Web+Terms+101

Tech Terms 101
===If you are confused by all of the "strange" terms, you're not alone...hopefully, this will help! ===

**NING** - Is a platform for creating your own social network where the members can e-mail each other, blog, comment on forums… **RSS** - “Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary feed,” Used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, and podcasts in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is called a feed, web feed, or channel) contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. You subscribe to a site and then you are notified when it is updated. **Web 2.0** - The second generation of the World Wide Web, especially the movement away from static web pages to dynamic and shareable content and social networking.
 * PLN** - “Personal Learning Network” a group of people that share your interests and goals. They can be professional or personal connections that help you grow and make new connections with others. As you network grows your resources and knowledge grows.
 * Tweet** - A public status update that you post on twitter. People tweet websites, ask questions, connect to people in the same industry and more...
 * Wiki** - Hawaiian for “super fast.” A wiki is a web site that allows users to add and update content on the site quickly and in collaboration with others.  **Word Cloud** - The text on a website, tags, topics or any words you type turned in to "word art" that can be used in as many ways as your imagination can come up with.
 * PDF** - this literally means "//p//ortable //d//ocument //f//ormat" and it is a great format in which to save your documents if you do not want others editing them or if you want to be sure they show up on everyone's computer just as they show up on yours. Sometimes, different things affect how various documents are displayed on other computers, and your document's formatting may be ruined. Creating a PDF of your documents addresses these issues.

Some definitions provided by: wiktionary, Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium,