Orientation Workshop - Glossary of terms


Orientation Workshop - Glossary of terms

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Off-the-shelf educational software

 Educational programs which are ready to be used with students without the teacher having to do anything to them, for example a program to help students learn spelling.  This is in contrast to a digital resource which the teacher creates, such as a list of spelling words created by a teacher in a word-processing program

*source: UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers - Glossary (page 92-94)


Online

Connected to the internet or a computer network, for example accessing websites and email

*source: UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers - Glossary (page 92-94)


Online Chat

Online chat may refer to any kind of communication over the Internet that offers a real-time transmission of text messages from sender to receiver. Chat messages are generally short in order to enable other participants to respond quickly, creating a feeling similar to a spoken conversation.


Open-ended tools

Computer programs which can be used for many different purposes, for example word-processing or spreadsheet programs.  This in contrast to a computer program which can only be used for a specific purpose, such as program which provides a visualisation of a particular scientific process

*source: UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers - Glossary (page 92-94)


Operations

(As in hardware and software operations) using the hardware and software, for example pressing buttons, moving levers, clicking on menus, taking photographs with a digital camera, taking measurements with a digital thermometer

*source: UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers - Glossary (page 92-94)


orientation

Orientation means getting familiarized with the expectations of a particular event or course eg KICTCFT