How do you log into the Learning Management System? Go to our website at: Look in the top right hand corner

How do you log into the Learning Management System?

Go to our website at: www.scwhitmoreschool.org

Look in the top right hand corner for:

We highly recommend students use Google Chrome because it seems to work best with our Learning Management System.

If parents students use the same computer, we urge parents to use a different browser. This will avoid problems that may arise if your browser automatically saves user names and passwords.

http://www.scwhitmoreschool.org/

Home Page

This is a screen shot of what your Home Page will look like.

AUTHORIZED BY THE SC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT

Who is SC Whitmore School?

Public School with Flexibility No semesters. No walls. No tardy bells. No School Lunches! No dress code!

Learning is a Function of TimeOne child learns to tie his shoe in a week.

Another child learns in a month.Both achieve mastery.

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Are you good at this?

• Mastery-based teaching promotes responsible study skills and self confidence rather than memorization.

• It allows a student to move through a lesson at their own pace instead of at the classroom’s pace.

Mastery Based Teaching

You will submit assignments 5 days a week in each course, according to the schedule you set.

School is open 24/7. With teacher feedback, you will revise

your work on every lesson until you have mastered the lesson.

Teachers will recognize and encourage your strengths.

Mastery-Learning

• Your courses• Your File Cabinet • Transcript Worksheet• Announcements• Student Handbook• Guidance Counselor• Attendance Specialist• Administrative Office

Let’s Explore Your Student Desk

From here, you will have a links to:

The File Cabinet is where all your work and communications are saved. You will also have a direct link to your Guidance Counselor.

Student File Cabinet




Another Cool ToolTranscript Worksheet







Student and Parent Handbook

Another Cool Tool Hold the Cntrl key and F key – look for a find box.

Type in a search word - example “sustainability” Your search will be highlighted in the text.

Practice Cntrl F Go to your Student Desk and Open the Student

and Parent Handbook Hold the Cntrl key and F key – look for a find box.

Type in the search word - Physics Your search will be highlighted in the text.

How many times does the word Physics appear in the handbook? Click the arrow down, or next button until you get to Physics A.

What are the prerequisites to Physics A?




School CalendarFound in two places:

1) On the SCWS website under “Academics” 2) In your Student Desk under “Your Data”

For those of you wanting toGet ahead or catch up, you

Can still access your lessonsOn days off and holidays.

SMART TIP:




Reference Library




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Navigating Your Course File CabinetProgress bar allows You to track your progress

Teacher Message: When you have a question for your teacher.

You have access toYour grades at all times

A red box indicates the teacher has sent a message.

Full Course Lessons:Gives you access to all lessons within the course.

Class Announcements:Where your teacher will communicate important information about the class and will have their office hours posted.

Office Hours:Office hours are held Mon-Fri. Just click on the link.

Navigating Your Course File Cabinet

You will attend a Live Lesson by clicking on the link and logging into

your teacher’s office.

Sign in as a guest, using your first and last name

Full Course Lessons:Gives you access to all lessons within the course.

Class Announcements:Where your teacher will communicate important information about the class and will have their office hours posted.

Office Hours:Office hours are held Mon-Fri. Just click on the link.

Navigating Your Course File Cabinet

Beginning a New Course~ Open your Student Desk and click on your new course.

~ Read all of the Course Announcements

~ Click on the “Full CourseLessons” link.

~ Always start each class by completing the Teacher Message first.

~ Next submit Live Lessons.

Where is the Credit Report Form?

In every course, you will find a link to the Credit Report Form on Lessons page.

Click on the link to submit your CRF. Your teacher will assign your final grade and credit to your transcript.

Completing a CourseHave you completed all the course requirements?

Hurray!

To receive credit for the course and your final grade, click on the Credit Report Form link and submit a CRF.

Completing Assignments Copy the Assignment questions into a word processor.

You must use a word processor If your computer does not have Microsoft Office, you will be provided with the free download to OpenOffice in the Cyber 101 course.

Write your answers in your own words using complete sentences below each question.

SCWS expects you to write complete sentences and check your grammar and spelling.

SCWS expects you to write complete sentences and check your grammar and spelling.

Cool Tool - Spell Check

Open a Word Document Type a few sentences including a few

intentionally miss-spelled words. Find the spell-check on your version of

word processing. (click on edit, review, or click on file)

Run the spell-check and make corrections.

What Happens If I Don’t Use A Word Document?

You could lose your work! Don’t let this happen.

If you type your answers directly into the Submit Box, and your computer refreshes, you will lose your work.

Cell phones don’t have a word processor, and your work won’t submit properly.

Cell phone submissions can’t be read

1. What is osmosis?Osmosis is when water built up in a certain area is diffused through the cell membrane to a different area with less build up. 2. From what you've learned in this lesson, why do you suspect a plant wilts if it is not watered?Flowers wilt because they are dehydrated. E.G., not watered.3. Find out what the contractile vacuole in a Paramecium does and why, and report your findings here.The cotractile vacuole deals with osmoregulation and resides in the protists and unicellular algae in the aramecium.Source:https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contractile_vacuole4. Give an example (other than the example given in the text) of diffusion.Diffusion is when pressure is taken out of a highly pressured area and spread around to other areas.5. Give an example (other than the example given in the text)of osmotic pressure.Osmotic pressure is when fluid is built up in a certain area.

Uploading Files to Submit Your Lesson This is especially helpful for our math courses. Copy and paste the questions into a word document Print it and solve the problems by hand. Scan your work, or take a picture, save it in your

course folder and upload the document to the appropriate lesson.

Student / Teacher Interaction

Teacher Response Great work overall!

Please revise #2. The PNS nerves do something at the brain stem and the sacrum and so are easily accessible there for stimulation. What is it that they do at these two points? Check the material again. Stan F

Student Revision 2. They exit the spinal cord at the brain stem and at the sacrum. By putting the hand on the base of the child's head it helps relax them by letting go of tension. It slows and steadies the heart rate.

Teacher Response You found it!!

You have completed the assignment. Stan F

• All your work must be in your words.

• You will be asked to do Internet research. When you paraphrase from an outside source you must cite your source.

• If you quote directly from an outside source you must cite your source.

• Copying and pasting from an outside source is Plagiarism and is not acceptable.

• Your teachers will help you with the proper way to cite your sources in Modern Language Association (MLA) format

POLICY ON PLAGIARISM (COPYING = CHEATING)

• You will be caught!• Teachers have the tools to know and find out.• Once caught, this will become part of your

discipline record.• Your Parent / Legal Guardian will be notified.• You will be placed in In-School suspension.

IF YOU PLAGIARIZE (COPY OR CHEAT)

Answer in Your Own Words You are expected to read your lesson, and do

Internet research. You are expected to write your answers in your own

words. If you paraphrase (explain someone else’s ideas)

or quote from an Internet or other source, you are expected to cite your sources.

All of your teachers will help you with this. There are many resources to help you, and your teachers will guide you through the process. Plagiarism has serious consequences

Cool Tool for TeachersTeachers: Search to see if the work was previously posted by another student, or copied from the Internet.

Search Phrase: dehydration resulting in as little as a one percent loss in body weight can have an adverse impact on sports performance

Found: http://www.livestrong.com/article/532471-what-percentage-of-water-loss-affects-exercise-performance/#ixzz2ZVjcBGks

http://www.livestrong.com/article/532471-what-percentage-of-water-loss-affects-exercise-performance/#ixzz2ZVjcBGks




Let’s Explore A CourseOpen Cyber 101

Let’s Practice in Cyber 101

Open the Teacher MessageCopy the questions into a word document.Create a folder on your computer for each course. Save

your work in the course folder. Be sure to label it – example Cyber 101 Teacher Message.

Type your answers under each question.Run Spell and Grammar check.Copy and Paste (Cntrl V) in the submit box.Enter your name and email address then click submit.

Cyber 101 This course is designed to help you become a

successful online student.

You will submit 2 lessons each day in this course:

Goal lesson – Think of this as a To Do list, or a check list

Academic lesson – these lessons will give you practical tips on researching, copying and pasting, and saving your work

Today you will submit Teacher Message, Goal 1 and the Live Lesson.

Submit Goal 1 Cyber 101

Open Goal 1Copy the questions into a word document.Create a folder on your computer for each course. Save

your work in the course folder. Be sure to label it – example Cyber 101 Goal 1.

Type your answers under each question.Run Spell and Grammar check.Copy and Paste (Cntrl V) in the submit box.Enter your name and email address then click submit.

Cyber 101 Goal 1Here is an example of Goal 1

Complete the information below to show the work you will submit today. Course: Cyber 101Lesson goal: Teacher Message, Goal 1

If you are not able to attend the Live Lesson, you will attend the recorded

Live Lesson found in your full course lessons.

Open the Live Lesson in Cyber 101 and find the link to open the video recording of the Live lesson.

You will complete this tomorrow from home.

Cyber 101 - Goal 2 Part 1Tomorrow you will also submit Goal 2 in Cyber 101 – there are 2 parts:

Cyber 101 - Goal 2 Part 2

How Do I Know What Lesson To Do? Always complete revisions first – There should be

no more than 2 – 4 Lessons in Progress at any time. Remember: Minimum of 1 post/day/course Maximum of 2 posts/day/course. Complete the lessons

in order Spend 1 – 1 ½ hours on each course

What Do You Think?

2. Here are my goals for today: Course Title: Cyber 101Lesson number(s): Submit Goal 4 Lesson 4

What Do You Think?

2. Here are my goals for today: Course Title: Algebra 2BLesson number(s): Revise Lesson 01, submit Lesson 03

Attendance State law – you must attend school 5 days a week

during the 180 day school calendar. Missed week days are required to be made up on the

weekend. Mail an excuse from your doctor if you are ill, or your

doctor’s office can fax your excuse. If you know you will be absent outside of the

scheduled school breaks, your parent must mail a note with the dates you will be out. You will be required to make up the missed days on weekends or during the summer, in order to meet the attendance requirement.

Your parents will receive an email every day you are absent.

What is a Qualified Post? Attendance credit is given when you submit a

qualified post that represents at least 1 hour’s worth of work in each class.

If you submit a lesson and only spend 15 minutes, your teacher will mark it as an unqualified post and you will not receive attendance credit.

Some lessons are longer than others. If you work for 1-1.5 hours on a lesson and don’t finish, submit the work you completed and check the partial post box located under the submit box.

This will not use 1 of your 4 opportunities and will give you attendance credit for the day.

• Ask questions through the Teacher Message

• Submitting “I don’t get any of this” does not give you attendance credit and wastes 1 of your opportunities.

• Work for about 1 – 1½ hours in each course daily. • IF: you complete a revision in 15 minutes,

you are not done for the day. Work on another revision, or begin a new lesson.

Attendance

Course ProgressThis course progress is Of Concern because this student is not submitted lessons 5 days a week.

Attendance Calendar for Parents

• “My computer got a virus.”• “I lost the Internet.”• “I have not been able to do my school work

because of my job hours.”• “I hurt my foot.”• “I thought I was supposed to wait and start on

Monday.”

Attendance

State Testing

MANDATORY !!!! is

Why are SCWS students required to participate in the SC state tests?

SCWS is a Public School in the SC Public Charter School District.

We abide by all of the same laws and regulations as your local traditional school.

SCWS gets graded too. We get a report card from the state. Our grade depends on you attending the state mandated testing.

End of Course ExaminationsCourses that include the EOC Exam are:English 1BiologyUS History and ConstitutionAlgebra 1

When you are scheduled for these courses, you will be notified by guidance and scheduled to take the EOC examination.

Failure to take the End of Course Exams will result in a grade of zero (0) on the examination.

EOC examinations are scheduled in January, May and July.

Dates, Times and Locations TBD

What Do You Think?

US History & ConstitutionLESSON 10: Westward Expansion and Regional DifferencesQuestion:Eli Whitney intended his cotton gin to help eliminate slave labor. Why did it increase it? Student Answer:Becasuse in the end there was more slaves.

What Do You Think?

English 2LESSON 20: Watch and Compare07-16-2012 17:49:50 Student Answer:I don’t get this.Teacher Response:07-17-2012 22:30:27 Your post is blank.Ms. Sylvia

What Do You Think?Student Answer:07-18-2012 06:53:39

Hey, I seriously remember doing this lesson. i remember completeing the whole thing and then submitting it and seeing that it was submitted. I looked through all of my documents to see if i could find it but i couldnt. is there anyway you think it might of gotten lost to where you can find it?

What Do You Think?

Student Answer:07-13-2012 14:49:53 Some sort of firewall virus is taking over my computer. It keeps shutting down my internet and it's hard for me to complete any lessons with this going on. I thought I'd let you know.

Do’s List at least 5 Do’s to be a successful

online student

Do’s• Set a schedule and stick to it• Submit a minimum of 1 lesson

in each course, 5 days a week• Use a word processor and save your work• Use spell check before submitting the lesson

• Work on revisions before new lessons• Check in during Office Hours and ask

questions• Attend Live Lessons• Attend All State Testing

Don’ts List at least 5 things Not to do.

Don’ts

• Submit text typing • Submit copied and pasted information

from the Internet• Submit lessons out of order• Wait and submit Live Lessons last• Skip school• Skip class• Work ahead of your revisions• Try to submit work without a word

processor

What’s next? Today or Tomorrow - Complete the Scantron

Assessment and email your score to your counselor.

Once you receive your student username and password you will need to access your “STUDENT FILE CABINET”.

Click on “GUIDANCE” and send your Language Arts and Math Scantron scores to “GUIDANCE”

After you submit your Scantron scores, you will receive an email from your School Counselor listing your courses and instructions on how to begin.

What’s next?

Login, open each course. Remember – begin with the Teacher Message and either a Live Lesson or Lesson 1 in each course.

You must begin immediately in order to complete your enrollment! Your login will be deleted it you do not comply with the attendance requirement.

Completing Enrollment Remember - submit the Teacher Message in

all your courses first (this does not give you attendance credit for the day)

When you open your first lesson, you will be asked to complete a Student Survey. This is anonymous and will not require you to include your name or email address. Check all the fields that apply and submit.

Submit a Live Lesson or Lesson 1 in each course.

Before you leave! In order to receive important school

alerts and messages via text, please text “yes” or “y” to 68453

Only very important information is sent via text. All other information will be sent via email or phone. (Example: We may text you a reminder the day prior to a standardized test)

Success Through Mastery You will take responsibility for your education You won’t fall behind or be held back by the

pace of the class

You will improve your knowledge retention

You will improve your standardized test scores

You will earn a high school diploma and be well prepared for college or career.

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