1. WELCOME TO NCA!
TEACHERS ORIENTATION

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Getting Started
Your Homepage
Teacher Contact
Your Planner
Message Boards
Live Lessons
Assessment Types
Completing Lessons
Portfolios
Discussions
The Honor Code
Links Section
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3. GETTING STARTED
WHAT FIRST?

4. WELCOME CALL A welcome call is a call from your homeroom teacher.
They are mandatory to starting.
Missed a call? Call back!

5. ORIENTATIONS Find them on your homepage.
Goes over a lot of important information to being successful at NCA.
Do it as soon as you can!

6. YOUR HOMEPAGE
WHAT DOES EVERYTHING MEAN?

7. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
When you log in, your homepage will look something like this. Follow along the remaining slides to see where important things are.

8. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Webmails: Always check first for announcements, and teacher updates

9. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Gradebook: See assessments you have taken. Check teacher comments. See your grades.

10. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Message Boards: See school events, teacher resources, portfolio help, contact information, LiveLesson recordings, and More!

11. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Teachers: See their contact information, access their LiveLesson Room, or send them a webmail.

12. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Planner: See your planner for the day, week, or month of lessons you need to complete.

13. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Events: See any Live Lessons or events you have today.

14. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Lessons: Lessons/ assessments to complete today. Don’t forget to mark as complete when done.

15. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Links: Great resources for classes, and research links.

16. TEACHER CONTACT
WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY?

17. TEACHER CONTACT 5 W’s Explanation Who? You and your teachers! What?
A phone call or a Live Lesson. Teachers LOVE phone calls.
When?
At least every two weeks. Although call as often as you need. You are not alone, we are here to help!
Where?
Phone call, or the Live Lesson room.
Why?
To help you in school. Make sure you are learning. Answer any questions. Help you be more successful!
Bonus:
How?
Pick up the phone and call.
Webmail your teacher.
Book an appointment through YouCanBookMe

18. HOW? Attend their Live Lesson. Webmail your teacher.
Call them from your phone.
See their teacher profile.

19. YOUR PLANNER
LESSONS, WHAT IT MEANS, HOW TO VIEW IT.

20. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Planner: Find it here!

21. Change to see day, week, or month
Week view helps one see how their week is going to look.

22. COMPLETE OR NOT COMPLETE?
Bolded Lessons are NOT complete and need to be done.
Click on it to complete it.
Not bolded Lessons ARE complete.
You are done, and move on to the next lesson.

23. SECTION MESSAGE BOARDS
AKA THE TREASURE CHEST

24. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Message Boards are located here!

25. MESSAGE BOARDS Information on NCA events, testing, and field trips.
Section Message Boards: Information for that specific class.

26. SECTION MESSAGE BOARDS
Find:
Teacher contact info
Portfolio Help
Resources for that class
Ways to raise your grade.
The answer to MANY of your questions

27. LIVE LESSONS
HOW DO I ATTEND ONE?

28. WHAT ARE THEY?
Live Lessons are lesson with your teacher in their virtual classroom.
Material supplements your lessons in Connexus.
Get to see your teacher.
Ask questions.
Talk with peers.
Engage socially.
Counts as a contact!

29. HOW TO GET IN
Click the orange “LL” button under the teachers name to enter their Live Lesson room.
When it is time for the lesson the teacher will let you in (may take a few minutes).

30. No one can see you so it isn’t scary!
WHAT IS IT LIKE?
See your teacher, their lesson, ask questions, and discuss with other students.
No one can see you so it isn’t scary!

31. ASSESSMENT TYPES
HOW TO DETERMINE WHAT THE LESSON WILL HAVE YOU DO.

32. COMMON ASSESSMENT TYPES
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Description
Quick Check
Quick Checks are non-cumulative formative assessments that reflect where the student is doing well.
Discussion
Text based opportunity for students to engage in a discussion on topics they are learning. Open all semester.
Portfolio
Opportunity for students to submit original work about the topic in the form of an essay, presentation, and MORE!
Quiz
Quizzes, which typically contain 5-10 questions, are longer than Quick Checks and cover material from more than one lesson.
Pretest
Pretests assess students’ prior knowledge of a subject. Not weighted in the grade.
Test
At the end of each Unit to cover material from the entire unit. Longer than quizzes, and weighted higher than a quiz.

33. COMPLETING LESSONS
WHAT THE MARKINGS MEAN, MAKING SURE THEY ARE COMPLETE

34. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Don’t forget to mark as complete when done.

35. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Lesson is bolded. Still needs to be complete.
U Turn Arrow Means the lesson has been skipped. Do not do it.
Check Mark means it is 100% done. You’re ready for the next lesson.
Lesson is bolded. Still needs to be complete.
Check mark with a clock means you are done, and your Learning Coach needs to mark it complete.

36. WHAT DOES A LESSON LOOK LIKE?
Check after you have read each slide.

37. WHAT DOES A LESSON LOOK LIKE?
Check for any modifications your teacher may have added. This could be guides, additional resources, and more!

38. WHAT DOES A LESSON LOOK LIKE?
This lesson has 6 slides.
Be sure to go through each one to access the entire lesson.

39. TIPS TO COMPLETING LESSONS
Check all Blue Hyperlinks for links to the activities, textbook, and answers to lesson questions.
Take notes as you go through the lessons.
Use the first page key works and objectives to guide you through the lesson.
Note things you do not understand to ask your teacher about.

40. PORTFOLIOS
WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY?

41. PORTFOLIOS 5 W’s Explanation Who? What? When? Where? Why?
You! It is your chance to submit original work.
What?
A project encompassing information you have learned throughout the unit. Often an essay, PowerPoint, experiment, or art project.
When?
When it comes on your planner!
Where?
Work is done on your computer, saved as a document the teacher can open, then submitted in the DropBox at the end of the lesson.
Why?
To show us what you have learned! It is your chance to use some creativity and shine!

42. PORTFOLIO HELP
ALWAYS CHECK THE MESSAGE BOARDS BEFORE STARTING A PORTFOLIO.
See what your teacher has included to help you.
See all the resources! Imagine doing a portfolio without all the guides and help.

43. DISCUSSIONS
ENGAGE IN A DISCUSSION WITH YOUR PEERS ON WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED

44. DISCUSSIONS 5 W’s Explanation Who? What? When? Where? Why?
You and your peers.
What?
You post a discussion topic fully responding to the question with facts and your opinion.
Respond to 2 other students with topics from what they wrote.
When?
When the two day lesson comes up in your planner.
Where?
In the discussion lesson there is a link to the discussion post.
Why?
To show us what you have learned, discuss with other students, and engage in a discussion.

45. HONOR CODE
NCA’S HONOR CODE
DOCUMENT FOUND IN VIRTUAL LIBRARY

46. HONOR CODE Submit original work Everything MUST be your own work
Plagiarism will result in discipline
Don’t know the material?
Call your teacher for help.
Do NOT copy and paste
As a Connections student, I know that academic honesty is critical to my own success, as well as to the mission of my School. I also understand that an Honor Code is, by its nature, limited not only to those situations spelled out in the code, but includes the spirit of honesty and ethics implied by the written code. I agree that I will uphold not only the letter of this code but also its implied intent of ongoing commitment to full academic honesty.

47. LINKS- RESOURCES
HAVE A RESEARCH PROJECT? NEED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING?

48. THE HOMEPAGE- STUDENTS
Links: Great resources for classes, and research links.

49. LINKS
References for you to research, check your work to make sure it isn’t plagiarized, and More!