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 * List of Definitions of Technology Devices - LL **

Internet if the computer is equipped with a modem or is connected to a network that has access to the Internet, whether by wire, wireless, cable, or any other means. **Computer** ** – Includes any School District owned, leased or licensed or employee, student and guest owned personal hardware, software, or other technology used on School District premises or at School District events, or connected to the School District network, containing School District programs or School District or student data (including images, files, and other information) attached or connected to, installed in, or otherwise used in connection with a computer. Computer includes, but is not limited to, School District, employee, students and guest: desktop, notebook, powerbook, tablet PC or laptop computers, printers, cables, modems, and other peripherals; specialized electronic equipment used for students’ special educational purposes; personal digital assistants (PDAs); cell phones, with or without Internet access and/or recording and/or camera and other capabilities, mobile phones, or wireless devices; beepers; paging devices, and two-way radios/telephones: laser pointers and attachments, and any other such technology developed. ** ** Download ** - to save a file onto your computer from another source, like the Internet. People often download files, such as free-ware, share-ware, for installations, and sounds, movie clips, text files, or news streams onto their computer for viewing or listening. ** Educational Purpose ** - includes use of the CIS systems for classroom activities, professional or career development, and to support the School District’s curriculum, policy and mission statement. E lectronic Record ** - any record that is created, received, maintained or stored on school district workstations or central servers, archival or backup drivers or media. Examples include, but are not limited to: ** 1.Electronic mail (e-mail). 2.Word processing documents and spreadsheets. 3.Databases. **E–mail** **- a means or system for transmitting messages electronically (as between computers on a network) ** **HTML** - Hypertext Markup Language. This is the coding language used to create sites on the World Wide Web. **Hypertext** - generally any text in a file that contains words, phrases, or graphics that, when clicked, cause another document to be retrieved and displayed. Hypertext most often appears blue and underlined in Web pages. ** Internet - ** an electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world LAN ** - Local Area Network. A computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same building. **
 * Access to the Internet ** – A computer shall be considered to have access to the
 * Chat room- ** a real-time online interactive discussion group
 * Electronic Communications Systems ** – any messaging, collaboration, publishing, broadcast, or distribution system that depends on electronic communications resources to create, send, forward, reply to, transmit, store, hold, copy, download, display, view, read, or print electronic records for purposes of communication across electronic communications network systems between or among individuals or groups, that is either explicitly denoted as a system for electronic communications or is implicitly used for such purposes. Further, an electronic communications system means any wire, radio, electromagnetic, photooptical or photoelectronic facilities for the transmission of wire or electronic communications, and any computer facilities or related electronic equipment for the electronic storage of such communications. Examples include, but are not limited to, the Internet, intranet, electronic mail services, Global Positioning Systems, Personal Digital Assistants, facsimile machines, cell phones with or without Internet access and/or electronic mail and/or recording devices, cameras, and other capabilities.
 * Hard Drive** - a device for storing information in a fixed location within your computer. The equivalent of a filing cabinet in an office, the hard drive is used for storing programs and documents that are not being used.
 * Homepage ** - a page on the Internet, which most often gives users access to the rest of the Web site. A site is a collection of pages.

** Network ** – A system that links two or more computer systems, including all components necessary to effect the operation, including, but not limited to: computers, copper and fiber cabling, wireless communications and links, equipment closets and enclosures, network electronics, telephone lines, printers and other peripherals, storage media, software, and other computers and/or networks to which the School District network may be connected, such as the Internet, the Internet2, or those of other institutions.

**Plug-In** - a small piece of software that adds features to already existing, usually large, programs.


 * Pulldown Menu** - A list of options that "pulls down" when you select a menu at the top of a window. For example, the File menu in most programs is a pulldown menu that reveals commands such as **open ** , **new ** , and **save ** .


 * Search Engine** - any of a number of giant databases on the Internet, which store data on Web sites and their corresponding URLs. Some popular search engines are Metacrawler, Alta Vista, and Excite.

**Server **  - a computer or software package that provides a specific service to client software running on other computers. The term can refer to a particular piece of software, such as a WWW server, or to the machine on which the software is running, hence the popular phrase: "The server's down." **Software ** -something used or associated with hardware: as the entire set of programs, procedures, and related documentation associated with a system and especially a computer system **Technology **  - the application of scientific discoveries to the development and improvement of goods and services that ideally improve the life of humans and their environment. Such goods and services include materials, machinery, and processes that improve production or solve problems. In schools, technology ranges from pencils, books, and furniture to lighting, transportation, computers, and more. Most common references in schools imply computing or computer-related programs. ** WWW ** - World Wide Web

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