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Chapter 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blended Learning | A blending of traditional face-to-face instruction and online learning |
| Virtual Field Trips | Students and their teachers can go anywhere in or out of this world |
| Open Discussion | Online discussions allow for reflection and archived discussions can be evaluated later |
| Accessibility | Students can access learning resources, assignments, and assessment activities from any place that has a computer and an internet connection |
| Guest Lectures | Experts from a global community can participate in classroom activities |
| Vast Resources | Almost limitless resources include data banks, publishers materials, online labs, and virtual worlds |
| Accommodation of Learning Styles | Online activities allow for audio, video, text, graphics, and interactive animation that appeal to a variety of learning styles |
| Assessment and Tracking | Most online interactions can be archived and reviewed at any time by teachers |
| Virtual Schools | Educational institutions that offer K-12 courses through the internet or by means of web based methods |
| Online Learning | Education that is delivered via the internet |
| Online Social Networking | An online community of people who share common interests and use methods such as e-mail, chat rooms, blogging, voice chat, and discussion groups to communicate |
| A popular form of online social networking that people use to communicate with a network of friends who have common interests | |
| MySpace | A popular form of online social networking that people use to communicate with a network of friends who have common interests. |