1. Hybrid Summer School FAIRMONT PRIVATE SCHOOLS

2. Topics

Traits for Success

What the Heck is Blackboard?

Logging In

Navigating Through Blackboard

Contacting Your Teacher

Contacting Your Peers

Tech Support

Your Feedback

Updating Your Personal Information

3. Traits for Success

Be a self-disciplined, independent learner

• You do not need to rely on your parents or teachers to keep you on-task & involved in the class

• All course work is to be completed by assigned dates as given by the Fairmont Preparatory Academy instructor in the Course Schedule

• Course work submitted late may be subject to a deduction in grade

Able to communicate through the computer

• Much of your communication takes place through a written format

Well organized

4. Traits for Success

Willing to ask questions immediately

• Course content

• Technology

Comfortable reading information

• You must read all coursework & communications from your instructor

Prepared to participate daily

• 10-15 hours per week per .5 unit course

• 20-30 hours per week per 1.0 unit course

5. What the Heck is Blackboard?

Learning Management System

• enables the management & delivery of learning content & resources to students

Used for

• Reading & writing assignments

• Submitting assignments virtually

• Contacting your peers & teachers

• Transparency (parents can see your grades, assignments, etc.)

• Reviewing grades

• Generating reports (teachers)

• Tracking your progress (teachers)

6. Logging In

• Username & Password is your Student ID #

• URL:https:// fairmontschools.blackboard.com /

7. Navigating Through Blackboard

The tab bar across the top of your Bb page will help you navigate through Bb

8. Navigating Through Blackboard

Home tab

Join the Fairmont Prep fan club on FB Keep current with the FPS Google calendar & newsroom RSS feed Add news feeds, sudoku, calculators, dictionaries, etc to your Home page 9. Navigating Through Blackboard

Login, then click Classes from the tab list at the top of the Home page

10. Navigating Through Blackboard

Login, then click Grades from the tab list at the top of the Home page

11. Navigating Through Blackboard

Virtual library of resources, research content, study materials, etc.

You must self-enroll in the Prep Library to gain access

1. 2. 12. Navigating Through Blackboard

Click the Ok to confirm your enrollment

13. Navigating Through Blackboard

My Places tab

Change your phone #, avatar, etc.

14. Navigating Through Blackboard

My Places tab

Change your phone #, avatar, etc.

15. Contacting Your Teacher

Contact information posted in Blackboard or syllabus

Ask your teacher for his/her Office Hours

• Virtual Office Hours

• On-Campus Office Hours

16. Contacting Your Peers

You can send emails to an internal Blackboard email account

Emails can be sent to

• All Users (teacher included) or All Groups

• All or Select Students

17. Tech Support

Blackboard Tech Support

• 1-888-788-5264 Push 3

• Use for Blackboard System Crashes

General 8 am to 5 pm M-F

• Mike 714-234-2726

• [email_address]

General 5 pm to 9 pm M-F

• Alan 714-743-8344

• [email_address]

18. Your Feedback

Meetings with eLearning Team

Online Survey

Goal

• Obtain your feedback, & experience with the content

• Obtain your feedback, & experience with the hybrid class

19. Thank You