Gaining Support for a cause (Year 7)

Application Software

computer software created to allow the user to perform a specific job or task

word processor

A software application used for creating and manipulating text-based documents.

Formatting

The way text appears, for example: bold, underline, all caps, with color

Fonts

Sets of characters, numbers, and symbols in a specific style or design

Icons

Pictures of images to represent something.

appropriate

suitable for that scenario

Copyright

a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

Licensing

selling the right to use some process, trademark, patent, image

Creative Commons

A kind of copyright that makes it easier for people to copy, share, and build on your creative work, as long as they give you credit for it.

paraphrase

A rewording of something to make it clearer

blog

A Web log, which is a journal or newsletter that is updated frequently and published online.

Summative Assessment

testing that follows instruction and assesses achievement (A test at the end of a topic that you get a grade for)

Text Wrapping

ability of text to be located around an object or in a box. The text will fit the box without stretching it.

Cropping

Removing a part of an image

Recolouring

credibility

the quality of being trusted and believed in

source

A book, article, person, or other resource consulted for information.

audience

the listener, viewer, or reader of a text/article

Plagiarism

taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas that aren't protected by law.

Referencing

Saying where you got information/ideas from.

Citation

a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a school work.

assessment criteria

The qualities against which a learner's performance/work is judged for assessment.

Feedback

The receiver's response to a message/opinion