Digital Literacy: Research and Evernote Part 1

Ms. Espinoza (United States of America)
Unit vocabulary for research and evernote
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  1. research
    a seeking for knowledge
  2. simple
    easy and not involved or complicated
  3. italicize
    print or type using slanting letters
    italics is a slanting of a font
  4. synchronize
    adjust in time or manner to make the same
    or to cause devices to hold the same information
  5. introduce
    bring before the public for the first time
  6. desktop
    (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
    the homepage of your computer screen
  7. bold
    a typeface with thick heavy lines
    the purpose of it is to highlight or make text stand out
  8. automatically
    in a reflex manner
    "in a reflex manner" refers to something occurring on its own
  9. keyboard
    set of levers that can be pressed, as on a piano or computer
    a device consisting of a set of keys on a computer
  10. account
    a record or narrative description of past events
    in technology, specifically on the world wide web, one must create several accounts in order to access certain websites and/or programs. This includes "signing up" or "registering" by giving the required information
  11. portion
    an amount created by dividing something
  12. cursor
    (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
  13. window
    (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen
  14. notebook
    a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
    in Evernote, it is a folder in which you can store individual notes
  15. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
    a main idea, usually learned at a specific time.
    example: The science teacher explained "Class, today we will learn the concept of photosynthesis."
  16. mouse
    a hand-operated electronic device that controls a cursor
  17. register
    sign up to be a voter
    In digital literacy "to register" is similar to how one must register when voting; we register for accounts or programs.
  18. application
    a program that gives a computer instructions
  19. common
    being or characteristic of everyday language
  20. content
    everything that is included in a collection
  21. image
    a visual representation produced on a surface
  22. note
    a brief written record
    In Evernote, it is the individual space in which you can record ideas/thoughts/content. They can be organized and/or placed into notebooks.
Created on Mon Apr 22 23:08:41 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Apr 23 11:22:58 EDT 2013)

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