Welcome to the SJA eMiddle School: Technology

Mr. Eric Carlstedt | ecarlstedt@sjoa.org
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.)
- Ambrose Bierce

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Online Quizzes

The middle school students are taking quizzes this week on various terms related to technology. The quizzes are taken online through ClassMaker.com. They are multiple choice questions.
This week's terms:
Chat
Real-time text-based communication in a virtual environment. Chat can be used in e-learning for student questions, instructor feedback, or even group discussion.

Collaboration technology
Software, platforms, or services that enable people at different locations to communicate and work with each other in a secure, self-contained environment. May include capabilities for document management, application sharing, presentation development and delivery, whiteboarding, chat, and more.

Courseware
Software designed to be used in an educational program.

Hub
A common connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a local area network (LAN).

Infrastructure
The underlying mechanism or framework of a system. In e-learning, the infrastructure includes the means by which voice, video, and data can be transferred from one site to another and be processed.*

KB (kilobyte)
1,024 bytes.*

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