EmpTech Reviewer
EmpTech Reviewer
EmpTech Reviewer
software or hardware devices by which people with disabilities can access computers
also a name of a company: “the Internet’s first audio solutions for persons with print reading/access
barriers.”
Collaborative Platforms
Is a category of business software that adds broad social networking capabilities to work processes.
Convergent Technologies
•also refers to an American computer company formed by a small group of people who left Intel
Corporation and Xerox PARC in 1979
Mobile Media
refers to media devices such as mobile phones and PDAs were the primary source of portable media
from which we could obtain information and communicate with one another.
Online Systems
Are online versions of information systems, which is the process of and tools for storing, managing,
using, and gathering of data and communications in an organization
Social Media
Are computer-mediated tools that allow people or companies to create, share, or exchange information,
career interests, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks.
Web 2.0
Describes World Wide Web sites that emphasize user-generated content, usability, and interoperability.
The term was popularized by Tim O’Reily and Dale Dougherty at the O’Reily Media Web 2.0 Conference
in late 2004, though it was coined by Darcy DiNucci in 1999.
Web 3.0
A phrase coined by John Markoff of the New York Times in 2006, refers to a supposed third generation of
Internet-based services that collectively comprise what might be called “the intelligent Web
semantic web, microformats, natural language search, data mining, machine learning, recommendation
agents, and artificial intelligence technologies – which emphasize machine-facilitated understanding of
information in order to provide a more productive and intuitive user experience.
Aggregator
Is a website or web application where headlines and other content are collected for easy viewing.
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Blog
Some provide news or opinions, while others are like online journals.
Flaming
The act of saying mean things online, usually in ALL CAPS, and often in a public forum with the intention
to humiliate.
Mash-up
A remix or blend of multiple songs, videos, or other media content into one product.
An online virtual world that multiple players navigate and play in together.
P2P or Peer-to-Peer
Network allows for sharing of mp3s, videos, and other digital files by transferring information directly
between two computers rather than by going through a central server.
Phishing
The illegal act of sending emails or messages that appear to come from authentic sources.
Podcast
Or text message, is a short message of fewer than 160 characters sent from cell phone.
A multimedia messaging (MMS) is a text message that contains an attached multimedia file, such as
picture or song.
Head straight to the search bar and type in the problem or equation you’re looking to solve.
Age-Appropriate Results
Google SafeSearch and YouTube’s Safety Mode can help filter out mature content that’s beyond what
those below 18 are ready to see or read.
If you are looking for scholarly research, check out Google Scholar.
Time-Zone Challenge
You can find the local time anywhere in the world by typing “time” and a city’s name into the search bar.
Enter your query, followed by the URL for the website to see only results from that website.
For example,
weaving site:ncca.gov.ph
Photo Magic
With Google Reverse Image Search, you can upload any photo to Google Images and hit “search” to find
the name of it, and a whole lot more.
Autocomplete
Google’s autocomplete is a handy tool for both saving time and getting a feel for what people are
searching.
It is when Google tries to complete what you will type in the search bar by suggesting key words.
ONLINE PLATFORMS - are technologies that are grouped to be used as a base upon which other
applications processes or technologies are developed.
Presentation / Visualization • communicates information clearly and efficiently via statistical graphics,
plots and information graphics.
Prezi – helping to reinvent the art of presentation Zoho – an online project management
app that helps you plan your work and keep track of your progress
Cloud Computing • the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the internet to store,
manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer
Google Drive – keep all work in one secure place with online file storage
Social Media • are computer-mediated tools that allow people, companies and other organizations to
create, share, or exchange information, career interests, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual
communities and networks
Twitter – online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140-
character messages called “tweets”
Facebook – is for-profit corporation and online social networking service • Tumblr – a micro-
blogging platform and social networking website
Web Page Creation • encompasses a number of important elements including color, layout, and overall
graphical appearance.
Wix – a cloud-based web development platform that allows users to create HTML5 websites and
mobile sites through the use of their online drag and drop tools
File Management • is the storing, naming, sorting and handling computer files
Zamzar – web application to convert files • word2pdf – convert Word files to PDF (Portable
Document Format) with this online tool
Mapping • a transformation taking the points of one space into the points of the same or another space