An icon or figure representing a
particular person in a computer
game,internet,forum,ect
Profile
A page where it says
information about tou
and may contain a
picture
Mirco blogging
Posting short story entries
on a blog or social
networking site
VLE
Virtual learning environment
Wikis
a website or database
developed collaboratively
by a community of users,
allowing any user to add
and edit content.
Social networking
the use of dedicated websites and
applications to communicate with other users,
or to find people with similar interests to one's
own.
Weblog
A website that displays in chronological
order the postings by one or more
individuals and usually has links to
comments on specific postings.
Virtual world
A virtual world is an online
community that takes the form
of a computer-based simulated
environment through which
users can interact with one
another and use and create
objects
Netiquette
the correct or
acceptable way
of using the
Internet.
IM
an instant message.
VQIP
Short for voice over internet protocol.
chat
may refer to any kind of communication over
the Internet that offers a real-time
transmission of text messages from sender to
receiver. Chat messages are generally short
in order to enable other participants to
respond quickly
Chatroom
A place online
where you can
go online where
you can go
online to talk to
people where
you know them
or you dont.
Chatroom
an area on the
Internet or other
computer
network where
users can
communicate,
typically one
dedicated to a
particular topic.
Podcasting
a multimedia digital file made
available on the Internet for
downloading to a portable media
player, computer, etc.
Online communities
An online community is a virtual community
that exists online and whose members
enable its existence through taking part in
membership ritual.