Social Benefits
Academic Benefits
Ethics
Safe/Acceptable Use
Resources
100
This term describes the process of working together within a group to discuss issues or solve a problem.
What is collaboration?
100
This term is used to describe the system and structure of language. This concept is often missing from online communication.
What is grammar?
100
Organization formed to address technology issues in education including equitable access to technology and bandwidth for all students.
What is ISTE?
100
An acronym for the federal law protecting the privacy of student educational records.
What is FERPA?
100
Name this online review tool which uses question banks augmented with random prizes for correct answers:
What is Blooket?
200
Classroom instruction that uses a "blend" of traditional teaching with and technology-based teaching practices.
What is blended learning?
200
A concept in education that layers concepts from simple to complex. It is often used in gaming and gamification.
What is scaffolding?
200
Biased or misleading information used to promote a certain ideology or point of view. Students must be taught to locate valid and reliable sources of information over these posts when using social media.
What is propaganda?
200
An federal law protecting students from access to harmful or pornographic materials on the internet, specifically schools.
What is the Child Internet Protection Act?
200
This social media platform allows users to select and organize different ideas for projects, presentations, and activities.
What is Pinterest?
300
This acronym describes the use of social media to find and collaborate with other users around the world interested in various topics of your choosing.
What is a PLN (Personal or Professional Learning Network)?
300
The term used to describe learning experiences that require student input. It can also be the act of a learning tool responding to user input.
What is interactive?
300
The act of taking another persons words or ideas and using them as your own.
What is plagiarism?
300
Intimidating or threatening messages sent using technology.
What is cyber bullying?
300
This LMS is widely used by schools across the US and allows students access to digital learning in either a face-to-face or virtual learning environment.
What is Canvas?
400
Online platforms like Canvas, Google Classroom, or HALO that allow students to participate, communicate and collaborate in virtual classes.
What is an LMS (Learning Management System)?
400
The ability of students to see how well they are performing based on gaming standards.
What are progress indicators, stats, or levels?
400
The process of gaining illegal access to computer hardware or software. Students might use this to steal from others or change information.
What is computer hacking?
400
Documents describing appropriate usage of internet access and school technology. For example:
What is an AUP?
400
This online resource allows teachers the ability to create a question/answer based review game where answers are the questions and questions are the answers.
What is Jeopardylabs.com?
500
Based on "bulletin boards," these virtual activities allow students to read and respond to instructor questions and other students responses.
What are discussion boards?
500
Words used to describe the level of student interest and participation in learning environments. These can be increased using gamification and social media.
What are motivation and engagement?
500
A term used to describe the amount of time a person spends using technology. Educators must be careful to balance this with other activities as too much can be a bad thing for a student's mental, emotional and physical health.
What is screen time?
500
A term used to describe appropriate and effective student behavior when using technology.
What is digital citizenship?
500
This social media platform enables students to communicate by "tweeting" to each other. It is also a great place for parents to stay informed about classroom or school events.
What is Twitter?