics

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Software that produces all kinds of graphics, such as 3D animation, charts, and graphs; can be from the internet, digital cameras, scanners, or from some software applications that include clipart within the program.

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Database

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Software that produces a collection of data organized according to some structureor purpose; can manipulate data in a large collection of files ( the database), cross-referencing bewteen files as needed.

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Desktop publishing

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Specialized software designed to combine text and graphics to produce high-quality output on a laser printer or typesetting machine.

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Drill and practice

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Software that provides repetitive practice on skills previously taught through teacher-led instruction or tutorial software.

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Email

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Electronic correspondence used as a motivational tool for practicing reading and writing skills through activities such as E-Pals or Key Pals.

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Groupware

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Software that allows two or more networked users to work on the same document at the same time.

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Multimedia

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Software that combines multiple types of media such as text, graphics, sounds, animation, and video into an integrated product.

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Productivity tools

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Software that increases classroom teacher's effectiveness.

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Simulation

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Software that creates a lifelike but artificial environment with risks and complications involved.

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Spreadsheet

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Software based on the traditional accounting worksheet that has rows and columns that canbe used to present, analyze, and compile data.

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Tutorial

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Instructional software that presents new informationor skills in a series of steps that progress throughlevels of difficulty and understanding.

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Word processing

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Software designed to make the computer a useful writing tool that edits,stores, and prints documents.

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Software Piracy

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Illegally duplicating software that is copyrighted.