Since I will be utilizing iPads in the classroom this year and engaging the students on the educational social media tool edmodo, among other web tools, I thought I better brush up on some technology vocabulary. I plan to do the instruction of using these tools in the target language, but I realized that there are some words that even I didn’t know in Spanish, so I compiled a list of what my students will need to know. I thought you’d all enjoy if I shared this list as well:
la pantalla – screen
la compu / la computadora- the computer
el ratón – mouse
correo electrónico – e-mail (although the term “e-mail” is quite common in Spanish)
nombre de usuario – username
cuenta – account
contrase̱a Рpassword
@ arroba
. punto
/ diagonal
hacer clic (haz clic / haga clic) – to click
presionar – to press
oprimir – to press
mandar/enviar – to send (Mandar por e-mail – to e-mail)
ingresar – to sign in/go in
icono – icon
botón – button
foto, dibujo – picture
ventana – window (of an application)
pesta̱a Рtab (page of internet)
flecha – arrow
teclados – keys (of keyboard)
La tecla enter – enter
escape- escape
tabulación – tab
bloque de may̼sculas Рcaps lock
may̼scula Рshift
control – control
función – function (fn)
borrar – backspace
diagonal ascendente – forward slash
diagonal descendente – back slash
bajar – page down
subir – page up
fin – end
insertar – insert
borrar – delete
bloque de n̼meros Рnumbers lock
For specific Facebook vocabulary, you can purchase our Facebook Profile project here, which includes a profile template for students to make their own profile of themselves or a famous latino.
Sample from our Facebook Project
Any key terms we are missing? Other variations of these terms that you have heard or use? Add them to the comments section below.
SpanishPlans.org 
Here’s a entire list with tons of computer terms:
http://spanish.about.com/od/wordlists/a/computers.htm
Thanks for sharing! I too will be using an iPad in the classroom this year. Do you mind sharing how you will be using it? What apps, activities, etc.? Thanks much!
Sorry, I forgot to log in. My name is Marie Lessells
lessells.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Hola,
diría que es la primera ocasion que he entrado este sitio y quiero comentar que me resulta interesante y seguramente me tendras con frecuencia por aqui.
Saludos!
que es el underscore en espanol?
Guión bajo _
What about upload and download?
subir and bajar
Not quite satisfied with “deslizar” for the act of closing apps. When we tell them to “swipe” their apps, would it be clear enough to just say “quiten las aplicaciones”?
el computador = la compu
borrar = eliminar
How about commands teachers say to students such as: take out your iPad, open your iPad, put your iPad away. etc….. Also, how do you pronounce iPad in Spanish? Is it the same way? I’ve heard people pronounce the “i” like the Spanish “i” rather than the English “i”. Gracias por la ayuda!