University of Saint Joseph
Educational Buzz Words
Technology
Literacy
Miscellaneous
100

Who is the basketball coach at USJ?

Jim Calhoun

100

What stands for HTML?

Hypertex Markup Language


The standard language used to create web pages

100

What did we use to create our storyboards?

StoryboardThat

100

What book did Briana bring and read to the class?

Ferdinand The Bull

100

What is the definition of ADD/ADHD?

ADD - attention deficit disorder

ADHD - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

200

Where is the USJ bookstore located?

West Hartford

200

What is blended learning?

A combination of in class learning and online discussions/collaborations.

200

How do you copy a line of a text (that is highlighted) on the keyboard?

CTRL-C

200
What do you call the person who draws pictures in a fictional book?

Illustrator

200

What is the answer to 379x13

4,927

300

What year did USJ become fully co-educational?

2018

300

What is it called when you pull a group of students to provide additional support in your classroom for reading?

Guided Reading Group

Strategy Groups

Intervention Groups

300

When was the world wide web invented?

1990

300

How does one say literacy in Spanish?

el saber leer y escribir

300
What is trending now on YouTube?

Real Ghosts - Jon Tron

400

When was USJ originally established and what was the purpose?

1932

Sisters of Mercy wanted to establish the first college for women in the Hartford area

400

What group makes up the acronym for PACER?

Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights

400

Who invented the World Wide Web in 1990?

Scientist Tim Berners-Lee

400

What Lexile Level is expected at the end of the school year?

740

400

What is the state with the most twin births?

Massachusetts

500

What are the Saint Joseph colors and when were they adopted?

Crimson and gray

1890

500

What is the definition of close reading?

Thoughtful, critical analysis of a text that focuses on significant details or patterns in order to develop a deep, precise understanding of the texts form, craft and meaning

500

We all remember our first MySpace friend...What was his first and last name?

Tom Anderson

500

Name 5 types of figurative language

Hyperbole

Simile

Metaphor

Idiom

Personification

500

What song was on the billboard charts exactly 20 years ago today?

Genie in a Bottle (Christina Aguilera)

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