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, 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