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Glossary: Homework and School System Terms
This page is here so you never feel lost. These are the words we use at Riveta Labs, across OneTracker and the 10-Day Homework Sprint, written in plain English for real families.
OneTracker Terms
OneTracker
The homework operations software built by Riveta Labs. It connects to your teen's Canvas LMS account, calculates which assignments matter most, sends a daily text to your teen, and shows you a parent dashboard so you can see what is happening in under 5 minutes.
Scout AI
The AI assistant built into the OneTracker parent dashboard. Scout answers questions about your teen's assignments, suggests next actions, and can send nudge texts or email teachers on your behalf. It knows your family's full homework context before you type a word.
Launch Sequence
The daily text your teen receives each evening with their top 3 assignments, ranked by urgency. When your teen replies "DONE," the system logs the confirmation and you receive a parent digest. The Launch Sequence replaces the nightly "do you have homework?" conversation.
Canvas Sync
The automated connection between OneTracker and Canvas LMS. The Chrome extension pulls assignments directly from your teen's Canvas account. A background sync runs every 2 hours to keep assignment status current without any manual work.
DONE Confirmation
When your teen texts back "DONE" after completing their top assignment, OneTracker logs it as a teen-confirmed completion. No app required. No login. Just a reply to a text message.
Parent Digest
A summary text sent to the parent after homework time. It tells you what got done, the top win of the evening, and whether any assignments still need attention. Designed to take under 30 seconds to read.
Top 3
The three highest-priority assignments surfaced by OneTracker's scoring system each evening. Calculated based on due date urgency, point value, and submission status. Your teen sees these in the Launch Sequence text.
Priority Scoring
OneTracker's system for ranking assignments by urgency. It factors in how many points an assignment is worth, how close the due date is, and whether it has been submitted. Overdue assignments score highest. Assignments due more than 7 days out do not appear in the Top 3.
Wall of Awful
Assignments that have piled up into a backlog that feels overwhelming. Borrowed from ADHD research. OneTracker surfaces these gradually so your teen is not paralyzed by seeing them all at once.
Riveta Sync (Chrome Extension)
The Chrome browser extension that connects your teen's Canvas account to OneTracker. Installed once, runs silently in the background. Your teen does not need to interact with it after setup.
Founding Rate
The $149/mo price locked in for families who join during the founding period. This rate is guaranteed for life. It will not increase when the public price rises.
Brain Station
A dedicated homework workspace in your home, set up during onboarding. Reduces friction by keeping all supplies in one place so your teen does not waste executive function hunting for materials before starting.
10-Day Sprint Terms
10-Day Homework Sprint
The concierge setup option from Riveta Labs. Over 10 days, Jacob Dennis personally builds and installs the full OneTracker system for your family: Canvas connected, teen profile configured, launch schedule set, guarantee tracking active. At Day 10, your family transitions to OneTracker independently.
Family Conditions (FC)
The five commitments a Sprint family makes to hold up their end of the guarantee: attend 3 check-in calls, respond within 12 hours, keep the system active for 6+ launch days, send at least one teacher email, and set up the Brain Station by Day 3.
Success Criteria (SC)
The four outcomes that define whether the homework system is "running" by Day 10: your teen logged 3 or more tasks, at least one teacher replied, your teen confirmed launch via SMS at least 3 times, and your daily parent time is under 15 minutes.
Cohort
A group of families who go through the 10-Day Sprint at the same time. Jacob limits cohorts to 8 families to maintain quality. Sprint is available on demand, not tied to fixed calendar dates.
Diplomat Email
An email to a teacher, drafted and sent through OneTracker during the Sprint, to establish contact or ask about missing work. Counts toward Family Condition FC4.
Guarantee Terms
Homework-Running-or-Free Guarantee
Riveta Labs' core promise. For OneTracker: if the system is not working for your family within 30 days and you have met the Family Conditions, your subscription pauses and we keep running the system at our cost until it delivers. For the Sprint: if all Success Criteria are not met by Day 10 and you met the Family Conditions, Jacob keeps building at no additional cost until they are.
14-Day Unconditional Refund
For OneTracker subscribers: if you decide it is not the right fit within the first 14 days, for any reason, you receive a full refund. No phone call. No cancellation form. No questions asked.
Subscription Pause
When the Homework-Running-or-Free Guarantee activates for OneTracker, your billing pauses automatically. You do not pay again until the system is working. The system continues running at Riveta Labs' cost during the pause.
School and Paperwork Terms
Canvas LMS
The learning management system used by most US public middle and high schools to post assignments, due dates, and grades. OneTracker connects directly to Canvas. If your school does not use Canvas, OneTracker is not the right fit today.
504 Plan
A legal plan that gives your student accommodations (extra time, reduced workload, etc.) so they can access learning on equal footing. It comes from Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
IEP (Individualized Education Program)
A more intensive plan for students who receive special education services. It includes goals, services, and accommodations tailored to your child.
Accommodations
Changes to how your student learns or shows what they know (extra time, quiet room for tests, chunked assignments) without lowering academic expectations.
Executive Function Terms
Executive Function
The brain's planning and organizing system. Handles starting tasks, staying organized, and finishing what you start. ADHD and autism often come with executive function challenges. That is why OneTracker builds the operational layer externally instead of asking your teen to "just try harder."
Task Initiation
Your teen's ability to actually start an assignment. One of the hardest executive function skills for ADHD brains. The Launch Sequence text reduces the startup decision from "where do I begin" to "reply DONE when you finish this one thing."
Working Memory
Short-term memory used to track multi-step directions, due dates, and materials. OneTracker reduces working memory load by externalizing the tracking layer entirely.
Friction
Anything that makes homework harder to start or finish: unclear instructions, missing materials, too many decisions before the first task. Reducing friction is a core goal of the OneTracker setup process.
Co-Regulation
When a calm, structured presence helps your teen stay regulated. The goal of OneTracker is to give your teen a structured daily anchor that does not require you to be physically present every night.
Need a Term Explained?
If we ever use a word that feels unclear, email us at hello@rivetalabs.com. You do not need a psychology degree or tech background to use these systems. That is our job.