OnlineParticipationContract

StudentName: School Site: Student ID #:

PleasereadandinitialeachstatementbelowandreturntotheVirtualAcademyClerkateitherresourcecenter.Pleasecontactyourinstructororcounselingifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcerns.

IagreetoaskmyteacherquestionsdirectlyandimmediatelyifIdonotunderstandtheinstructionsorduedatesforanassignment.

Iagreetoorganizemytimeinawaythatallowsmetothoughtfullyandthoroughlycompleteassignments.

Iagreetoberesponsibleforkeepingupwithassignments, when theyaredue,andsubmittingthemontimeorbeforetheyaredue.

Iunderstandthattechnicalproblemsrelatedtocomputerconnectionsorequipmentcannotbeusedasanexcuseforfailuretocompleteassignmentsortoparticipateonline.Iagreetolocatethecomputerhardware,softwareandInternetconnectionsnecessarytostayconnectedandcurrentwithmycourseworkonline.IamawareofalternateInternetconnectionsavailablethroughtheAAVresourcecenters,myschool’scomputerlabs,theschoollibrary,thepubliclibrary,andanyfriends,relatives,orneighborsandwillaccessthemifmypersonalcomputerequipmentisnotworking.

IunderstandthatifIexperiencetechnicalproblemswiththecourseware,thatImustnotifymyinstructorimmediatelyandcontactAAV’sPCTech,Semion Sellers,

Iagreetofullyparticipateinonlinediscussionbyreadingandrespondingrespectfullytomyclassmatesandinstructor.Iunderstandthatparticipationisarequirementofthiscourseandthatitcountstowardmygrade.

Parent: Student:_ Iagreetocheckintoeachclassintheonlineclassroomatleast5daysperweekandunderstandthatIamexpectedtobeworkingonlineaminimumof5hoursperweek,percourse.

Parent: Student: _ IunderstandthateachVirtualAcademyclassisworth5creditspersemester,andthatmygradesfromeachclasswillbepostedpermanentlyonmytranscript.

IunderstandthatIcannotdropmyVirtualAcademyclassafter15daysfromthebeginningoffirstsemester,andafter10daysfromthebeginningofsecondsemester.

Iagreetofollowtherulesofonlinelearningetiquetteprovidedtomeatorientation.

Parent: Student: _ Iunderstandthatattendanceisrequiredformandatorymeetingsataresourcecenterperinstructor'sschedule.

TakingCareofYourDevice

Whetheryouhavealaptop,desktop,ortablet,takegood

careofitanditwilltakegoodcareofyou.

  • Keepworkareaclean,dryand
  • dustfree
  • Keepfoodanddrinksaway
  • Keeppetsaway
  • Washyourhands
  • Avoidtemperaturesabove85°
  • Donotusehandlotionormake-up
  • Avoidtouchingthescreen

  • Keepcordsandcablesneatand
  • outoftheway
  • Saveyourworkoften
  • Don’tblockdevicecoolingvents
  • Ifpluggedinuseasurgeprotector
  • Turnoffwhennotinuse
  • Don’tsetitemsontopofthedevice

Specialconsiderationsforportabledevices:

Storeandtransportinaprotectivecase

Donotstoreinacaroroutside

Storeinasecurelocationtoavoidtheftorunauthorizeduse

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TheInternetisavastsourceofinformation,networkingandlearningopportunities.ButunfortunatelywehavetobeawarethattherearepeoplethatdonotusetheInternetresponsibly.Herearesometipstokeepyou,yourinformationandyourdevicesafe!

Usestrongpasswordsthatcontainupperandlowercaseletters,numbersandcharactersandcannotbeguessedeasily.

Donotshareyourpasswords.

DonotpostpersonalinformationANYWHEREevenwhentalkingtofriends,thisincludes:Yourfullname,your addressorphonenumber.

Ifyouencounteranythingthatmakesyouuncomfortable

notifyatrustedadultimmediately.

Makesure youhaveanti-virussoftware installed,uptodateandsetuptoscanemailattachments.Thiswillprotect yourcomputer andyourinformationfrompotentialthreats.

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GettingtheInformationYou Need

YoucanuseInternetindexescalledsearchenginestofindwebpagesandsitesrelevanttojustaboutanysubject.

SomecommononesI’msureyouhaveheardofare:

  • Google–
  • Bing–
  • Yahoo–

Youwillneedtoenterakeywordor words tostartthesearch.Tipsforasuccessfulsearch:

Usewordsmostrelevanttothesubject

Usenouns(person,place,orthing)

Useasfew wordsaspossible

Usequotationmarksifyouwanttosearchthosewordstogether

TryusingNoodleQuest-itwillrecommendasearchenginesitewhenyou tellitwhattypeofinformationyouneed!

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StudentSignature:

ParentSignature:

Date: