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Technology vocabulary
- 1. TechnologyUseful Vocabulary for 2014
- 2. Mobile • US word: cellular phone (“cell” for short) • SmartPhone • Applications – “Apps” • Hence “WhatsApp” • App Store, GooglePlay, Android Market • Home • Lock screen • Mulitasking
- 3. Vocabulary Lock Screen Home Screen
- 5. • Tweet • The thing with 140 characters • Retweet • When you share someone else’s tweet • Favorite • When you add it to your favorite list • Reply • When you give a response to someone’s tweet
- 7. • Mention • “@KaitlynMc is the best sister ever!” • Followers • People who read your tweets • Following • People who’s tweets you read • Direct Message (DM) • Exactly what it says
- 8. • Notifications • The thing you get when someone mentions you in a tweet (or replies to your tweet, or retweets/favorites your tweet) • Profile • Username, Location, Brief Description • Unfollow • Exactly what it says • Hashtag - # (that thing) • #ThingsYouProbablyKnewAlready
- 9. • Profile • Wall • Status update • Mood • Check-in • Friend request • Confirm • Not now • (Nice way to say “ignore”)
- 10. • Newsfeed • Share • Like • Unlike • Suggested Pages • People you may know • Comment • Subscribe • Follow • Page • Link • Events • Groups • Poke • Tagged
- 11. • Recently bought by Facebook • Bye-bye privacy! • What’s Up! • Funny mistake from primary students • Chats • Contacts • Status • Favorites
- 13. Text Message Lingo • Lol • Brb • Thx • Cya • L8r • H8 • Hmu • Idk • Wbu • Idc • Jk • Tbh • Wtf • Gtg (g2g) • Fml • Omg • Nvm • Bff • Btw • Nbd • Ikr • Plz • Ttyl
- 14. Idk, my bff Jill? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nIUcRJX9-o
- 15. • Useful for networking • Seriously, use it! • It’s professional social media • Browse jobs • US popular sites: CareerBuilder, Monster, Indeed • Share job updates • Post your resume for potential employers to see • Even if you aren’t specifically looking for a job
- 17. Technology Lingo • Google • We use this as a verb to replace “search.” • I don’t know the answer. Let’s Google it! • No one says, “Let’s do a search for it!” • It’s 2014 • VPN – Virtual Private Network • Changes your IP address so it appears as though you are located somewhere else • I do this to appear in the USA all the time
- 18. Technology Lingo • Text • We use this as a verb, too. • “I’ll text you later!” • No one over the age of 30 says, “I’ll send you a text message later.” • Repeat, “I’ll text you later!” • This also applies to WhatsApp. • “I’ll WhatsApp you later!” • Almost anything can be used as a verb • WhatsApp, text, Google, Facebook (except Twitter) • “I’ll Facebook you” • “I’ll Google it” • “I’ve got to Instagram this!”
- 19. Online Checks • New trend in hiring process • What are they looking for? • Personality • Professionalism • Red cup photos are never a good idea to post online • Talking about your employer • Are you going to bad mouth them as an employee? • First impressions
- 20. This applies NOW • http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2014/03/teachers-read- tweets-about-themselves.html Be careful what you post online!!