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Lolare some terms and concepts that you need to know and understand. 1. Technology refers to a mix of processes and products used in the application of knowledge. 2. Information and Communication Technology Literacy or ICT Literacy is the use of digital technology, communication tools, and/or networks to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information in order to function in a knowledge society. 3. Educational Technology refers to the use of technology in teaching and learning. It includes non-digital (flip charts, pictures, models) and digital (hardware, software, connections). 4. Digital Literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share and create content using information technologies and the internet (Cornell University) 5. Digital Learning is any type of learning that is accompanied by technology or by instructional practice that makes effective use of technology. 6. On-line Digital Tools and Apps use an internet connection to access the information needed. A common example is skype. 7. Off-line Digital Tools and Apps can still be used even if there is no internet access. Among these are canary Learning and Pocket (Gupta, Prinyanka, 2017) downloaded in Edtech review (July 03, 2017) 8. Instructional Technology is 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. and Richey, P.C. 1994) 9. Software refers to program control instructions and accompanying documentation; stored on