Laws and Policies
Exception of the Copyright law that allows teachers and students to use a small portion of copyrighted material if properly cited.
What is Fair Use?
Google slides, Nearpod, PowerPoint and Prezi
What are some examples of presentation software?
Rigorous standards of goals and expectations for K-12 students to prepare them for college and work.
What is Common Core?
This framework guides the practices for a flexible learning environment that can accommodate all individual learning differences.
What is Universal Design for Learning?
An effective strategy that provides a structure for students to take notes.
What is a graphic organizer?
This federal law protects the privacy rights of educational records.
What is FERPA?
Kahoot, Socrative, and Plickers
What are some apps that can be used as assessment tools?
Standards to help students, teachers and educational leaders to help advance the use of technology in preK-12.
What are ISTE standards?
Observations, questioning, discussions and exit slips are examples of ________ assessment?
What is formative assessment?
Checking for accuracy in content, author/credibility, bias/purpose, and currency.
What are criteria for evaluating websites?
An agreement among schools, parents, and students on proper use of the internet by all parties
What is an acceptable use policy?
This technology allows for modifications so that all students can have access to the same curriculum as general classroom students.
What is assistive and adaptive technology?
MTTS, Danielson, InTasc
What are some examples of teacher focused standards?
Assistance provided by more competent peers or adults by giving more support in the early stages of learning.
What is scaffolding?
Using proper colors, fonts and combination of text and visuals.
What are best practices for a PPT presentation?
This law protects wheelchair bound students and their ability to access equipment in a computer lab.
What is IDEA?
Software application that aids in retrieving, traversing and presenting information on the internet.
What is a Web browser?
Recognizing the rights and responsibilities of using technology in a global world defines the ______ _______ standard under the student ISTE standards.
What is a digital citizen?
Engaged, hands-on learners who do not view information in isolation but seek to apply to real-world situations, desires to learn and demonstrate knowledge using multiple sources.
What are characteristics of 21st century learners?
The section of a PPT that allows the presenter to include information he/she might want to say during the presentation.
What is the notes section?
Extension cords on the floor and computer glare are examples.
What are health and safety issues?
ERIC, EBSCO, JSTOR
What are some common electronic sources of information used in Education?
The state standards that guide how teachers will use, access, and evaluate electronic sources.
What are the MTTS, or the Maryland Teachers' Technology Standards?
Inquiry-based learning that is active learning that builds upon prior knowledge.
What is constructivism?
Wikipedia and blogs
What are some sites to be critical of when search online for credible information?