Technology

At Elwood we strive to use technology to encourage student learning. Any questions about homework, assignments, quizzes in Technology Class can be asked and discussed on this blog.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Monday, December 9, 2013

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Vocabulary Word #9

Internet-millions of computers around the world connected to each other.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Vocabulary Word #8

hard drive- is a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information

Monday, December 2, 2013

Vocabulary word #7

WWW-World Wide Web-the web is the part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Vocabulary Word #6

Browser: a program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Monday, November 18, 2013

Vocabulary Word #4

Network: is a number of computers connected together to share information and hardware

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Vocabulary Word #3

Monitor- is the TV-like part of the computer that you look at to see information

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Vocabulay Word #2

Pixel-is a tiny dot of light on the monitor----the more pixels=the better the image

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Vocabulary Word #1

Computer--is a machine that processes informatiom, and produces some kind out output.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Vocabulary word #33

programs- all software on your computer example: MS Word, PowerPoint, Kidpix are all programs

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Vocabulary Word #32

IP Address---this is a code made up of numbers separated by three dots that identifies a particular computer on the Internet. Every computer, whether it be a Web server or the computer you're using right now, requires an IP address to connect to the Internet. IP addresses consist of four sets of numbers from 0 to 255, separated by three dots. For example "66.72.98.236" or "216.239.115.148".

Monday, October 28, 2013

Vocabulary word #31

Hyperlink--- is a word, phrase, or image that you can click on to jump to a new document or a new section within the current document Hyperlinks are found in nearly all Web pages, allowing users to click their way from page to page.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Vocabulary word #30

Cookie---is a small amount of data generated by a website and saved by your web browser. Its purpose is to remember information about you, similar to a preference file created by a software application. While cookies serve many functions, their most common purpose is to store login information for a specific site.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Vocabulary Word #29

desktop-- The background image of a display screen, on which windows, icons, and other graphical items appear

Monday, October 21, 2013

Vocabulary word #28

Internet Safety--is the security of people and their information when using the internet

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Vocabulary Word #27

Cyberbullying ---is when a child or teen is embarrassed, humiliated, harassed, tormented or otherwise targeted by another person using the Internet or other form of digital communication

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Vocabulary Word #25

edu-a website address for educational sites, such as universities and other schools

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Vocabualry Word #23

Search Engine--is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. The search results are generally presented in a line of results often referred to as search engine results pages (SERPs).

Monday, October 7, 2013

Vocabulary Word #22

Output---Data generated by a computer is referred to as output, and devices that produce physical output from the computer

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Vocabulary word #21

input- Whenever you enter data into your computer, it is referred to as input.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Vocabulary Word #20

Binary means "two," or "base two." The binary system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Vocabulary Word #19

virus- is a computer program that was written to purposely damage computer systems

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Vocabulary word #18

megabyte-is a unit of measure equal to 1,048,576 bytes, which is about a million bytes

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Vocabulary word #17

Gigabyte: is a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes

Monday, September 23, 2013

Vocabulary word #16

HTML:is known as "the language of the Web," is the set of codes used to make Web pages Posted by Mrs. Forsythe at 9:10 AM

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Vocabulary Word #15

Chat: is a way people in different places can "talk" to each other by typing their words into a computer

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Vocabulary Word #14

Cursor: A blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go

Monday, September 16, 2013

Vocabulary Word #13

Download: to download a file is to get it from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Monday, September 9, 2013

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Vocabulary Word #9

Internet-millions of computers around the world connected to each other.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Vocabulary Word #8

hard drive- is a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Vocabulary Word #7

WWW-World Wide Web-the web is the part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Vocabulary Word #6

Browser: a program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Monday, August 26, 2013

Vocabulary Word #4

Network: is a number of computers connected together to share information and hardware

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Vocabulary Word #3

Monitor- is the TV-like part of the computer that you look at to see information

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Vocabulary Word #2

Pixel-is a tiny dot of light on the monitor----the more pixels=the better the image

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Vocabulary Wprd #37

e-mail= electronic mail---A system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network, as between personal computers

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Vocabulary Word #36

Toolbar---A row of icons on a computer screen that activate commands or functions when clicked---Example: In Microosft Word the new, open, save commands are on the toolbar

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Vocabulary Word #35

HTML:is known as "the language of the Web," is the set of codes used to make Web pages

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Vocabulary Word #34

Copyright--the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute something, such as a literary, musical, or artistic work. ----His family still holds the copyright to his songs. ----The book is under copyright.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Vocabulary Word #33

programs- all software on your computer example: MS Word, PowerPoint, Kidpix are all programs

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Vocabulary Word #32

IP Address---this is a code made up of numbers separated by three dots that identifies a particular computer on the Internet. Every computer, whether it be a Web server or the computer you're using right now, requires an IP address to connect to the Internet. IP addresses consist of four sets of numbers from 0 to 255, separated by three dots. For example "66.72.98.236" or "216.239.115.148".

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Vocabulary Word #31

Hyperlink--- is a word, phrase, or image that you can click on to jump to a new document or a new section within the current document Hyperlinks are found in nearly all Web pages, allowing users to click their way from page to page.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Vocabulary Word #30

Cookie---is a small amount of data generated by a website and saved by your web browser. Its purpose is to remember information about you, similar to a preference file created by a software application. While cookies serve many functions, their most common purpose is to store login information for a specific site.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Vocabulary Word #29

desktop-- The background image of a display screen, on which windows, icons, and other graphical items appear

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Vocabulary Word #28

Internet Safety--is the security of people and their information when using the internet

Monday, May 6, 2013

Vocabulary Woird #27

Cyberbullying ---is when a child or teen is embarrassed, humiliated, harassed, tormented or otherwise targeted by another person using the Internet or other form of digital communication

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Vocabulary Word #25

edu-a website address for educational sites, such as universities and other schools

Monday, April 29, 2013

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Vocabulary Word #23

Search Engine--is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. The search results are generally presented in a line of results often referred to as search engine results pages (SERPs).

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Vocabulary Word #22

Output---Data generated by a computer is referred to as output, and devices that produce physical output from the computer

Monday, April 22, 2013

Vocabulary Word #21

input- Whenever you enter data into your computer, it is referred to as input.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Vocabulary Word #20

Binary means "two," or "base two." The binary system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Vocabulary Word #19

virus- is a computer program that was written to purposely damage computer systems

Monday, April 15, 2013

Vocabulary Word #18

megabyte-is a unit of measure equal to 1,048,576 bytes, which is about a million bytes

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Vocabulary Word #17

Gigabyte: is a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Vocabulary word #16

HTML:is known as "the language of the Web," is the set of codes used to make Web pages

Monday, April 8, 2013

Vocabulary Word #15

Chat: is a way people in different places can "talk" to each other by typing their words into a computer

Friday, April 5, 2013

Vocabulary word #14

Cursor: A blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Vocabulary Word #13

Download: to download a file is to get it from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Monday, March 18, 2013

Vocabulary Word #9

Internet-millions of computers around the world connected to each other.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Vocabulary Word #8

hard drive- is a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Vocabulary Word #7

WWW-World Wide Web-the web is the part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Vocabulary Word #6

Browser: a program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Vocabulary Word #4

Network: is a number of computers connected together to share information and hardware

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Vocabulary Word #3

Monitor- is the TV-like part of the computer that you look at to see information

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Vocabulary Word #2

Pixel-is a tiny dot of light on the monitor----the more pixels=the better the image

Monday, February 25, 2013

Vocabulary Word #1

Computer: is an electronic machine that 1) takes in data and instructions (input) 2) works with the data (processing) 3) puts out information (output)

Monday, February 18, 2013

Vocabulary Word #37

e-mail= electronic mail---A system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network, as between personal computers

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Vocabulary Word #36

Toolbar---A row of icons on a computer screen that activate commands or functions when clicked---Example: In Microosft Word the new, open, save commands are on the toolbar

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Vocabulary Word #35

plagiarism---the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person : the act of plagiarizing something ▪ The student has been accused of plagiarism.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Vocabulary Word #34

Copyright--the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute something, such as a literary, musical, or artistic work. ----His family still holds the copyright to his songs. ----The book is under copyright.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Vocabulary Word #33

programs- all software on your computer example: MS Word, PowerPoint, Kidpix are all programs

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Vocabulary Word #32

IP Address---this is a code made up of numbers separated by three dots that identifies a particular computer on the Internet. Every computer, whether it be a Web server or the computer you're using right now, requires an IP address to connect to the Internet. IP addresses consist of four sets of numbers from 0 to 255, separated by three dots. For example "66.72.98.236" or "216.239.115.148".

Monday, February 4, 2013

Vocabulary Word #31

Hyperlink--- is a word, phrase, or image that you can click on to jump to a new document or a new section within the current document Hyperlinks are found in nearly all Web pages, allowing users to click their way from page to page.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Vocabulary Word #30

Cookie---is a small amount of data generated by a website and saved by your web browser. Its purpose is to remember information about you, similar to a preference file created by a software application. While cookies serve many functions, their most common purpose is to store login information for a specific site.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Vocabulary Word #29

desktop-- The background image of a display screen, on which windows, icons, and other graphical items appear

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Vocabulary Word #28

Internet Safety--is the security of people and their information when using the internet

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Vocabulary word #27

Cyberbullying ---is when a child or teen is embarrassed, humiliated, harassed, tormented or otherwise targeted by another person using the Internet or other form of digital communication

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Vocabulary Word # 25

edu-a website address for educational sites, such as universities and other schools

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Vocabulary Word #23

Search Engine--is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. The search results are generally presented in a line of results often referred to as search engine results pages (SERPs).

Monday, January 14, 2013

Vocabulary Word #22

Output---Data generated by a computer is referred to as output, and devices that produce physical output from the computer.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Vocabulary Word #21

input- Whenever you enter data into your computer, it is referred to as input.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Vocabulary Word #20

Binary means "two," or "base two." The binary system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Vocabulary Word #19

virus- is a computer program that was written to purposely damage computer systems