1. 1 Belle Vernon Area School District BVA eAcademy Virtual School Orientation Meeting September 4 - 5, 2012

2. 2 Today’s Agenda Overview of the eAcademy Program Student Responsibilities Working in the Moodle Environment Getting Started

3. 3 BVA eAcademy Purpose –Provide students with an opportunity to: earn credits toward graduation work in a 21 st century learning environment have flexibility in the summer schedule Summer Course Dates –Full-Year (1 credit) courses begin on September 5, 2012 and end the last week in May. –First Semester (0.5) credit courses begin on September 5, 2012 and end Mid January. –Second Semester (0.5) credit courses begin Mid- January and end the last week in May.

4. 4 BVA eAcademy Grading and Monitoring Progress –The teacher’s syllabus will outline specific grading procedures for the course. –In the Moodle environment, you have access to view grades you received for assignments that you submitted. –End of course grades will be sent to respective guidance counselors upon completion of the course. –Mrs. Kennedy-Hall and Mr. Grice will be monitoring attendance and grades weekly.

5. 5 BVA eAcademy Internet Safety Guidelines –You received this document as you entered. –It explains your responsibility in working in an online environment. –You must read, sign and submit to Mr. Grice or Mrs. Kennedy-Hall before you leave this afternoon. Student Guidelines for BVA eAcademy Courses –You must read, sign and submit to Mr. Grice or Mrs. Kennedy-Hall before you leave this afternoon.

6. 6 Student Responsibilities Ability to work at you own pace. Responsible for submitting work to the teacher on time. Teachers will be available via E-mail and the Moodle. Be proactive in contacting the teacher if they have questions or need help – Not a Sit and Get Environment! Some teachers have made themselves available during face-to-face meeting times or during outlined office hours. Students who need help may take advantage of this. Contact the Help Desk as soon as you have technical difficulties. Prior Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance! –Get Organized!

7. 7 Student Responsibilities Some courses will require students to take a midterm and final exam at the school. If a paper/pencil exam is required, then students will be permitted to take the exams at BVA under the supervision of their principal, cyber monitor or guidance counselor. The student is responsible for making the arrangements to take exams at their home districts. Students need to READ each course syllabus for information about teacher office hours, grade procedures, assignment procedures, etc. All work submitted in the online environment is date and time-stamped. Teachers/Administrators can see when and for how long students are logged into the Moodle site, and how many times documents/assignments are viewed. Honesty and Transparency is key to success!

8. 8 Student Responsibilities Create a folder on your home computer’s desktop to save all course assignments. Save your course assignments to a flash drive when working at school or save work to your district file. (E- mailing documents to yourself may work if accessible). The online learning environment is challenging. You must be a motivated individual. You will have many more distractions than you would if in a traditional classroom. You need to manage your time wisely.

9. 9 Student Responsibilities Course, Assignment or Grading Questions: Contact Teacher Technical Questions: WIU Help Desk 1-888-836-2269 helpdesk@wiueacademy.org Or text requests to (724) 804-8102 Place this number in your cell phone at this time!

10. 10 Accessing BVA eAcademy Login

11. 11 Payment Information: Cost per course within 8 credits: $0/full-year $0/Semester Cost per course beyond 8 credits: $300/Full-Year $175/Semester Checks payable to: Belle Vernon Area School District U.S. Mail payment to 500 Perry Avenue; Belle Vernon, PA 15012

12. 12 Thank You for Attending This Afternoon! Own it! Make it Happen! Good Luck!