Karma/Dictionary

assets

multimedia objects such as images, sounds and videos that are used in Karma lessons

bundle

a collection of lessons, possibly also including Karma utilities and a HTML 5 capable browser (see Karma/Bundle_layout for more details). Often refers to a sugar bundle

canvas

a drawing element in html5. Supports raster/bitmap graphics

commonjs

an effort to create standard library for javascript

context/ctx

The Rendering context for a canvas element, can be 2D or 3D

Chakra

landing page (formerly known as MenuStage in E-Paath)

exercise

exercise is where the student gets to assess how well she has learned the content of the lesson

game

a fun way to explore the material introduced in the lesson which helps in the learning objective

gettext

A GNU library for localizing text

help text

accompanying online help within Karma

inkscape

graphical drawing tool for SVG

John Resig, aka jresig

the king of JavaScript. When coding js, it is best to first consult his books and blog and otherwise ask yourself WWjD -- What Would jresig Do?

karma collection

a collection allows easy reference to individual assets. There are collections for images, sounds, svgs, videos, and canvases. Referencing an individual member of a collection gives you access to the helper methods.

knavbar

lesson navigation, a navigation bar that should be at the top of every page in Karma

kpage

an individual page within a lesson, tbd how to do these technically. The kpage could be an iframe or properly positioned div

lesson

a self-contained unit of Karma content

lesson plan

detailed overview of how teachers can use the activity in the classroom, which homework can be assigned to pupils, etc.

lesson text

blue-print for the activity and contains every piece of information the developers need to implement the activity

narwhal

a command-line interpreter and standard library for javascript

Raphael

a javascript library for manipulating SVG

review

a page containing the assessment and scores of past lessons

teacher's note

document detailing learning goals, (possibly) links to related school book contents, ideas for preceding and follow-up activities, etc.

tutorial

the first part of the lesson that introduces the concepts of the lesson

unobtrusive javascript