A Few Tech (and
some not so technical) Terms*
Audio book – a book that has been recorded so that it can be listened to
on a device
BYOD – bring your own device, as in mobile device
Crowdsourcing – soliciting services, ideas, etc. from a large group
(often online)
Dead tree version – printed on paper
eBook – a book in an
electronic format that can be read on a device
Emoji – digital version of the smiley face
Emoticon – smiley face made using a keyboard :-)
Hashtag – when using a social networking site such as Twitter or
Instagram, inserting a hashtag (#) before a word or group of words “tags” the term
and makes it searchable on the site
Hot spot – an area with
a good wireless signal
Huge pipes – large bandwidth, i.e. can handle a large amount of network
traffic
Instagram – photo / video sharing social
networking site
Phablet – a large smart phone or smart phone / tablet hybrid
Photobomb – when “someone” messes with your photo, like this squirrel…
Selfie – photo that you take of yourself
Here are a few more terms that
were added to the Oxford Dictionary this year
Cake pops – cake on a stick!
Dad dancing… does this need an explanation?
Fomo – fear of missing out
Omnishambles (UK word of the year for 2012) – “a situation that has
been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and
miscalculations”
Digital detox –
unplugging from technology
Tl;dr – too long; didn’t read
Now
before you start thinking tl;dr about this post, here is some brief
information on terms that are helpful for educators to know:
24 Ed-Tech Terms You Should Know
And
17 Tech Terms Connected Educators Must Know
*Source:
28 August 2013: Oxford Dictionaries Online
quarterly update: new words added to oxforddictionaries.com today
