is a type of software that allows you to perform specific tasks.
Example: An app on my iPhone allowed me to track him, as well as send me a message if he has exceeded the geo-fence the app creates.
Assessment for learning
noun
It's about measuring the progress of student learning.
Example: Frequent progress monitoring is an example of assessments for learning,
Authoring software
noun
is a software that helps a user create media content.
Example: a DVD authoring program would enable the user to create a DVD.
CALL
noun
Computer-Assisted Language Learning, is an approach to teaching and learning foreign / second language with technology
Example: Computer technologies that can be used for this purpose include word processing, presentation packages, guided drill and practice, tutor, simulation, problem solving, games, multimedia, etc.
Communicative competence
noun
Is the ability to achieve communicative goals in a socially appropriate manner.
Example: The second was to examine whether theory of mind ability was associated with communicative competence.
Cyberbole
noun
Exaggerated claims about what the internet and information technology will accomplish.
Example: the computer would lead to the paperless office, or that the internet has created a global village.
Device
noun
a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.
Example: The store sells TVs, VCRs, and other electronic devices.
Digital competence
noun
refers to the confident and critical usage of digital technologies for information, communication and basic problem-solving in all aspects of life.
Example: We focus on the digital competence as one of the eight key competences defined by the European Commission
Input
noun
what is put in, taken in, or operated on by any process or system.
Example: I need your input on what to have for dinner.
Mediatonal tool
noun
is a device that facilitate a person's relationship with the world.
Multimedia
noun
the use of a variety of artistic or communicative media.
Example: It was a perfect and deeply moving multimedia presentation of an iconic work.
Phonology
noun
the study of sound patterns and their meanings, both within and across languages.
Example: Have some spare copies of your phonology or grammar write-ups to give to anyone interested.
Scaffolding
noun
refers to a method where teachers offer a particular kind of support to students as they learn and develop a new concept or skill.
Example: At the beginning of the scaffolding process, the teacher provides a lot of support.
Social Networking
noun
refers to the use of internet-based social media sites to stay connected with friends, family, colleagues, or customers.
Example: We have people looking at social networking sites.
ZPD
noun
Zone of proximal development, is defined as the space between what a learner can do without assistance and what a learner can do with adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers.
Example: From a sociocultural perspective, they seemed to draw on each other in order to progress through their zone of proximal development.
