BiolSA Demo: Intro 1: Classroom Expectation & All About You

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Welcome to BIOLOGY A!

NOTE: Please complete part 1 and part 2, then submit the assignment. It may take you some time to finish the work, please save the draft, Moodle also has an auto save feature, so you can complete the assignment in more than one sitting. Please write title of each assignment. The assignment is graded only once.

Part 1: Class room expectations:

When you email me please include your full official name, as registered in the Genius, the course name, and the Moodle link for assignment related questions.This information really helps me in answering your questions quickly. Please be mindful of the fact that I teach many courses and I have many students in each course. Not providing this information will delay my response to you.
All students including the returning students are expected to login to Moodle and start the course by doing all assignments in the introduction unit. You will not have access to the entire course unless you start in the Introduction block. That is how you are grouped in the class.

Plan and manage your time according to the end date of the course. Check the Genius for your end date. Use the checklist (available on the Moodle main course page, just above the Introduction block.) and grade book to track your progress. Any assignment that has not been submitted will be given zero score in your final grade calculation.
There are no due dates for assignments, it is a self paced course (work any time any where). Each assignment is broken into parts, you may work on each part in one sitting. You are expected to submit some work every week (Either an assignment or lesson or quiz.). If you are unable to do that and you have done only one or two parts, then you need to email me and explain the reason. You can move ahead in the course, but your final grades will be posted near the end date. I update the progress status in Genius every week on Tuesday morning.The work turned in by 3:00 pm on Monday will go into the Tuesday morning's weekly progress report. If you turn in work after that, then it will go into the following week's progress report. Typically you will see your progress status as “Ok” or “MW(Missing Work)” or “NR(Non Responsive)”. The total number of assignments that you see in the Genius is incorrect. This is a technical issue and NSO is working to resolve it.
Please read your assignment carefully and submit it after you complete all sections of the assignment. I grade assignments only once for full points. For any re-submission or re-grading, you will receive an average score of submitted assignments.
I try to grade your work as soon as possible. You should inquire about your submitted work only after five business days and include the Moodle link of the assignment in your email.
Final Grade Submission and Course Completion Email: Please send me an email when you complete the course. I work on your grades, after I receive the the course completion email from you.If you turn in majority of your work in the last week of the course, then the late work policy would apply. You may not receive any feedback or full points on your assignments and your final grade submission may be delayed by few weeks. Please consider the fact that your teacher needs some time to grade the work of all students.
If you cannot finish the course for some reason, your work will remain saved at NSO. You can come back and finish the course later. You may have to do some extra Introduction assignments for returning students and there may be some minor updates in the course.
The end date extension is only in exceptional cases, please contact your school counselor first, then inform me and NSO about the extended date. I am unable to extend your end date without counselor's approval.

Part 1 Assignment : Read the above information and answer the following questions: (15 Points)

1. What are the three things that you always include in your email communication?

2. In which block do you start the course?

3. What are the first few assignments that all students need to do in the course, weather you are a new student or a returning student?

4. How do you plan and manage your time in the course?

5. By when do you need to turn in work on each Monday in order to include your work in the Tuesday morning's weekly progress report?

6. What happens when you do not do all parts of the assignments at one time or if you redo or resubmit an assignment?

7. After how many days you should inquire about your ungraded work?

8. What you need to do when you complete all of your assignments and quizzes in the course?

9. What are the consequences of turning in work late or doing majority of work in the last weeks of the course?

10. Is this rare to have an extension on your end date? Who is eligible for an extension? Whose approval do you need it? Whom do you need to inform about an end date extension?

11. Do you have an IEP or 504 plan? Please let me know about your IEP/504 plan's adaptations that have worked for you in the past.

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Part 2 Assignment: All about you: Answer the following questions: ( 20 Points)

1.What are your strengths (what are you good at)?

2. What are your weaknesses or what areas do you think that you need to work on this year

3. What are your goals for this course?

4. Any thing that has worked or helped you in accomplishing your goals in the past, please share.

5. What grade are you expecting in the class?

6. Have you taken an online course before? Which course and where have you taken the previous course? Did you enjoy it?

7. Which school district do you come from? Are you paying tuition for this course?

8. Why did you choose this course?

9. What two obstacles do you see in finishing the course that you may have and how will you resolve them? Describe

For example: I get too busy during the school year, I will say no to some things, so that I still have time to submit my work each week.

10. Tell me about yourself.

Note:100 words is the minimum requirement. It means by writing only 100 words, you may not earn full points. If you want to earn more points then you have to write more details and produce quality work.

Some ideas you may use are:

Things you like to do.
Stuff you did this summer or last quarter.
Your favorite vacation and why you like it.
Your favorite holiday and why you like it.
When is your birthday? How old are you? Your favorite birthday memory, if you have one.
Who is your favorite person. Why do you like him/her?
Your favorite childhood stuffed toy. Why do you like it?
Your favorite food
Your favorite color
Your favorite TV show/movie/singer. Why you like it?
Anything else or any special situation you may have that you would like to share, that may help me understand you as a person.