TICS Glossary

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AfL
Noun
Assessment for Learning.
Blog
Noun
It Is a weblog. A diary or daily account/report of activities and personal thoughts that are stored online.
Browser
Noun
A computer program that reads and displays HTML documents. Such as Chrome.
CALL
Noun
Computer Assisted Language Learning.
CLT
Noun
Communicative Language Teaching.
CoP
Noun
Communities of Practice.
Digital gap
Noun
Refers to the inequality between people who have access to the new technologies with those who have not.
Digital native
Noun
People who were born in the new world of technologies. They tend to have facilities understanding and using technology since they were born.
EFL
Noun
English as a Foreign Language.
ESL
Noun
English as a Second Language.
HTML
Noun
HyperText Marup Language.
Hypermedia
Noun
Media that contain hyperlinks. It allows users to jump from one document to another with just one click.
ICT
Noun
Information and Communication Technology.
Internet
Noun
A global network of electronic devices that allows the exchange of information to all its users.
ISTE
Noun
International Society for Technology in Education.
MALL
Noun
Mobile Assisted Language Learning.
PDF
Noun
Portable Document Format.
PERILOUS
Adjective
Very dangerous.
SLA
Noun
Second Language Acquisition.
Spreadsheet
Noun
A computer program that allows users to do mathematical calculations. Such as Excel.
TACS
Noun
Tecnologías del Aprendizaje y Conocimiento.
TELL
Noun
Technology-Enhanced Language Learning.
Text editor
Noun
A computer program that allows you to program and modify texts.
TICS
Noun
Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación.
Wiki technology
Noun
It is a quick technology and easy to use which is based on open-source software.
WWW
Noun
World wide web.