Presesntation software

Presentation Software allows you to display information in the form of an electronic slide
show. Slides in a slideshow, can contain text, images, clipart, graphical representations of
data (charts), audio, animation and video as well as links to external sources and other items.
Presentations can also be a great resource for students to study off of before an assessment
or use as a note-taking aid during class. Overall, the resources provided above will be useful
when you are putting together PowerPoint presentations for your curriculum material.
PowerPoint can be an effective tool to present material in the classroom and encourage
student learning. You can use PowerPoint to project visuals that would otherwise be difficult
to bring to class. For example, in an anthropology class, a single PowerPoint presentation
could project images of an anthropological dig from a remote area, questions asking
students about the topic, a chart of related statistics, and a mini quiz about what was just
discussed that provides students with information that is visual, challenging, and engaging.

NETSPEAK
Internet slang (also called Internet shorthand, cyber-
slang, netspeak, digispeak or chatspeak) is a non-standard or unofficial form of language
used by people on the Internet to communicate to one another. An example of Internet
slang is "LOL" meaning "laugh out loud." Since Internet slang is constantly changing, it is
difficult to provide a standardized definition. However, it can be understood to be any type
of slang that Internet users have popularized, and in many cases, have coined. Such terms
often originate with the purpose of saving keystrokes or to compensate for small character
limits. Many people use the same abbreviations in texting, instant messaging, and social
networking websites. Acronyms, keyboard symbols, and abbreviations are common types
of Internet slang. New dialects of slang, such as leet or Lolspeak, develop
as ingroup Internet memes rather than time savers. Many people also use Internet slang in
face-to-face, real life communication.

HYPERTEXT AND HYPERMEDIA

Hypermedia is an outgrowth of hypertext, which is a term coined by computer pioneer Ted
Nelson in the 1960s. It referred to the non-linear, associative linking to text in a computer
file. Its intent was to empower users by facilitating access in an associative fashion, the same
way that the human brain functions. As technology advanced, the term hypermedia was used
to describe a sys-tem where the user creates; interrelationships between text, ideas, images,
and sounds. There are several structural elements common to all hypermedia programs:
nodes, links, and buttons. Nodes are the basic unit of information in hypermedia. These may
take the form of text fields, digitized sound bites, visual images, or QuickTime
movies.Hypertext is the presentation of information as a linked network of nodes which
readers are free to navigate in a non-linear fashion. It allows for multiple authors, a blurring
of the author and reader functions, extended works with diffuse boundaries, and multiple
reading paths.
Navigational Most basic form of interactivity Process of navigating through ‘information
space’ Menu’s and commands Hypertext links Embedded links Add multimedia information
space becomes multi-sensory but ‘passive’
15 Functional Interactivity Higher level of interactivity User interaction with the system to
accomplish a goal or set of goals Example: online order or game Feedback loop strong and
not passive System to User User to System
16 Adaptive Interactivity Highest level of Interactivity Boundary between Functional &
Adaptive is blurred BUT key difference is - ‘creative user/system control’ User and or
System adapts the application or information space to fit specific needs or requirements.

VIRTUAL LIBRARIES
Most of the Libraries today, offer a wide range of on-line services to their users. And, now,
the internet and web technologies are not the new things to any academician hence, it is the
time for a Library to be virtual and develop its on-line presence in order to further facilitate
and enrich the educational processes. In this direction, Virtual Libraries provide a new way of
serving the new generation users of the libraries. Virtual libraries are the new vision of
libraries of the future.A Virtual Library has been defined by Gapen (1993) as, “the concept of
remote access to the contents and services of libraries and other information resources,
combining an on-site collection of current and heavily used materials in both print and
electronic form, with an electronic network which provides access to, and delivery from,
external worldwide library and commercial information and knowledge sources”. The speedy
and wide access to current information contents makes virtual libraries a global symbol of
the information access paradigm. The Virtual Library has changed the traditional focus of
librarians on the selection, cataloguing and management of information resources such as
books and periodicals. The virtual library is putting emphasis on access without the need to
allow for the time required by these technical processes. Virtual Libraries have induced
libraries, scholars, publishers and document delivery vendors to develop new partnerships
that are working for the good of scholarly communication in both developed and developing
countries
Features of a Virtual Library
1. It provides speedy and wide access to updated information in a global manner.
2. It has changed the traditional library system of cataloguing only book materials.
3. Cataloguing of NBM (Non Book Materials) includes not only databases but also websites.
4. Greater emphasis is on access and not on collection. 5. Time saving 6. It results in a
creation of digital divide because only developed countries with strong funds for automation
and fulfilling infrastructural requirements for Virtual Library can afford to support Virtual
Library services.
Functions of a Virtual Library
The function of a Virtual Library is to ensure the systematic development of the means to
collect, store, and organize information and knowledge in digital form and to provide easy
and affordable access to it around the clock from various locations. In general, a Virtual
Library should: 1. provide ICT-bas you ed access to a range of digitally available publications
for educational purposes available in the public domain and from other sources; 2. provide
access to distance education materials; 3. contribute to the efficient delivery of information
to students, researchers and teachers of all universities and other educational institutions; 4.
strengthen communication and collaboration between and among the research, library and
educational communities, nationally, regionally and internationally; 5. offer lifelong learning
opportunities.

ONLINE DICTIONARY
An online dictionary is a dictionary that is accessible via the Internet through a web
browser. They can be made available in a number of ways: free, free with a paid
subscription for extended or more professional content, or a paid-only service. Many
dictionaries have been digitized from their print versions and are available at online
libraries. Some online dictionaries are organized as lists of words, similar to a glossary,
while others offer search features, reverse lookups, and additional language tools and
content such as verb conjugations, grammar references, and discussion forums. The
variety of online dictionaries for specialized topics is enormous, covering a wide range of
fields such as computing, business and investing, along with almost any other class of
trade, science, art, or common interest with its own terminology.

WHAT IS A WEBINAR?
Webinars (web seminars) are video presentations, workshops, or lectures hosted online,
usually via webinar software. These online events are usually interactive and business-
related and allow you to share your knowledge with virtually anyone in the world.
Web presentations and conferences are a highly interactive form of marketing and can be
used as a relationship-building or authority-building tactic. But the possibilities are
endless. You can even use webinars for internal team meetings if you’re part of a remote
team.
Planning a webinar is so much easier than organizing a seminar or lecture in real life. Mainly
because you don’t need to have a big venue to host a large number of attendees. You can
invite people from all around the globe to meet in real time, and if they can’t participate live,
you can record the webinar and send them the recording later.