ICT in Education
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| Chatroom | An online venue where people who share a common interest can communicate in real time – typing out conversations on their keyboards. |
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| Clip art | Free graphics that can be used to illustrate your documents. There are hundreds available on the web, and many software packages, for instance, most word processing programs come with their own clip art. |
| Commercial off the shelf (COTS) | Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) is a software or hardware term and is usually applied to technology or computer products. COTS games are ready-made and available for sale or license to the public, often these products can be customised to a user's own specifications. |
| CPD (Continuing Professional Development) | CPD is concerned with supporting learning throughout a person's career. |
| Crash | A sudden failure in either the software or hardware on your computer. You have to restart your computer and there is a danger that any unsaved work will be lost. |
| Creative Commons | A non-profit organisation founded on the notion that some authors may not want to exercise all of the intellectual property rights the law affords them. Creative Commons has developed a set of free public licences to enable authors to share their work with others. This means that digital media can be used by others. |
| Curriculum for Excellence | Curriculum for Excellence sets out the Scottish Government's vision for transforming Scottish education by 2007. It seeks to establish the values, purposes and principles of education in Scotland for children between the ages of 3 and 18. |