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The document defines and describes various educational technology terms and concepts including: 1. Technology, information and communication technology (ICT), educational technology, digital literacy, and digital learning. 2. Examples of online and offline digital tools and apps, as well as instructional technology, software, multimedia, the internet, and the world wide web. 3. Additional terms like web access, webquests, productivity tools, technology tools, blogs, wikis, flipped classrooms, podcasts, Google apps, vlogs, Facebook, and VOIP.

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Basic Terms Definition

The document defines and describes various educational technology terms and concepts including: 1. Technology, information and communication technology (ICT), educational technology, digital literacy, and digital learning. 2. Examples of online and offline digital tools and apps, as well as instructional technology, software, multimedia, the internet, and the world wide web. 3. Additional terms like web access, webquests, productivity tools, technology tools, blogs, wikis, flipped classrooms, podcasts, Google apps, vlogs, Facebook, and VOIP.

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Abstraction

The following terms and concepts are related to technology that you need to digest.

1. Technology refers to methods, processes, and devices used for practical purposes.
It includes instruments from pencil and paper to modern electronic gadgets and
tools for the practical task.

2. Information and Communication Technology and Literacy or ICT Literacy


is the use of digital technology, communication tools and networks to access,
manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information (Guro 21,
2011).

3. Educational Technology refers to the utilization of technology in teaching and


learning, which includes both the non-digital (flip charts, pictures, models, realia,
etc.). And digital (electronic tools: hardware, software, and connections, etc.).\

4. Digital Literacy refers to the ability to discover, assess, utilize, share, and
generate content with the use of information technologies and the internet
(Cornell University).

5. Digital Learning is an instructional practice that utilizes technology to reinforce


students’ learning experience. It covers the use of a broad spectrum of processes

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that comprises blended or virtual learning. It can come as online or off-line, which
utilizes digital technology.

6. Online Digital Tools and Apps use an Internet connection to access the
information needed, like Skype. It is a telecommunication application software
product that focuses on providing video chat and video calls between computers,
tablets, mobile devices via the 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).

8. Instructional Technology refers to 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 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 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
millions of computers (http://www.webopedia.com).

12. World Wide Web (www) is also called a Web, which is a graphical environment
on computer networks that allows you to access, view, and maintain
documentation 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 to take advantage of the array of available educational 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.

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15. Productivity Tools refers 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
helps 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 design, creating, and
building. Included here are Family Tree Maker, GollyGee, and Crazy
Machines, among others.
c. Discussion Tools. Four different approaches utilize discussion and interaction
on the Internet. These are threaded discussion 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. 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, Handheld
computers.

17. Webquest is a teacher structured research experience for the students that are
primarily based on the 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 is 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.

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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 essential functions of a
podcast are to retrieve information 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-mail for all; Google calendar – a tool used for
organizational purposes; Google sites that provide options for developing
blogs and wikis; and Google docs are used for sophisticated word
processing and editing for 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 the world.

25. VOIP (voice over internet protocol) is a category of hardware and


software that enables people to use the Internet as a transmission medium
for telephone calls by sending voice data in packets using IP rather than
traditional circuit transmission.

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