1. A History of the United States
Classroom Overview
Mr. Koniw

2. Course Description
Over the next 90 days this course will take you on a journey from early explorers and settlers of North America to the founding of our nation during the Colonial Period. We will look at major events that shaped America all the way through the Civil War.

3. Classroom Resources Chromebooks Google Drive accounts
Classroom Textbook/Online Textbook
Virtual classroom
Ipad
DBQ- Document based question

4. What is a paperless classroom?
Where can documents be stored and found?
Where are grades for papers, tests, assignments stored?

5. Paperless classroom
Class without paper. Our entire classroom is a google drive account.
All documents will be saved and stored in google drive.
drive.google.com
Each students has a login and password. If you have a moment look at your child's google account.
3. All assignments are stored in my google drive account. You can view graded assignments in “Shared with Me” found in your drive.google.com

6. Grading 66.7% Minor Assessments Quiz/Classwork/Homework/Participation
33.3% Major Assessments
Tests/Projects/DBQ

7. Homework See google classroom for assignments
See link below for AMS home page
***We have transitioned to all assignments being posted in classroom.google.com

8. Point Deductions Incomplete assignment 50%
Missing assignments that are collected= 0%

9. Important Login information
Online textbook-
Google drive- All documents
drive.google.com
classroom.google.com

10. Please Note
-Any assignment (Quiz, Guided Reading,comprehension question) that we work on in class as a FORM can be worked on again at home and submitted that night. Assignments won’t be checked until the following day. This gives you the opportunity to work on the assignment more than once. I will keep the highest grade.

11. In order to succeed…..
-Pay attention
-Follow directions
-Avoid distractions
-Listen!
Follow these principles and you will succeed in U.S. History