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DEPARTMENT OF DEF ENSE EDUCAT ION ACT I V I TY

DODEA Virtual High School (DVHS): Vision

To prepare our students to live, learn, work, and serve the public good in a digital, global society through engaging, synchronous and asynchronous instruction.

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( t h i s p a g e i n t e n t i o n a l l y l e f t b l a n k ) ( t h i s p a g e i n t e n t i o n a l l y l e f t b l a n k )

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Becoming a Successful Online Learner 4-5

Communication Methods 6-7

Schoology LMS 8-11

GradeSpeed & 12

Academic Integrity 13-14

Research & Citation Resources 15

Using Technology 16-19

Image Credits 20

Student Resource List 21

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Attendingonlineclasseswillprovideyouwithvaluableskillsthatyouwillneedtobesuccessfulincollege,career,andinlife.ReadthisbooklettolearnaboutDVHSPolicies&Proceduresandexploresomemethodstobecomeanaccomplishedonlinelearner.Tipsareprovidedtohelpyounavigateanduseyouronlinecoursematerials.RefertotheDVHSImproveYourStudySkillseBookathttps://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/section6.htmltoinvestigatewaystoadvanceyourreadingandcriticalthinkingskills.

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Softwareandhardwarerequirementsandtechnicalcomputerskills

Effectivecommunicationusingproperemailetiquetteanddiscussionboardstrategies

HowtouseSchoology,ourLearningManagementSystem

Discoverwhymonitoringofgradesisimportant

Learnthatacademicintegrityisakeytoself‐relianceandknowledgeacquisition

W Y T Onethingincommonwithsuccessfulonlinestudentsisthattheycommunicatewiththeir

teacher.Theabilityandwillingnessto

communicatewithyourteachersisparamounttoyoursuccess!Yourteachersarerealpeopleand

trulywanttoseeyousucceed.

Withthatsaid,itisimportantthatyoutalktoyourteachersandaskquestionsaboutanything

andeverythingthatyoudonotunderstand.Since

youarenotinatraditionalclassroom,yourteacherwillnotbeableto"sense"thatyouarehaving

problemsbythelookonyourface.Itisimportantthatyoukeepyourteacher"intheloop"!Ineach

ofyourcourses,clickthelink“TeacherIntroduction&ContactInformation”toaccessyourteacher’semailaddress,telephonenumberandof icehours.

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VISION

DVHS Continuous School Improvement School Years 2009‐2015

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MISSION

Dedicatesometimenowtolearnhowyoucansucceedinyouronlinecourse.Successtakeseffortanddetermination.Regardlessofwhereorwhatyouarelearning,succeedingisapriority.Whataresomeattributeandskillsthatareneededforyoursuccess?Besideseffortanddetermination,youmustalsopossess:

Apositiveattitude—Thismeansthatyoubelieveinyourselfandyouhavethebeliefthatyouarecapableoflearning.

Self‐motivation—Thismeansthatyouarewillingtodisciplineyourselftodoyourschoolworkinanef icientandsatisfactorymannerratherthanrely‐ingonsomebodyelsetomotivateyouorofferyouincentives(treats)inorderforyoutocompleteyourlessons.

Awarenesstoknowwhentogethelp—Yourteachersareavailabletohelpyounomatterthe

question.Theyareagreatsourceofinformation,notonlyinyourcoursesbutinotherareastoo.Al‐

waysrememberthatthereisnosuchthingasa“dumb”question.

Discipline—Learningtakestimeandconcentration.Ofcourse,therearegoingtobetimeswhenyou

wouldratherbedoingsomething“fun”insteadofdoingyourschoolwork.However,ifyouaregoing

tosucceed,youneedtodevotethetimetoyoureducationthatitneedsanddeserves.Proathletesdo

notbecomeovernightphenomena.Ittakesyearsofpracticeandattentiontoeverydetailoftheirlivestosculpttheirbodiesandhonetheirtalentssotheycanattaintheaspirationsoftheirhopes

anddreams,thatofbeingaprofessionalathlete.

ToEducate,Engage,andEmpowereachstudenttosucceedinadynamicworld.

Toprepareourstudentstolive,learn,work,andservethepublicgoodinadigital,globalsocietythroughengaging,synchronousandasynchronousinstruction.

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Teachers are dedicated to answering your questions

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Yourteachersarenotonlysubjectmatterexpertsintheirchosen ields,butaregenerallyveryknowledgeableontheuseofcomputersandouronlinelearningenvironment.Thinkofyourteachersasyour irstpointofcontactwhenyouneedhelpwithyourcourseworkorhaveproblemsnavigatingyourcourses.

Contactyourteacherwhenyoudonotunderstand:

theinstructionsforanassignment,orhaveaquestionaboutwhen,where,orhowtosubmitanassignment

aconceptinyourreading aquestiononanexam

Ofcourse,youshouldfeelfreetocontactyourteacherwithanyquestion.Ifhe/shecannotanswerit,theywillgiveyoutheinformationyouneedtocontacttheappropriateperson(s)ordepartment.Yourteacherisdedicatedtoansweringyourquestionswithin48hoursofthetimeyoucontactthem.

Emailisabigpartofyouronlineexperience.Itisimportanttounderstandtheetiquettebehindgoodemailtechniques.

GotoEmailEtiquetteGuidelineshttps://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/swf/email_tutorial.swfforrecommendedpracticestocommunicateeffectivelywithyourteachers.

“Etiquetteisthe"accepted"codeofbehavior;it'stheunderstoodwaytodosomething.Emailetiquette,then,istheacceptablewaytocommunicatethroughemail.”

EmailingYourTeacher

Ifyouarelettingyourteacherknowaboutaprobleminyourcourse,besuretoincludethefollowinginfor‐mationinyourmessage: Thecourseyouarewriting

about,i.e.EarthandSpaceScience Theareaofcourseyouarehavingproblems

with(ex:Module3|Section2|Page9). WhenandWhere(homeorschool)theproblem

occurred. Abriefdescriptionofyourproblemorquestion.

Provideascreenshotoftheproblemwhereap‐plicable.DownloadorPrintLoginandAccessEmailathttps://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/docs/access_email.pdftolearnaboutDoDEAGoogleMail.

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CallingYourTeacher

Yourteacherwillprovideyouwithtelephonecontactinformation.Ifyouleaveamessage,besuretospeakclearlyandleavethefollowinginfor‐mation: Yourfullname(spelloutyourlastname!) Thecourseforwhichyouarecalling,i.e.Earthand

SpaceScience Yourtelephonenumberwiththeareacode Thebesttimetoreachyou(toavoidthedreaded

"telephonetag") Thetimezoneyouarecallingfrom Abriefdescriptionofyourproblemorquestion

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UsingInstantMessaging

Oneofyourprimarymethodstocontactyourteacher,isthroughtheDoDEAVirtualHighSchoolinstantmessagingsystem. Checkformessageseverydayyouhaveclass.Youdonotwanttomissanimportantcommu‐

nication! Leavemessagesforotherswhentheyareof linesotheycangetbackwithyouwhentheylogin.ReviewtheSparkInstructionsathttps://content.dodea.edu/vs/hs/spark/index.htmlonhowtodownloadanduseSparkonyourhomecomputer.

RecordingYourVoiceAttimes,youwillbeaskedtorecordyourvoiceforanassignmentortoaskyourteacheraques‐tion.Inordertodothis,youwillneedtohaveamicrophone.SometimesyoumayrecorddirectlyintoSchoology,othertimesyoumayneedtouserecordingsoftware.Therecommendedsoft‐wareforbothWindowsandMacintoshoperatingsystemsisAudacity.Audacityshouldbein‐stalledonyourschoolcomputer.WatchtheAudacitydemonstrationathttps://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/swf/orientation_technology_audio.htmtolearnhowtodownloadtheprogramforhomeuseandlearnhowtousethisrobustvoicerecordingprogram.

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C O M M U N I C AT I O N M E T H O D S

SynchronousSessionsAdobeConnect

YourteachermayuseanAdobeConnectwebsite,communicationtoolthatprovidesasynchronous(sametime)learningenvironment.Thistoolprovidesawaytotalktoandmeetwithyourteachersasifyouarereallyinthesameroom!

Infact,ifyourcomputerhasami‐crophoneandspeakers,youcantalktoyourteacherandclassmatesjustasyouwouldonthetelephone.YoucanuseAdobeConnectatschoolorathome.

Gotohttps://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/swf/adobeconnect.htmtolearnmoreaboutAdobeCon‐nect.

IfyouhavetheopportunitytomeetupwithyourteacherandotherclassmatesinanAdobeConnectsession,weencourageyoutotryit!

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SchoologyLearningManagementSystem(LMS)

DoDEAVirtualHighSchool(DVHS)coursesaredeliveredviatheSchoologyLearningManagementSystem(LMS).SchoologyrequiresonlyawebbrowserwithJavascriptandcookiesenabled.Additionalbrowserplug‐insmaybeneededtodisplayrichcoursecontent.Schoologynotonlydeliverscurriculumandassessmentstoyou,butmostimportantlyitistheprimarytoolyouwillusetoturninyourworktoteachers.Schoologyhasmanyfeaturestoprovidefeedbackonassignmentsandtests,inadditiontodiscussionandcommunicationtools.

AfterloggingintoSchoology,youcanlocateyourcoursesfromtheCoursesdropdownnavigationbar.TheimageabovedepictsatypicalcourseMaterialspage.LinkstoTeacherContactInformation,GradingPolic‐esandTeacherExpectations,andsomehelpfulresourcescanbefoundonthispage.Coursecontentandma‐terials,alongwithassignments,quizzes,anddiscussions,arelocatedintheClassroomfolder.Atthebegin‐ningofeachsemesteryouwillreadtheDVHSOnlineLearningGuideathttps://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/index.htmltobecomefamiliarwithandpracticecommontasksinSchoology[refertotheinstructionalresourcelinksbelow].

Schoology&CourseNavigation:WatchaNavigationDemonstra‐ tionathttps://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/swf/navigation/navigation_schoology.htm[needheadphones]orDownloadorPrintdetailedinstructionshttps://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/docs/navigation.pdf.

Assignments—Access&Submit:DownloadorPrintdetailedinstructions:https://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/docs/assignment_submit.pdf.

TakingTests&Quizzes:DownloadorPrintdetailedinstructions:https://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/docs/taking_tests_quizzes.pdf

https://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/docs/taking_tests_quizzes.pdf.

S CH O O LO G Y L M S

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S CH O O LO G Y L M S

Discussions

Adiscussionboardisatoolwhichallowsyou,yourclassmates,andyourteachertoconductanonlinediscussion.Yourclasscanreadallthemessages,botholdandnewatanytime.Discussionboardassignmentsareusuallygraded.Youwill“post”yourre lections/answerstoaquestionpromptortopic.Adiscussionismadeupofthefollowing:

Forums‐folderscontainingmessagesonaparticularsubject, Threads‐athreadisaseriesofmessagesaboutthesametopic Messages‐eachmessageisanindividualcontributiontoacon‐

versation(likeasinglee‐mail).Discussionsallowyoutothinkmorecriticallyaboutconcepts.Addi‐tionally,throughopendiscussionwithclassmatesyoufurthersolidifyyourunderstandingbyseeinginfor‐mationpresentedinadifferentway.Discussionsareusuallygradedassignments.Inmanydiscussionassign‐ments,youwillreadandrespondtootherstudents'answers.Thisprovidesanopportunityforre lection.

DiscussionEtiquetteFreeofprofanity,derogatorycomments,ormakinginappropriatecommentsorbadlanguage.Itisoktodisagree,andoftenagreatwaytolearn,butnopersonalattacks.Nobullying.Nobullying!Benice,positiveandrespectful–particularlywheninresponsetoaclassmate’spost.Postsshouldbeinacademicwriting(properspelling,grammar,punctuation,capitalization).NoIMlanguage‐avoidslang.Choosetolearnaboutyourpeers.Youcanreallygettoknoweachotherthroughdiscussions.Bewillingtolearn,shareideas,andchange!

HowisaDiscussionPostdone?

Discussionassignmentswillbeavaila‐blewithinSchoologyinsidethecoursefolders.Clickadiscussionlinktoopentheinstructionsandtoreadtheques‐tionprompt.Atexteditorisavailablefortypingresponses.Choose“Reply”whenrespondingtopostsfromclass‐mates.

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S CH O O LO G Y L M S LocatingAssignmentScores&Feedback

Therearemanywaysforyoutolocateyourscoresandteacherfeed‐backinSchoology.YoucangototheGradestabintheleftpanelofyourSchoologyHomepageorinyourCourse(s)locatetheGradestabintheleftpaneloftheCoursescreen.

UndertheGradeslink,alistofassignments,quizzes,tests(completedanduncompleted)areshown.Completedandgradedassignments/testswillincludetheGrade,MaximumPoints,andpossiblyinstructorFeedback/Commentsintherightcolumn.

ClickingthenameofanassignmentjumpsyoutothatassignmentintheClassroomfolder.Thereyoucanlocateadditionalfeedbackthatmayhavebeenaddeddirectlyintheassignmentsubmissiondocumentsand/orintherightsidepaneloftheassignmentsubmissionpage.

NOTE:TheGradeslinkinSchoologymaynotdisplayacompleterecordofthegradedassignments.Schoologyisnotanof icialrecordofgrades.GradeSpeedistheonlyof icialgradereportingsystem.

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S CH O O LO G Y L M S WhatisaRubric?

Arubricprovidesguidelinesthattheteacherwillusetoscorevariousassignments.Itdescribeswhereandhowyouearnpoints.Rubricsaremostoftenusedforprojects,papers,orpresentations,andmaybeprovidedalongwithassignmentinformationonalessonpageorasanattachment.Youshouldreferbacktoarubricoftenasyoucompleteanassignmenttobecertainthatyouaresatisfyingalloftherequirementsatthehighestlevel.

Whyisarubricusedtoevaluateyourstudentswork?

Itisalwaysagoodideatoreadarubricthoroughlybeforeanassignmentisstartedforacoupleofreasons:

1. Youwillhaveaclearerunderstandingofhowtocompletetheassignment;

2. Youwillknowhowtogetthebestgradepossible!

Howdoyouinterpretarubric?

Whenreadingarubricforthe irsttime,it’salwaysagoodideatolookatthecolumnwiththehighestscoreorpointstoknowimmediatelyhowtoearnthehighestscore.

1. Iftheworkmeetstheexpectationsinthehighestnumbercolumn,thenthehighestscoreisobtained!

2. Ifworkdoesn’tquitemeetthehighestexpectations(yet),gotothenextnumberdownandseeifthequalitieslistedtheremorecloselyre lectyourwork.Iftheydo,andtheworkhasn’tbeenturnedinyet,maketheneededchangestomeetthehighestscore.

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G R A D ES P E E D GradeSpeedGradeScale

Gradedassignmentsandassessmentsaresequencedtomax‐imizestudentsuccess.Itisimportantthatstudentscompletelessoncourseworkbeforeattemptingtocompletethegradedassignmentsorassessments.Youwillbegradedaccordingto

thescoresshownintheGradeScaletable.below

LocatingYourOf icialGrades

GradeSpeedisaweb‐basedprogramthatenablesparentsandstudentstolog‐intoviewgradeandattendancedata.GradeSpeedistheonlyof icialgradereportingsystem.GradesinSchoologyarenotacompleteorof icialrecordofgradedassignments.

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informationaboutcreatingaparentac‐countandtoreviewthestepstologin.

TutoringandHelp

Ifyouhavequestionsorseekclari icationaboutcourseassignments,pleasescheduleatimeforextrahelpwithyourteacher.Pleasedonothesitatetoaskforhelpatanytime.

Additionally,youmayalsogethelpfromaprofessionaltutoranytimeyouneeditatwww.Tutor.com.

ThisonlineserviceisFREEforDoDEAstudents.Tutorsareavailable24/7andcanprovidehelpinmorethan16subjects.JustlookfortheinformationontheTutor.commainpageforMilitaryFamilies.

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A C A D E M I C I N T E G R I T Y DVHSPolicy

TheDoDEAaccreditationagency,AdvancED,requiresthe

DVHStohaveassurancesthatacademicintegrityexistswithin

ourcourses.DoDEAVirtualHighSchooloperatesunderthe

expectationthatallstudentswillholdtoacademicstandards

thatarebothethicalandhonest;thus,anysortofacademic

dishonestyisprohibited.

Plagiarism,cheating,copyingtheworkofanotherstudent,orcopyinganswersfromtheinternetareallexamplesofacademicdishonesty(thoughthislistisnotallinclusive).

Additionally,allschoolrelatedassessmentsmustbetakeninthepresenceofanof icialDoDEAproctorunlessotherwisenotedbytheinstructor.Forfurtherguidance,pleaserefertotheindividualteacher’scoursepoliciesandprocedures.

WhatdoestheDVHSAcademicPolicyCover?

TheDoDEAVirtualHighSchool’sAcademicIntegrityPolicycoversallschoolrelatedworkincluding,butnotlimitedto,classassignments,quizzes,projectsandexams.

Consequences

TheDoDEAVirtualHighSchoolexpectsallstudentstoabidebyethicalacademicstandards.Academicdishonesty‐includingplagiarism,cheating,copyingtheworkof

another,usingtechnologyforillicitpurposesoranyunauthorizedcommunicationbetweenstudentsforthepurposeofgainingadvantageforcourseworkorduringanexamination‐isstrictlyprohibited.

AnyviolationoftheDoDEAVirtualHighSchool’spolicyofAcademicIntegritycanresultinsevereconsequences.Anycheatingorcopyingwillresultinanadministrativereferralandapossiblegradereductiontoincludeazero

fortheassignment.ViolationsoftheDVHSAcademicPolicycanbeaddressedatboththeDVHSandatthestudent'slocalschool.

DoDEARegulation2051.1,"DisciplinaryRulesandProcedures,"statesthatastudentmaybedisciplined,toincluderemovalfromschool(i.e.,suspension,expulsion,oroutofschoolplacement)inappropriatecircumstances…asstatedin“E3.5.GroundsforRemoval”forthefollowingacts,“E3.5.18Forging,cheating,orplagiarizingtheworkofothers.”

Ref.DoDEADisciplinaryRulesandProceduresNumber2051.1athttp://www.dodea.edu/Of ices/Regulations/upload/DoDEA‐Regulation‐2051_1a.pdf

Plagiarism—isde inedbytheRandomHouseDictionaryas:

"Theunauthorizeduseorcloseimitationofthelanguageandthoughtsofanotherauthorandtherepresentationofthemasone'sownoriginalwork.""Closeimitation"meansthatstudentsdonothavetocopyverbatimforittobeconsideredplagiarism.

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A C A D E M I C I N T E G R I T Y UsingTranslationSoftwareisPlagiarism

UsingtranslationsoftwarethatconvertsEnglishwordstoatargetlanguageisjustanotherformofplagiarism,anditischeating.

Thistechnologyisnotperfect,meaningthatsomesigni icantmistranslationswillalmostalwaysoccur.Mostoftenteachersrecognizetheuseofsuchpro‐gramsbecauseofthecharacteristic"feel"ofcomputertranslationsandthetypi‐calerrorsthatoccur.Frequentlytwostudentsfromoppositesidesofthecoun‐trywillsubmitidenticalpieces,whichisadeadgiveawayfortheteacher.

MisuseofCopy&Paste

Oneofthemostcommonerrorsmadewhenusingtechnologyisthegrossmisuseof"copyandpaste".Thiscanincludetextandimages.ALLwordingforassignmentsMUSTbethestudent’sownwork.

Theinstructormaysearchdatabasestoidentifycasesof"copyandpaste"fromwebsites.DVHSteachersmayuseanoriginalitycheckingsoftwaresuchasTurnitin.Aseasilyasitmaybeto indinformationandcopyit,itisjustaseasyfortheteachertolocatethesource.Simplychangingawordhereorthereusingthethesaurusdoesnothidetheoverallpilferingofcontentfromanexternalsource.

Studentsshouldmakeapointtograspthegeneralideaofwhattheyarereadingandthentypeitintheirownwords.Anytimeanimageisusedfromtheinternet,studentsshouldcitethesourcewithatminimum,theinclusionofthewebaddress.

TestSecurity

TeachersmaychoosetohaveatestproctoredatschoolortheymayuseRespondusLockDownBrowsertopreventaccesstootherwebpages,takingscreen‐shots,copyingorprintingthetest.Watchthevideo:https://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/swf/respondus/respondus.htm

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R E S E A R CH & C I TAT I O N R E S O U R C E S

Citation Resources

There are a number of places for you to go for information about citing sources

(giving credit to someone whose work you used) but your school media center

person is the best and closest source. Basically, you need to state who wrote or

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OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/

Son of Citation Machine at http://www.citationmachine.net/

Penn State - Teaching & Learning With Technology: Plagiarism for Students at

http://tlt.psu.edu/plagiarism/student-tutorial/

DoDEA Virtual High School Library

There is nothing wrong with including other people's findings or creativity as a part of a project as long as proper

credit is given to those people within the project. The goal should be to look at what other people have done, an-

alyze that information and properly synthesize it into the work.

You can use our online library to do research to find information on various topics. The DoDEA Virtual High

School (DVHS) eLibrary collection includes fiction and non-fiction eBook titles and curriculum reference materi-

als selected specifically to support DVHS curriculum and instruction. A link to the DVHS eLibrary is provided in

every course. Teachers can use these materials when planning instruction, and students may use them to sup-

plement their learning or to pursue further interests within the content area they are studying. Due to product

licensing and subscription requirements, only DVHS students are authorized to use the DVHS eLibrary.

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Therearevarioustechnologyresourcesthatyoumayneedforyourcourses.

FileManagementBrowsingtheInternetRecordingyourvoiceWordProcessingCreatingapresentationOptimizingphotosCompressing iles

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Often,whenastudentsaysthatthe ilesarenotsavedinthecorrectlocationitisbecausetheyarenotsurewheretheyreallysavedthe ile.Inordertobeef icientwithyourtime,itisagoodideatosetupailemanagementsystemsothatyoucan indyour ileseasily.

Herearethestepsforcreatingasolid ilemanagementforyourschoolwork.Itdoesnotmatterwhatoperatingsystem(Mac,Windows,Linux)thatyouuse,the ilesystemisthesame.

Beginbyidentifyingwhereonyourcomputeryouwillsaveyour iles.AgoodplaceiseitherontheDesktoporintheMyDocumentsfolder.Youmayevenhaveajumpdriveorportabledrive.

Onceyouchooseyourlocation,createafolder.Themethodwillvarydependingonthecomputeryouuse.Youcaneitherright‐clickandchoose"NewFolder,”orgototheFilemenuandchoose"NewFolder.”Nameyourfolder.

InsideyournewCoursefolder,createonefolderforclasswork.Youshouldusetheseindividualfolderswhenyousaveyourwork.

Whencreating ilenamesremember:

Onlyletters,numbersandtheunderscore(_)areallowed.Othersymbolscancausecorruptedilesthatwon’topen.

AddyourLastNameandFirstInitialtoalltheilesyousubmit.Sothattourteachercan indyourilequickly.

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W P Youhaveprobablyusedawordprocessingprogrambefore,mostlikelyMicrosoftWord.Ifyouareatschool,youshouldhaveaccesstoMSWordonyourcomputer.However,youmaynothaveaccesstothatsoftwareathome.

IfyoudonothaveaccesstoMicrosoftWord,youcanusetheappsinGoogleDocsinyourGoogleDrivetocreatedocuments,chartsandpresentations.AfteryoulogintoyourGoogleDriveaccount,createandsaveanew ile.SeemoreinformationonusingyourGoogleDocsonthenextpage.

Anotheroptiontocreatedocuments,isafreeprogramavailabletoyoufromOpenOf ice.org.Thisfreeprogramisanentireof icesuitewhichincludespresentationsoftware,spreadsheetsoftware,wordprocessingsoftwareandmore!Thereisagreatsetoftutorialsontheirsite,aswellastemplatesandclipart.

WhenyouuseMicrosoftWord,saveyourdocumentswiththe ileextension".doc”or“.docx”.

Ifyouuseanyother“wordprocessing”software,thedocumentsshouldbesavedwitha ileextension".rtf".Thiswillallowotherstoopenyourdocuments.

Youwillneedtospendsometimelearningtouseyourwordprocessingprogram,nomatterwhichapplicationyouchoosetouse.

Afewgreatsitesrelatedtoopenof ice.org:

http://www.tutorialsforopenof ice.org/

https://forum.openof ice.org/en/forum/

R T F Awayforyoutosaveyourworkthatyouwillbe

sendingelectronicallyistosaveitintheRTFor“Rich

TextFormat.”Thisformatcanbeopenedbyanyword

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Beforesubmittingawrittenassignmentyoushouldsavethedocumentas“RichTextFormat.”

Toconvert:

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Change“Saveastype”toRichTextFormat(*.rtf)usingthedropdownarrow(seeimagebelow).

C AG D OnceyouhaveaccesstoyourGoogleDrive,clicktheCreatebuttonandselectwhattypeof ileyouwanttocreate.Youcanalsosave ilescreatedfromotherprogramsinyourDrive.

AccessYourDrive—OnyourGoogleHomePage,

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Searching the Internet Therearemanybrowsersforyoutochoosefromasyoucompleteyourwork.YoushouldhaveInternetExplorerorGoogleChromebrowserstocompleteyourcourseworkatschool.Sometimes,somethingmaynotworkinonebrowser,soyoushouldtryitinanother.

Aspartofanassignmentyoumaybeaskedtoperformaninternetsearch.Nomatterwhatbrowseryouchoose,youcanperformasearch.AnInternetSearchcanbedoneusingasearchengine.Therearemany,manysearchenginesavailabletoyouontheInternet.Hereisatutorialthatwilldemonstratehowtousethreeparticularsearchengines‐Google,Ask,orYippy.

Themethodsofusingkeywordscanbeusedtoperformanysearchusinganyoftheavailablesearchengines.Feelfreetowatchthevideoasoftenasyouneedfortips.Besureyourvolumeissettoareasonablelevel.

Openthebrowserofyourchoiceandvisitoneofthesearchenginesshowninthetutorial‐Google,Ask,orYippy.Trysearchingusingyourowntopics. Threelinksarelistedhereforyou:

http://www.google.com

http://www.ask.com

http://www.yippy.com

R PDFF PDF ilesareina“PortableDocumentFormat”.These ilescanbereadonanytypeofoperatingsystem.InordertoopenaPDFdocument,clickonitandseeifyourcomputercanopenit.

MostofourschoolcomputersshouldhaveAdobeReaderinstalled.Ifyouneedacopyofthisfreeprogramathome,AdobeAcrobatReaderisavailablefordownloadfromhttp://get.adobe.com/reader.

ThisdownloadincludestheinstallationoftheGoogleChromeinternetbrowser.Deselectthisoptionifyoudonotneedthisbrowserinstalled.

MostofthePDFswehaveintheDoDEAVirtualHighSchoolare

publishedforAdobeReaderversion9orhigher.

C APDFF YoumayneedtoturnoneofyourassignmentsintothePDF ileformat.Itiseasytosaveadocumentorspreadsheetorpresentationinthe“PortableDocumentFormat”ifyouhavetherightsoftware.

Onceyour ileisreadytobepublishedtoaPDF ile:

ClickthePrintbutton.

ChangetheprintertoAdobePDF.

VerifywhereyouwantthePDF ilesavedandthenameyouwanttogiveit.

Visithttps://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/swf/searchenginesdemo.htmforassistanceinusingkeywordstosearchtheinternet.

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Making Screenshots

Using SnagIt

Onyourschoolcomputerifyouwanttotakeascreenshot:

1.ClickStartonyourWindowstaskbar,2.ClicktheCapturebutton,3.Selectthepartofyourwindowyouwanttocopy.4.IntheSnagITEditor,saveyourscreenshotwithadescriptivename.5.Attachthe iletoanemailandsenditon.YoucanusetheSnagITtoolstohighlightpartsoftheimageaswellasSavetheimageinmultipleformats.

DownloadorPrintdetailedinstructions:UsingSnagIt.Toolsathttps://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/docs/using_snagit.pdf

Print Screen—Screen Capture

Sometimeyouaregoingtoneedtotakea‘picture’ofyourcomputerscreen.Thepicturemightbeoftheentirescreenormaybejustofanapplication.

Tomakeacopyofyourentirecomputerscreen:

PressthePrintScreen(PrtScn)buttononyourkeyboard.Tomakeacopyofaspeci icapplication:Clickinthatapplicationwindow.PressthePrintScreen(PrtScn)buttonandALTbuttononyourcomputerkeyboardatthesametime.Inordertosharethatcopywithyourteacherorourtechnologysupportstaff,youshouldthenpastethepictureintoaPaintorwordprocessingprogram.

1.Aftertakingascreenshot,2.OpenyourPaintorWordProcessingprogram,3.PresstheCTRL+VkeysonyourkeyboardorclickthePastebuttonintheprogram.4.Saveyourscreenshotwithadescriptivename.5.Attachthe iletoanemailandsenditon.DownloadorPrintdetailedinstructions:UsingScreenCaptureathttps://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/docs/using_screencapture.pdf.

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DVHS Logo

Rawpixel Ltd. Education. 485427487. iStock/thinkstock. iStock/thinkstock

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DVHS Logo

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ChristianChan. 519576977. Knowledge Empowers You and KEY Acronym. iStock/thinkstock.

Ximagination. 475676238. Ximagination. iStock/thinkstock.

moodboard. University students studying, from above. 97429031. moodboard/thinkstock.

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Wavebreakmedia Ltd. Businesswoman writing the word email. 502866045. iStock/thinkstock.

Beboy_ltd. Blue arrow circling a white envelop. 93062112. iStock/thinkstock.

Dave Hopkins. Phone Icon. 92700794. iStock/thinkstock.

Spark IM Logo.

Audacity Headset Icon.

Adobe Connect Screenshot.

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Schoology logo.

Schoology. Screenshot DVHS Schoology Course Materials Entry Screen.

Jack Hollingsworth. Side profile of a teenage girl working on a laptop. 200309940-001. Photodis/thinkstovk.com.

dimonspace. Music background. 163926849. iStock/thinkstock.

sv_sunny. Abstract geometric colorful background. 477424605. iStock/thinkstock.

Marina Zlochin. Social network - people and speech bubbles. 120905825. Stock/thinkstock.

Nastco. Vintage compass on old map with copy space. 125438752. iStockphoto/thinkstock.com.

Schoology. Screenshot DVHS Schoology Discussion Board Text Editor/Post Screen.

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Schoology. Screenshot DVHS Schoology Main Screen left navigation menu.

Schoology. Screenshot DVHS Schoology Course Screen left navigation menu.

Schoology. Screenshot DVHS Schoology Course Grades list.

Jess Yu. A Chinese girl shows full mark on sheet. 65052667. iStockphoto/shutterstock.

Alex Slobodkin. Bright Idea. 124134727. iStock/thinkstock.

6+1 Writing Rubric modeled by http://educationnorthwest.org/traits/traits-rubrics in Schoology, student view.

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GradeSpeed Logo.

DVHS Logo.

VIPDesignUSA. Cheating on a Test. 136629355. iStock/thinkstock.

ElenaNayashkova. Modern Day Crimes: Idea Theft. 483723013. iStock/thinkstock.

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cienpies. Global translate app World map, human hand with smartphone composition. 185926033. iStock/thinkstock.

pressureUA. Copy - Paste. : 122227621. iStock/thinkstock.

Schoology. Screenshot of Schoology Respondus Lockdown Browser video.

MackinVia Logo provided by MackinVia at http://www.mackin.com/ELIBRARY/VIA-MATERIALS.aspx

tovovan. Browser window with modern interface. 487002927. iStock/thinkstock.

nimon_t. Word english made with wooden. : 472491312. iStock/thinkstock.

buchachon. Best practice. 174264486. iStock/thinkstock.

VR_Studio. Desktop computer. 476328002. iStock/thinkstock.

Shutterstock. Side profile of woman working on a laptop. 26763133. Shutterstock.

Shutterstock. Side profile of boy with headphones working on a laptop. 59607700. Shutterstock.

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Olivier Le Moal. SEO, Search Engine Optimization. 119958379. iStock/thinkstock.

Adobe Connect Logo. http://www.adobe.com/legal/permissions/icons-web-logos.html

Google Chrome Screenshot.

Olivier Le Moal. Search Engine Optimization. 119958379. iStock/thinkstock.

Eray Haciosmanoglu. Historical photo template. 100458050. Hemera/thinkstock.

goldyrocks. Teens work on group project. 475098325. iStock/thinkstock.

Fuse. Student Working in a Computer Lab. 78743724. thinkstock.

moodboard. University student using computer. 97429028. moodboard/thinkstock.

Peter M. Fisher/Fuse. Group of young students studying in public library using laptop computers and reference books. 450745987. thinkstock.

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bobaa22. Diversity of Hands Raised and Question Marks. 493636817. iStock/thinkstock.

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DVHS Logo.

VLADGRIN. Social network communication in the global computer networks. 181178018. iStock/thinkstock.

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DoDEA Virtual High School (DVHS)

STUDENT RESOURCES DoDEAVirtualHighSchooleBookLibrary

https://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/docs/DHVS_eBooks.pdf

LibraryLog

DVHSOnlineLearningGuide

https://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/ lipping_book/index.html

DVHSContinuousSchoolImprovement(StudentVersions)

https://content.dodea.edu/VS/csieportfolio_14/interactives/dvhs_csi_student_version/engage.htm

DoDEAGradeSpeed

https://dodea.gradespeed.net/gs/

DVHSPeriodical&JournalDatabase

https://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/docs/DoDEA%20Virtual%20School%20Databases.pdf

SparkReferenceGuide

https://content.dodea.edu/vs/hs/spark/index.html

DVHSStudentOrientation

https://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/index.html

DVHSStudyGuide

https://content.dodea.edu/vs/hs/orientation/study_skills/index.html

SchoologyResources

https://content.dodea.edu/VS/HS/orientation/resources.html

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DODEA Mission

To Educate, Engage, and Empower each student to succeed in a dynamic world.

One Mission, One Vision, One School

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