What do Bookroo's terms mean?
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The words you'll see around Bookroo, A to Z. Each links to the article that covers it.
| Term | What it means | More |
|---|---|---|
| Abandoned (quiz) | A quiz that was started but not finished in time. It counts as an attempt. | Quiz won't start |
| Admin certify | Counting a finished book as proven read without a quiz. | Record or fix reading |
| Admin controlled | A student setting: only teachers can record that student's reading. | Require a quiz before points |
| Administrator (class) | A co-teacher with View, Edit or Admin access to your class. | Give a co-teacher access |
| Archived | A class past its End Date: hidden, but nothing is deleted. | My class disappeared |
| Blue points | Points students spend on your class's custom rewards. | How points work |
| Book Cash | Store credit for buying books for your class on bookroo.com. | Book Wallet and Book Cash |
| Book Wallet | Your class's free account that holds its Book Cash. | Book Wallet and Book Cash |
| Bulletin | A public page showing off your class's reading, if you turn it on. | Share your class bulletin |
| Certified | Reading proven by a passed quiz or by a teacher. | Require a quiz before points |
| Challenge | A reading goal for a set of dates, for students, a class or several classes. | Create a reading challenge |
| Claim link | A link that connects a student's class account to a family account. | Link a student to a family |
| Class | Your group of students in Bookroo. Web addresses call it a "pod". | A tour of your class |
| Class code | The code (like ABC-DEFG) students type to find your class. |
How students sign in |
| Custom reading | Reading of a book that isn't in Bookroo, entered by title. | Can't find a book |
| Custom rewards | Prizes you create for your class, bought with blue points. | Rewards |
| End Date | The last day of a class. It's archived the day after. | Class settings |
| Monitor password | A password an adult types to let a student start a quiz. | Quiz won't start |
| Owner | Whoever created the class. Only the owner can subscribe or delete it. | Trial and subscribing |
| Passcode | A student's personal sign-in code, printed on their card. | How students sign in |
| Personal reader | A reading profile on your own account, not in any class. | Personal readers vs class students |
| Purple points | Points students spend in the Bookroo Rewards Shop. | How points work |
| Quiz (book quiz) | A comprehension quiz that proves a student read a book. | How quizzes work |
| Quiz or admin certified | A student setting: no points until the book is certified. | Require a quiz before points |
| Quiz request | A request for us to write a quiz for a book that lacks one. | Quiz request statuses |
| Reading Log | Every reading entry, per student, printable. | Reading log |
| Reread Wait Days | How long before a student can finish the same book again. | Reading didn't earn points |
| Retake Wait Days | How long before a failed or abandoned quiz can be retried. | Change a retake date |
| Rewards Shop | Bookroo's built-in shop for purple points. | Rewards |
| Roster | The students in a class, and their sign-in options. | Add students |
| School | Classes grouped under a school plan, with a school dashboard. Web addresses call it a "pod org". | School dashboard |
| School admin | Someone with Owner or Admin permission on the school. | Add teachers to your school |
| Seat | A place on a class roster: 30 per class, or 100 under a school. | Add students |
| Team Quest | A challenge where students pool their reading toward one goal. | Create a reading challenge |
| Teams | Groups of students who compete or collaborate. | Student teams |
| Unassigned students | Students who signed in with a school Google account but matched no roster. | Unassigned students |
| Weekly cap | The most points a student can earn in a week: 1,000. | How points work |
| Word Vault | A student's running total of words from books they've proven they read. | How students take a quiz |
| ZPD | A student's recommended range of book difficulty, as a Lexile range. | Reading levels and ZPD |
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