| Technology Term |
Defintion |
Example(s) |
| 1-to-1 technology |
one device per student in the classroom with the goal of making learning more individualized and to extend academics beyond the four-walled classroom
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| adaptive learning |
software that adapts its content and pacing to the current knowledge level and skill needs of the user |
How It Works: Adaptive Testing |
| asynchronous learning |
a teaching method that leverages online resources in such a way that students and instructors do not need to be in the same place at the same time |
Asychronous vs. Sychronous |
| blended learning |
a combination of online and on-site learning and supports some element of student control over the time, place, path, and or/pace of their learning experience |
What is Blended Learning?
MSDE defines a blended course as 'one in which less than 80 percent of the instruction is conducted online. Such a course is also referred to as a "hybrid course."'
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| blog |
short for "Web Log," this term refers to a list of journal entries about personal opinions, activities, or experiences posted on a web page |
Kidblog |
| bring your own device (BYOD) |
an initiative where students bring their own mobile devices into the classroom for class purposes, as opposed to using school-issued devices |
Why BYOD? |
| cloud computing |
storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of your computer's hard drive
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Google Drive, Dropbox |
| digital citizen |
someone who navigates the possibilities and pitfalls of the digital world safely, responsibly, and respectfully |
Digital Citizen Poster |
| digital citizenship |
the practice of navigating the digital world safely, responsibly, and ethically |
Digital Citizenship |
| digital curation |
is the selection, preservation, maintenance, collection and archiving of digital resources |
Edmodo, Evernote, LessonPaths, LiveBinders, Padlet, Pinterest, Scoop it, Symbaloo
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| flipped learning |
a model in which students access the directed teaching, usually at home, through videos or other media. Classroom time is then spent applying skills through inquiry-based learning with teacher having more personalized guidance and interaction with students by facilitating rather than lecturing. |
What is the flipped classroom?
The Flipped Classroom Model
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| gamification |
a strategy for engaging students more deeply in learning through game design principles and mechanics |
Gamification in Education
Gamification Infographic
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| hashtag |
a word or phrase preceded by the symbol # that classifies or categorizes the accompanying text (such as a tweet) |
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| individualized learning |
personalized and customized learning strategies and goals that target an individual’s strengths and weaknesses, often thereby encouraging more learner ownership over the learning process/experience |
Assigning activities using the lesson tiles in BCPS One |
| infographic |
a graphic, visual representation of information, data, or knowledge |
S.T.A.T. Infographic , Learner-Centered Environments, Piktochart Education |
| learner or student response system |
a personal device that allows students to interact with lessons and participate in real-time polling and assessment. Promethean's ActivExpression is one such learner response system. |
 
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| learning management system (LMS) |
a platform for the administration, documentation, delivery, tracking, and reporting of online learning activities |
BCPS One |
| meme |
a virally-transmitted cultural symbol or social idea
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| mobile learning |
learning methods and materials that involve the use of mobile phones or handheld devices; capitalizes on the notion of “just in time” learning and learning “anytime, anywhere” |
Mobile Learning: Mobile Tech in the Classroom |
| online learning |
an Internet-based course in which 80 percent or more of the instruction is conducted online, the teacher and student are separated by distance or time or both and two-way communication is required between teacher and student |
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| QR (Quick Response) Code |
a type of bardcode that when scanned takes the user to a URL, displays text, or contains other information |
Classtools: QR Game Generator |
| RSS feed (Really Simple Syndication) |
allows user to subscribe to a variety of content (blogs, news headlines, audio, video) and then receive new content automatically in your feed reader |
RSS in Plain English
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| social bookmarking |
an online service that enables users to add, annotate, edit, and share bookmarks of websites and documents |
Diigo |
| social media |
forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content |
Twitter, Edmodo |
| spam |
electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings |
What is Spam? |
| synchronous online learning |
real-time learning where instructors and learners participate in instant two-way communication |
Asychronous vs. Sychronous |
| troll |
a person starts arguments or upsets people by posting inflammatory, unnecessary, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion. |
Beware of Lurking Trolls |
| tweet |
a post made on the Twitter online message service |
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| URL (Uniform Resource Locator) |
the letters and symbols that are the address of a website |
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| wiki |
a website that allows anyone to add, modify, or delete information from it |
PBWorks |
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