POV: You’re on Online School

The lingo of CDL (continued distance learning)

By Deja Fitzwater and Sophie Fenton
February 24, 2021

“I am going to present my tab for the SEL lesson in Nearpod! Tell me if I am on mute, and please type your answers in the chat if your cameras are not on since you only woke up five minutes ago.”

Since this past fall, all of our lives changed when our new school year had evolved into CDL or continual distance learning, due to Covid 19. New words, websites, and technologies were shoved into our brains to prepare us for a year like never before. We became accustomed to a new vocabulary, and how we communicated with our teachers and classmates. We had the option to show our faces and if we wanted to speak, type, or none of the above. Somehow the things we wanted to stay familiar became distant, just like this new learning plan

Definitions

Asynchronous: does not require real-time interaction; instead content is available online for students to access when it best suits their schedule.

Jamboard: a Digital Interactive Whiteboard developed by Google, initially called G Suite before other apps were developed.

Raise hand tool: Electronic replacement of having to physically raise your hand in a Google Meet.

CDL: Continued Distance Learning

AP: Alternative Present

SEL: Social Emotional Learning

Breakout rooms: Teachers can assign students into their own small meetings to discuss class topics.

Canvas: a course management system that supports online learning and teaching. It allows teachers to post grades, information, and assignments online.

Dashboard: A section of Canvas where students can choose to either view their assignments that are due, or a ‘card view’ of their different classes.

Hybrid: A way of combining traditional classroom experiences, experiential learning objectives, and digital course delivery that emphasizes using the best option for each learning objective.

Selfie School Portrait: When students took their own ‘selfie’ photos to put into the yearbook.