Online Life
Access to online resources that support digitalization of daily tasks and socialization within a broader digital community.
Guiding Questions
- When I need a service or resource, am I usually able to find it by searching online?
- Can I use technology to participate as a member of a group or community?
- Am I able to shop and manage money online?
- Can I find free and legal sources for entertainment online?
- Am I able to save, share, and/or access information using different devices?
- Do I understand copyright?
- Am I aware of the impact that technology has on our environment and our society?
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| address bar | (n) part of a web browser where you type the address of the website you want to visit or a search word to search the internet |
| artificial intelligence | (n) a field of computer science where machines do tasks that usually need human intelligence |
| attribution | (n) the act of clearly acknowledging the creator of something |
| bookmark | (n) a website saved for future use (v) to save a website for future use |
| browse | (v) look at many things online |
| browser | (n) a program used to navigate the internet and view web pages |
| cellular data | (n) used when your phone or device is not connected to Wi-Fi; it is transmitted using cell towers and allows you to access the internet |
| cloud | (n) set of connected servers that allow for the storage and processing of information and data online |
| cloud storage | (n) an internet service that provides remote storage for data and files |
| copyright | (n) rights given to a creator to protect their work from other uses without permission (v) protect one's work from other uses without permission |
| Creative Commons | (n) set of licenses intended to offer the consumer more freedoms than traditional copyright |
| digital divide | (n) the space between people who are connected to each other and society using computers and internet and those who are not connected |
| digital equity | (n) a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy and economy |
| digital inclusion | (n) the activities necessary to ensure that all individuals and communities, including the most disadvantaged, have access to and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) |
| digital redlining | (n) a discriminatory practice in which companies do not provide services to diverse, low-income neighborhoods |
| digital wallet | (n) electronic data storage for a customer's e-money, credit card details, etc |
| download | (v) copy a file or program from a larger computer system or the internet to another computer or device |
| fair use | (n) a rule that allows the use of copyright-protected works in some cases |
| FAQ | (n) frequently asked questions; a list of questions said to be frequently asked, and their answers |
| favorite | (n) a type of bookmark that allows a website to be saved for future use (v) to save a website for future use |
| filter | (n) a procedure that acts to separate or isolate data (v) separate or isolate data |
| help menu | (n) a button within a software application you can use if you are having a problem or want to know how to do something |
| history | (n) a record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser |
| homepage | (n) the main or first page of a web site or set of hyperlinked documents |
| Internet | (n) a world-wide system of networked computers |
| keyword | (n) a word used to find specific information in a document or on the internet |
| license | (n) legal terms that allow a person to use a product (v) apply legal terms that allow a person to use a products |
| link | (n) a word, picture, or URL that you click to go to another page or location (v) to connect a word, picture, or URL to another page or location |
| local storage | (n) files stored on a computer’s hard drive |
| menu | (n) a list of options and functions |
| menu bar | (n) a rectangular area where lists of options (menus) are located |
| navigate | (v) move between web pages, menus, etc. by means of hyperlinks, mouse clicks, or any other mechanism |
| online banking | (n) banking carried out electronically, as for example over the Internet |
| online payment | (n) transfer of funds over the internet to make a purchase |
| open source | (a) a resource that is made available to the public with permissions allowing use, modification, and often redistribution |
| public domain | (n) the state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone |
| refresh | (v) reload (a document or a webpage) to show any new changes |
| search | (n) the results when one looks for information (v) look for information (on the internet, on a computer, in a document, etc.) |
| search box | (n) a text box for the input of text to be searched for in a database, on the Internet, etc.; also called search bar |
| search engine | (n) an app that searches for information based on a word or phrase |
| search term | (n) the word or phrase used when looking for information online |
| tab | (n) a navigational widget that looks like a physical tab and allows for switching between documents, spreadsheets, or open web pages |
| tech support | (n) help with a technology-related problem |
| terms of use (service) | (n) rules about how you can or cannot use an application or website |
| troubleshoot | (v) analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution |
| upload | (v) transfer data (from your device or computer) to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet. |
| URL | (n) uniform resource locator; which is a website’s address |
| webpage | (n) a single document on the internet using a unique URL, often linked to other pages making up a website |
| website | (n) a collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL |
| world wide web/www | (n) an information system that allows users to access documents and other digital resources on the internet |