In this regard these two websites may be of interest.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, James Trefil Third Edition: Completely Revised and Updated <http://www.bartleby.com/59/> Glossary An alphabetical listing of all terms in the CDD glossary. <http://www.dfes.qbfox.com/tools/glossary/> Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold> <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html> <http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html> <http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html> <http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org> World Business Community Advisor <http://www.WorldBusinessCommunity.org> ------------------------------------------- On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, Andy Carvin wrote: > Hi everyone, > > The recent conversation about RSS and the subsequent questions about "What > exactly is RSS?" got me thinking that we need to have a repository on the > DDN website of commonly used jargon and their definitions. That way, we > don't have to re-define certain terms on a regular basis for new DDN > members - instead, we can point them to a definition on the DDn website. > > We've recently installed a wiki on our server > (http://wiki.digitaldivide.net) and I think this would be a great use for > it. (Since we're talking jargon, a wiki is a website that anyone can visit > and edit the text. Wikipedia.org, for example, is a wiki that allows people > to create and edit their own encyclopedia definitions.) We could create > definitions of terms like RSS, podcasting, blogs, ICT, etc, written > specifically for the context of digital divide activists, plus link to > other existing definitions on sites like Wikipedia. DDN members could even > add their own words over time. > > For starters, I'd like to ask DDN members to email me off-list any terms > they'd like to see defined. I can them compile a list of them, post them to > the group, then ask for volunteers to offer definitions, as well as compile > definitions that have been posted to the list previously. Since we'll be > using a wiki, anyone will be able to go to the site, add a definition or > edit one. > > So, please send me a list of any terms you'd like to see defined, and then > I'll post a list of them so we can find volunteers to compile definitions > for them. > > thanks, > ac > > ------------------------------------------------- > Andy Carvin > Program Director > EDC Center for Media & Community > acarvin @ edc . org > ------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE > in the body of the message. > _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
