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Insights Education #1

Missing the connection?

DEEP impact

ICTs in school classrooms

Computers in secondary schools

Aiming high

The health benefits of soap

Skills development for the
Information Age

Learning to share

Glossary

Sites for sore eyes

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February 2003 Insights Education Issue #1

Glossary

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) - electricity-based means of seeking, communicating, storing, accessing, manipulating and sending information eg, radio, telephone, television, the Internet and computers.

Hardware - physical parts used in computers eg, memory or keyboard

Software - written programs used to operate computers

Open source software - software that can be freely used, distributed and edited

E-learning - studying or training which makes use of ICTs

Connectivity - the state of being connected to the Internet or another type of computer network

Telecentre - a location that provides public access to a range of ICTs

Laptop - a small and lightweight computer

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