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Learn More |
| 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
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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What is Blended Learning?
Learn more by registering for DLU Workshops - Understanding and Designing Blended Learning Elementary or Secondary
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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
Learn more by registering for DLU Workshop - Kidblog
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| cloud computing |
storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of your computer's hard drive
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Microsoft Office 365
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| customized instruction |
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| digital citizen |
someone who navigates the possibilities and pitfalls of the digital world safely, responsibly, and respectfully |
Digital Citizen Poster
Digital Citizenship
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| 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 |
Learn more by registering for DLU Workshop - Curating Digital Resources
Teacher Tools: LessonPaths, Scoop it, Symbaloo, Microsoft OneNote
Student Tools: Edmodo, LiveBinders, Padlet, Classtools: Brainy Box, VoiceThread, PBWorks, Microsoft OneNote
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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. |
Learn more by registering for DLU Workshops:
What is the flipped classroom?
The Flipped Classroom Model
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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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Learn more by registering for DLU Workshops:
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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 |
| interactive notebook |
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| inquiry-based learning |
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| learning management system (LMS) |
a platform for the administration, documentation, delivery, tracking, and reporting of online learning activities |
BCPS One |
| makerspace |
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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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| personalized instruction |
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| project-based learning |
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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 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? |
| sketchnote |
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| synchronous online learning |
real-time learning where instructors and learners participate in instant two-way communication |
Asychronous vs. Sychronous |
| 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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