Technology Terms for "Non-Techie" Users
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Technology Terms for “Non-Techie” Users
Jodi PerdueTechnology Instruction Specialist
Rabun County Schools
Web 2.0 A set of tools that let users interact
in some fashion on the Internet.
Examples: blogs, wikis, social networking
Blog Online journal or bulletin board, usually
with a single author, which allows comments from multiple readers
Example: http://rabuncountyschools.blogspot.com/
The parapros posted their screenshots in blog comments.
I could reply to each of their comments.
http://rabuncountyschools.blogspot.com/
This blog was built using Google’s free Blogger.
Wiki Dynamic, collaborative, searchable
online project or document which allows any user to create, edit, or remove content
Example: http://www.wikipedia.org
Social Network Online community where users control to
whom they connect and what information about themselves they share.
Examples: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, MySpace
Tag Cloud A visual organization of a list of words.
The list is weighted such that words with more “hits” or importance are in bold and/or bigger font.
Examples: Wordle, TagCloud, Tagul
RSS Feed An acronym used to describe the
standard for the syndication of changing Web content.
Users can subscribe to RSS content.
To read the content, users must use a Feed Reader such as Feedly, RSS Owl, Yahoo, or Reeder.
Hashtag The # sign is used by Twitter users to
help categorize their tweets to make them more easily searchable.
Example: If I want users to be able to find my Tweet about Educational Technology, I might type “Be sure to check out my SlideShare about Tech Terms. #educational #technology”
Twitter Twitter is a social network where users
type short messages (known as “Tweets”) which are read by the users’ followers.
Tweets have a maximum length of 140 characters.
Educators can find a wealth of shared resources by searching Twitter.