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References | Thanks | Graphics | Background Notes from TekMom CMP Net. TechEncyclopedia. [Online] Available http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/, January 20, 1998.
Haag, Tim. Internet for Kids. Huntington Beach: Teacher Created Materials, 1996.
Howe, Denis. Free Online Dictionary of Computing. [Online] Available http://www.nightflight.com/foldoc/, January 20, 1998.
Macaulay, David. The Way Things Work. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1988.
Offutt, Elizabeth R. and C. Offutt. Internet without Fear! Parsippany, NJ: Good Apple,1996.
Tison, Cindra & M.J. Woodside. The Ultimate Collection of Computer Facts and Fun: A Kid's Guide to Computers. Carmel, IN: SAMS, 1991.
Williams, Robin. Jargon: An Informal Dictionary of Computer Terms. Berkeley: Peachpit Press, 1993.
Williams, Bard. The World Wide Web for Teachers. Foster City: IDG, 1996.
Special thanks go to TekDad and TekKid (age 13), who spent many hours helping me edit and perfect the definitions (as well as participating in some lively arguments about some of them!), all for which I am very grateful.
Thanks also go to Owen (14), who tested part of the site for link integrity and did some excellent editing of definitions.
Another thank you goes to Evan (3rd grade), who is responsible for an improvement on the crossword puzzle!
Bee, flower, TekMom logo and bar graphics are by TekMom.
Some funny computer line drawings are from the old free HyperCard program that used to come on every Mac many, many years ago.
Other line drawings are by TekMom unless credited otherwise on a particular page. Drawings were created with ClarisWorks Paint. Shadows created with PhotoShop.
The background knowledge I bring to my Buzzwords for Students project comes from many years working as a computer programmer and systems analyst, as well as my current work as a computer teacher and my many Internet activities.
If you find any technical errors or would like to suggest an alternative definition that would be easier for students to understand, please help us all out by writing to tekmom@tekmom.com
I've tried hard to provide definitions that are workable for children as young as 9 yet still useful for adults, and it's been a challenge! I'd be more than grateful for any help or suggestions wherever I've "missed the mark."