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ED 215: TECHNOLOGY for TEACHING & LEARNING 1

BASIC CONCEPTS IN TECHNOLGY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

1. Technology refers to a mix of process and product in the application of knowledge. It includes tools from
pencil and paper to the latest electronic gadgets and tools for practical tasks.

2. Information and Communication Technology Literacy or ICT Literacy is the use of digital technology,
communication tools and/or networks to access, manage, integrate evaluate, create and communicate
information in order to function in a knowledge society. (Guro 21, 2011)

3. Educational Technology refers to the use of technology in teaching and learning. Educational includes
both the non-digital (flip charts, pictures, models, realias, etc.) and digital (electronic tools: hardware, software
and connections, etc.).

4. Digital Literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share and create contents using information
technologies and the Internet (Ccornell University). According to American Library Association (2018),
digital literacy is the ability to use information and communication, requiring both cognitive and technical
skills (hptts://edweek.org.downloaded06-03-18)

5. Digital learning is any type of learning that is accompanied by technology or by instructional practice that
makes effective use of technology. It encompasses the application of a wide spectrum of practices which
included blended or virtual learning. It can come as online or off-line which utilizes digital technology.

6. On-line digital tools and apps use an Internet connection to access the information needed. A common
example is Skype. It is a telecommunication application software product that specializes in providing
video chat and voice calls between computers, tablets, mobile devices via Internet and to regular telephones.

7. Off-line digital tools and apps can still be used even if there is no internet access. Among these are Canary
Learning, Pocket, Evertone, ibooks, KA LITE (Gupta, Prinyaka, 2017) downloaded in edtech review (July 03,
2017)

8. Instructional technology is the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management, and
evaluation of the processes and resources for learning (Association for Educational Communications and
Technology, Seels, B.B. & Richey, P.C. 1994)

9. Software refers to program control instructions and accompanying documentation; stored on disks or tapes
when not being used in the computer. By extension, the term refers to any audiovisual materials (Smaldino,
2005)

10. Multimedia is a sequential or simultaneous use of a variety of media formats in a given presentation or
self-study program (Smaldino, 2005)

11. Internet is a massive network of networks, a networking infrastructure. It connects millions of computers
together globally, forming a network in which any computer can communicate with any other computer
as long as they are connected to the Internet. It is generally defined as a global network connecting
networks connecting millions of computers. (https://www.webopeddia.com)
12. World Wide Web (www) is also called the Web which is a graphical environment on computer
networks that allows you to access, view and maintain documentations that can include text, data,
sound and videos (Smaldino, 2005) it is a way of accessing information over the medium of the Internet.
It is an information sharing model that is built on top of the Internet.

13. Web access is the ability of the learner to access the Internet at any point during the lesson in order to take
advantage of the array of available education resources.

14. Webquest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all information that learners work
with comes from the web. These can be created using various programs, including simple word processing
documents that include links to websites.

15. Productivity tools refer to any type of software associated with computers and related technologies
that can be used as tools for personal, professional or classroom productivity. Examples: Microsoft
Office, Apple works – word processing, grade and record keeping, web page production, presentation. (KFIT-
Unesco 2016)

16. Technology Tool is an instrument used for doing work. It can be anything that help you accomplish your
goal with the use of technology. These technology tools can be classified as:

a) Data Calculation tools. Examples: spreadsheets, Excels, Sketchpads, probability constructor

b) Design tools. These are used to make models and designs, creating and building. Included here
are Family Tree Maker, GollyGee and Crazy Machines among others.

c) Discussion tools. There are 4 different approaches that utilize discussion and interaction in the
Internet. These are threaded forum, Blogging, Live chat and Video teleconferencing, Netiquette and Safety on
the Net.

d) Email Tools. Emails are great communication tools for sending messages, photographs, videos and
other files. It allows you to reach out to others around the world. Examples are google mail, Ymail, Yahoo
mail and many more.

e) Handheld devices have become popular among learners. These include Personal Digital Assistants,
global positioning system, (GPS) and geographic information System (GIS) in the classroom, Portable
electronic keyboards, Digital Cameras, Mobile Phones, Palm, and Handheld Computers.

17. Webquest is a teacher structured research experience for the students that is primarily based on use of
the World Wide Web and typically takes one or more instructional periods (Bender & Waller, 2011)

18. Blog is an online journal where posted information from both teachers and students are arranged. There
are three kinds of blogs: blogs used for communication, blogs used for instruction, and blogs used for both.
(Ferriter & Garry, 2010).

19. Wiki , an editable website usually with limited access, allows students to collaboratively create and post
written work or digital files, such as digital photos, or videos. Wikipedia is one of the most widely recognized
of all the wikis (Watters, 2011)

20. Flipped Classroom utilizes a reverse instructional delivery, where the teacher is required to use the web
resources as homework or out of class activity as initial instruction of the lesson which will be discussed
during class time.
21. Podcast is a video or audio multi-media clip about a single topic typically in the format of the radio talk
show. The two basic functions of podcast are to retrieve information and to disseminate information (Eash,
2006)

22. Google Apps is a cloud-based teaching tool which is stored in the Google server and is available for
students both at home and in school. It includes the gmail, a free-email for all; Google docs is used for
sophisticated word processing and editing of the document.

23. Vlog is a video blog where each entry is posted as a video instead of the text.

24. Facebook is a popular social networking site used by students and adults worldwide to present information
on themselves and to the world.

25. VOIP (voice over internet protocol) is a category of hardware and software that
enables people to use the Internet as transmission medium for telephone calls by sending voice data in
packets using IP rather than traditional circuit transmission.