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Belle Vernon AreaSchool District

BVA eAcademy Virtual School

Orientation Meeting

September 4 - 5, 2012

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Today’s Agenda

• Overview of the eAcademy Program

• Student Responsibilities

• Working in the Moodle Environment

• Getting Started

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BVA eAcademy

• Purpose– Provide students with an opportunity to:

• earn credits toward graduation• work in a 21st 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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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!

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Accessing BVA eAcademy Login

Refer to Tutorial When Getting Started

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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 DistrictU.S. Mail payment to 500 Perry Avenue;

Belle Vernon, PA 15012

Payment due prior to September 19, 2012Withdrawal Date: September 19, 2012

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Thank You for Attending This Afternoon!

Own it!

Make it Happen!

Good Luck!

Please submit signed paper workbefore you leave today.