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Blog—(WeB LOG) |
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A blog is basically a
journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating
a blog is "blogging" and
someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs
are typically updated daily using software that allows people
with little or no technical background to update and maintain
the blog. Postings on a blog are almost always arranged in
chronological order with the most recent additions featured
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BlackBoard |
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Software that allows the user to create
a website by posting documents,
links, and discussion prompts online. Used by administration
and faculty. |
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Browser (or Web browser) |
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An application (such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft
Internet Explorer) that locates and displays a Web
page, allowing the user to interactively jump
from place to place by selecting highlighted text or graphics.
(See links) |
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DFL: Designed for Learning Seminar |
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Contact: Ros Orgel, roslyno@lagcc.cuny.edu
The Title-V funded DFL program, now in its fourth year, helps
faculty explore the potential of new media and instructional
technology to enrich student learning. Taking part in an
intensive year-long professional development process, DFL
faculty attend a series of seminars and four-day institutes
and become part of a supportive community that engages
in dialogue, reflection, training, and classroom experimentation.
Carrying new ideas and techniques back to their departments,
they become professional development leaders, transforming
pedagogical practice throughout the institution. |
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Digital Storytelling/Digital Stories |
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Everyone has a story to tell. Technology now allows anyone
to tell it in their own way. Digital stories are short films
made by people like you using computers and personal photographs. |
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HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) |
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A standardized programming language used to create electronic
documents, especially Web
pages, that contain connections (links) to other related
documents. |
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Hyperlink |
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On the Web, a connection that, when
selected (or clicked on), will take users to another Web
page. A link can be in the form of text (usually appearing
as underlined blue text) or images which are coded to act
as links. Hyperlinks are also referred to as "links." |
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Hypertext |
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A system that links text, pictures, and programs in a file
so that, when selected, it automatically displays a related
file. Web pages are filled with hypertext. |
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IDA (Instructional Design Assistant) |
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Skilled in web design
and development, these staff members can help instructors
in developing instructional technology. |
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Navigation/Navigation Bar |
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The buttons or words at the top or side of a webpage that
indicate how to get from one page to the next. Each button
or word is linked to another page in the website. |
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STM (Student Technology Mentor) |
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Students at La Guardia who have been trained in technology
and act as support to faculty (upon request) generally in
lab environments or in developing instructional technology. |
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URL |
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Uniform Resource Locator. Technical term for a Web address. |
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Web page (or Web document) |
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A document, usually written in Hypertext Markup Language
(HTML),
that can be accessed on the Internet. Web pages can contain
information, graphics, and hyperlinks to other Web pages
and files. |
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Web site |
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A collection of Web pages. Provides
information such as text, graphics, and audio files to
users as well as connections ("hypertext links,"
"hyperlinks," or just "links")
to other Web sites on the Internet.
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Microsoft PowerPoint |
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A Microsoft software used for creating and organizing slides
and hand-outs used in presentations.
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Web Development and Design |
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Software for publishing business, educational, and personal
information on the World Wide Web. |
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Dreamweaver |
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Macromedia software for creating web pages. Works well
with Macromedia Fireworks. |
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Adobe Acrobat |
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Easily converts any document from any program (Word, Excel,
Publisher) into PDF (Portable Document Format). PDF files
can be read by any computer, including Macs, but cannot be
edited. |
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Fireworks |
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Macromedia software used for creating and converting images
for the Internet. It offers an easy to use approach for adding
interactivity to your web imagery through animation, buttons,
and menus. |
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Flash |
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Macromedia software used for creating animation and dynamic
web pages for the Internet. |
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Photoshop |
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Graphic software for editing photos. Pictures can be dramatically
changed using PhotoShop. Some of these changes are: colors,
sharpening images, cropping parts of the picture etc.
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Quick Time Pro |
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Movie editing software, QuickTime
Pro also enables one to create slide shows from digital
images with a few simple clicks — and even add
a soundtrack. |
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Windows Movie Maker |
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A basic video editing software available with Microsoft
Windows XP.
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Sound Forge |
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This digital audio editor includes a powerful set of audio
processes, tools, and effects for manipulating audio. |
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Sound Recorder |
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A sound recording device built into Microsoft Windows XP.
Easy to use, but not as sophisticated as the editing available
in Sound Forge.
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http://iet.ucdavis.edu/glossary.cfm |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk |
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http://comped.smm.org/softwaredes3.shtml |
