Competency 9 - Technology

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Acceptable Use Policy

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district policy for use of school resources.

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Bookmark/Favorite

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time saving internet feature to keep an address or URL

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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 the 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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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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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 can be connected to the Internet for continuous images

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WAN

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A network that extends over a long distance

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Browser

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application program that allows users to "browse," display, and navigate through the information on the World Wide Web.

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CAI

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Instruction that utilizes a computer to present information to the student as a self-learning tool such as drill/practice and tutorial software

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Computer graphics

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software that produces all kinds of graphics, such as 3D animation, charts, and graphs

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database

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software that produces a collection of data organized according to some structure or purpose

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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

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groupware

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software that allows 2 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, animations, and video into an integrated product

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productivity tools

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software that creates a lifelike but artificial environment with risks and complications removed

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simulation

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software that creates a lifelike but artificial environment with risks and complications removed

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spreadsheet

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software based on the traditional accounting worksheet that has rows and columns that can be used to present, analyze, and compile data

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tutorial

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instructional software that presents new information or skills in a series of steps that progress through levels of difficulty and understanding

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word processing

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