ICT and Learning - Keywords

ICT and Learning - Keywords

1. IWB - Interactive Whiteboard

   • Large screens that use pens or a finger as a mouse pointer and make learning interactive

2. CAL - Computer Assisted Learning

   • A way to learn using a computer and interactive software

3. Internet

   • Can help with research, forums, discussion groups and emails

4. Application software

   • Desktop publishing can help with presentations and spread sheets and databases can hold pupil information

5. Distance Learning

   • Studying for a qualification from home over the internet rather than going to a school

6. Online tutorials

   • Internet provides interactive tutorials EG. BBC Bitesize

7. Online Assessment

   • Questions are on screen and the pupil will receive immediate marks

8. VLE - Virtual Learning Environment

   • Can offer a full educational course without a teacher being present

9. Desktop Environment

   • The screen that appears when the computer is first turned on. Can be customised to suit your needs

10. Braille Keyboards

    • Keyboards with raised dots to allow blind people to type

11. Text to Voice

    • Reads out the message on the screen so a blind person can receive them

12. Voice to Text

    • The person speaks into a microphone and the message is converted into text