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, 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.