ICT in Education
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| Sandbox game | A sandbox-style video game is a video game with an open-ended and non-linear style of gameplay, (or can be a mode of a game that is more often played in a goal-directed manner). Linearity denotes that the objectives of the game must be completed in a fixed sequence,. Non-linearity means that the player has a selection of options including: The user is allowed to play forever, and the game is generally designed with this in mind rather than the completion of particular goals or levels in order to reach a grand finale. The player can choose his or her own path in the game, either with no consequences or with consequences that can later be undone. |
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| Scanner | A device that converts text and images from paper, photographic prints and slides into an electronic format. |
| Scottish Learning Festival | The Scottish Learning Festival is a free two-day annual conference and exhibition, organised by Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) for the Scottish education community. It aims to inspire and transform professional practice in teaching and learning. The Scottish Learning Festival also encourages creative and effective use of ICT in education. It combines a thought-provoking conference programme of keynote presentations, seminars and workshops with the largest education exhibition to take place in Scotland |
| ScotXED (Scottish Exchange of Educational Data) | ScotXchange on the web provides a publication facility, with a focus on statistics and benchmarks, for Scottish schools education. It is produced through the ScotXed programme and is owned by SEED. |
| SCRAN (Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network) | Scran is an online learning resource service and educational environment with 325,000 images, movies and sounds from museums, galleries, archives and the media. All Scottish local authority schools and libraries have full and free access to Scran funded by the Scottish Government. Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) has a SCRAN licence. |
| Search engine | A website designed specifically to allow users to search the web by entering words, which the engine then uses to locate matching sites. |
| SEED (Scottish Executive Education Department) | The government department within the Scottish Executive which is responsible for pre-school and school education in Scotland, as well as other portfolios such as children, young people, social care, social work services, tourism, culture and sport. |
| Server | A computer or device that holds information that other computers have access to. |
| SETT (Scottish Education and Teaching with Technology) The Scottish Learning Festival | SETT is a free two-day annual conference and exhibition, organised by Learning and Teaching Scotland for the Scottish education community. It aims to inspire and transform professional practice in teaching and learning. SETT also encourages creative and effective use of ICT in education. It combines a thought-provoking conference programme of keynote presentations, seminars and workshops with the largest education exhibition to take place in Scotland. |
| Shareware | Shareware software is typically obtained free of charge, often by downloading from the internet, allowing users to try the program before buying. A shareware program can be downloaded on the understanding that the user will pay for it if they continue to use it. |
| Social Media | Websites and services that are built around participation and user-generated content for example Facebook and Youtube |
| Software | The part of a computer that consists of encoded information (operating instructions) as opposed to the actual physical computer equipment. |
| Spam | Unsolicited or junk email. Usually caused by leaving your email address on untrustworthy websites. Never reply to spam emails as you’ll only receive more. |
| SSDN (Scottish Schools Digital Network) | Now renamed as Glow - see separate entry. |
| SSO (Scottish Schools Online) | A searchable directory of all schools in Scotland, including local authority and independent schools. It provides contact details, links to school websites where available, and statistical and other information for every school. |