Vocabulary

=Vocabulary=

**Information literacy** The life-long ability to locate, evaluate, use and create information. [|Information literacy]forms the basis for lifelong learning. It is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education. It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning. (ALA) **RSS [|RSS]** stands for "Really Simple Syndication". It is a way to easily distribute a list of headlines, update notices, and sometimes content to a wide number of people. Most people are interested in many websites whose content changes on an unpredictable schedule. Examples of such websites are news sites, community and religious organization information pages, product information pages, medical websites, and weblogs. RSS is a better way to be notified of new and changed content. **Tag** A tag is word you use to describe a bookmark. Unlike folders, you make up tags when you need them and you can use as many as you like. The result is a better way to organize your bookmarks and a great way to discover interesting things on the Web. – from del.icio.us **Web 2.0** Second generation of the web that allows people to collaborate and share information online in ways previously unavailable. For example: social networking sites, wikis, & communication tools – definition from Wikipedia  Little applications that often appear on the sidebars of blog pages. Widgets show content from other web pages. Examples include flickr photos, instant messaging, chat boxes, etc.
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