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Willard Roseberry's List: DGL Vocabulary

  • Jan 10, 13

    Academic Integrity in academic settings is important for the success of the student.

    • About Integrity

       
      in·teg·ri·ty  \in-ˈte-grə-tē\
           noun
        1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. (dictionary.com)
       
        The core principles of integrity create a foundation for success in all of life's endeavors. Integrity in academic settings is a fundamental component of success and growth in the classroom. It prepares students for personal and professional challenges as well as providing a blueprint for future fulfillment and success.
  • Jan 10, 13

    Blogs are what people think about articles with links to theses articles.

    • Blog" is an abbreviated version of "weblog," which is a term used to describe web sites that maintain an ongoing chronicle of information. A blog features diary-type commentary and links to articles on other Web sites, usually presented as a list of entries in reverse chronological order. Blogs range from the personal to the political, and can focus on one narrow subject or a whole range of subjects.
  • Jan 10, 13

    Different definitions on the types of blogs

    • ‘A weblog is a hierarchy of text, images, media objects and data, arranged chronologically, that can be viewed in an HTML browser.’ Source

       

      ‘A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.’ Source

       

      ‘From “Web log.” A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is “blogging” and someone who keeps a blog is a “blogger.”‘ Source

  • Jan 10, 13

    How a networked life makes it possible to do other things outside of the business world and still stay connected with electronic devices

    •  Networked Life  looks at how our world is connected -- socially, strategically and technologically -- and why it matters.
  • Jan 10, 13

    How to interpret the digital world around us and use it for our benefit.

      • What is Digital Literacy?

         
           
        •  The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information.  1 
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        •  The ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers.  2 
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        •  A person’s ability to perform tasks effectively in a digital environment... Literacy includes the ability to read and interpret media, to reproduce data and images through digital manipulation, and to evaluate and apply new knowledge gained from digital environments.  3
    • What is Social Networking?

       

      Social Networking sites are websites where you can create a profile all about yourself and contact other people. You can also upload photos, music and videos to share with other people, and on some sites, chat to other people on forums.

  • Jan 10, 13

    Currently talked about videos that are circulation at the moment.

    • viral video
      A video that spreads quickly via the Internet. It is often a short clip on a video sharing site such as YouTube that people reference in blogs, e-mails and instant messages.
  • Jan 10, 13

    This is what a viral video is.

    • Definition of: viral video 

      A video that spreads quickly via the Internet. It is often a short clip on a video sharing site such as YouTube or Vimeo that people reference in blogs, e-mails and instant messages.
       
  • Wikis 1

    Jan 10, 13

    Wikis are free encyclopedia that anyone can edit that is granted access to do so.

  • Wikis 1

    Jan 10, 13

    Definition of a Wiki

    • A wiki allows a visitor to the "wikified" Web site to edit the content of the site from their own computer. Visitors can also create new content and change the organization of existing content. The simplest wiki programs allow editing of text and hyperlinks only. More advanced wikis make it possible to add or change images, tables, and certain interactive components such as games.
  • Memes 1

    Jan 10, 13

    Explains what memes is

    • Definition of MEME

      : an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture
  • Jan 10, 13

    Taping in the people networks that are already there save much time and money to get things going fast.

    • Let's say you want to do lead generation so you have large numbers of interested prospects who are eager to talk with you. You doing that prospecting yourself versus tapping into other people's networks is the difference between trying to go fishing with a single fishing line versus someone else inviting you and your fishing trawler into their well stocked private ocean."

        A key point to remember with Other People's Networks is that they've already invested the time, energy (and probably money) to build up great relationships with a large number of people in their network. And if you follow certain steps you can take advantage of these powerful existing relationships.

        

  • Jan 10, 13

    living in a multimodel society. Different ways people live as models in society. Some get married, some live alone. How people chose to live in society in different ways as before in the past.

    • Peter Roberts suggests a multimodal definition of literacy that is more in tune with today's multimodal society; high tech, new digital media, and the internet.
  • Jan 10, 13

    Many different variety of role-models living different lifestyles.

    • we are a multimodal society of scholars.
  • Jan 10, 13

    Describes how technology makes us into Digital Natives if we was born when technology was already out.

    • Digital Natives are those who grew up with digital technology from birth, whereas Digital Immigrants are those who were already socialized in predigital ways when digital technology arrived on the scene. For more information, see Prensky (2001).

  • Jan 10, 13

    A person brought up before technology was wide spreed.

      • Definition of digital immigrant
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        noun

        • a person born or brought up before the widespread use of digital technology: chances are many digital immigrants will find managing online privacy a daunting prospect
  • Jan 10, 13

    How people act because of certain rules within them self's that they live by.

      • Ethics varies between people but is a determined value of the individual and the community involved. It is a defined standard that people agree to live by in the work place and also while at home.

    • First, ethics refers to   well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought   to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness,   or specific virtues. Ethics, for example, refers to those standards that   impose the reasonable obligations to refrain from rape, stealing, murder,   assault, slander, and fraud. Ethical standards also include those that   enjoin virtues of honesty, compassion, and loyalty. And, ethical standards   include standards relating to rights, such as the right to life, the right   to freedom from injury, and the right to privacy.
    • Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use. 
    • Digital Security (self-protection):   electronic precautions to guarantee safety.
       In any society, there are individuals who steal, deface, or disrupt other people. The same is true for the digital community. It is not enough to trust other members in the community for our own safety. In our own homes, we put locks on our doors and fire alarms in our houses to provide some level of protection. The same must be true for the digital security. We need to have virus protection, backups of data, and surge control of our equipment. As responsible citizens, we must protect our information from outside forces that might cause disruption or harm.
    • Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use.  Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do. The issue is more than what the users do not know but what is considered appropriate technology usage.
  • Jan 10, 13

    How we seen in the digital world

    • digital identity

      The electronic representation of a real-world entity. The term is usually taken to mean the online equivalent of an individual human being, which participates in electronic transactions on behalf of the person in question. However a broader definition also assigns digital identities to organizations, companies and even individual electronic devices. Various complex questions of privacy, ownership and security surround the issue of digital identity.

       

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