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DLA ChecklistSummer 2009DLAs, below are some suggestions from other DLAs to make assisting students taking coursesvia NCVPS easier:
Prior to June 15, 2009
 
(the first day of the Summer 2009 Session)
 _____ Give your students their usernames and passwords upon registration
. You have access to thisinformation in the registration system. Click on the View All Students, scroll to the bottom of the page,and click on View Your Enrollments. This will export all of your enrollments into an Excel spreadsheet.This spreadsheet will include the usernames and passwords for all of your students. NCVPS does NOTsend passwords to students.Students enrolled in courses offered by External Providers will need to get their usernames and passwordsfrom the External Providers. These are sent to the students in a separate cover e-mail FROM the outside provider.
Suggestion
: Ask your students not to change their passwords. This has caused problems for DLAs whenthey want to access students’ gradebooks only to discover the students’ passwords do not work becausethe password has been changed.
 ______ Visit the DLA Spa for updates and various forms.
Follow this URL (or click user logins on our homepage):http://ncvps.blackboard.com/webapps/login/Use your original username and password for the REGISTRATION SYSTEM to log in toBlackboard.If your password does not yet work, use the guest access to log in:username: test-dla password: pass4dlaUnder "My Courses" on the right of your screen, click on DLA Spa.
 ______ Insure that students have their own email accounts
. Please do not put the DLAs email accountinto the registration system for students. It is imperative that teachers have an accurate email contact withstudents.
Suggestion
: A student can use an email account provided by your county (LEA), or a student can set upan email account through Hotmail, Yahoo, Google, or Gaggle
 _____ Advise your students to go through the Student Support Services Orientation
.
Suggestion:
Students can access the orientation by going to the log-in link at the bottom of our home page or at this URL: http://ncvps.blackboard.com/webapps/login/. To access the orientation, do NOT log in. Instead, click the Preview button on the left:
 
Students can then access the orientation along with several demo courses:
 _____ Be sure that students understand the differences between a course offered in an onlineenvironment versus a traditional, face-to-face environment.
Suggestion
: Have your students go to the “Parent/Student Information” tab on NCVPS’s homepage or follow this UR:http://www.ncvps.org/parentstudent/ Here the student will find pertinent information discussing the nature of e-learning, the time commitment involved, and the typical processes of a givenday. The Student Support Services Orientation and the individual course orientation will provide detailsas to what contributes to success in an online class.
 _____ Print the NCVPS’s calendar for your students
. This is critical that students are aware of start andend dates and holidays.
Suggestion
: Go to our homepage, click on “Courses” and then “Instructional Calendars” or follow thisURL:http://www.ncvps.org/courses/calendars/ Print this calendar, make copies, and give one to each student.
 _____ Order the necessary textbooks and materials for your students
. Look for the “Textbooks andMaterials” button in the DLA Spa. Here you will find the necessary documents to lead you through this process.
Suggestion
: Be sure to look for courses that may need a textbook and see if any of your students areenrolled in those courses.
LEAs are responsible for all textbooks and materials.
You might call other schools in your LEA who have enrolled students with NCVPS to see if they have any textbooks that theywill not be using. This could save your LEA dollars. Create an inventory to keep track of the books previously ordered to reissue to current and future students. For science labs, you will need to solicit theassistance of a science teacher who can inventory the lab materials and equipment needed and facilitatestudents for designated labs.
 _____ Create a group or individual email contact list for students
. This will give you quick access to allof your summer school students.
Suggestion
: Test their email address before summer school starts. Be prepared to make contact once aweek to check on progress, concerns, or questions the students have.
 
 _____ Give students the Student Checklist (similar to this one).
Please add your own expectations to thechecklist!
June 15, 2009 (First Day of Class)
 _____ Create group emails for teachers and establish contact with them
. Teacher contact informationcan be acquired from the DLA Spa in Blackboard. Click on the Contact Info tab in the Spa.
Suggestion:
You can also get teacher contact information from students. Ask students to acquire teacher contact information from the Blackboard course under “Teacher Information” and give that information toyou during the first two days of school. Please make teachers aware of any IEP/504 modifications or of any processes in your school or school system that could be a barrier for your online students.
 _____ Ensure students can login and access course
.Suggestion:
If students are having login difficulty, contact the 24 hour help desk at 1.866.223.1028 (tollfree). If there are issues with OSU or FLVS contact their respective personnel. Be sure to read thedocuments OSU sends all DLAs pertaining to trouble shooting and getting started with the Germanclasses.
June 17, 2009
, (the 3
rd
day of the Summer 09 Session)
 _____ Look for the Day 1 Activity Report.
This will list students who did not log in the first day of class.This will be posted in the Dropbox file in the registration system.
Suggestion
: Make contact with parents of the students who have not logged in. Determine the next stepsfor them. If students indicate that they are not going to participate in the summer session, go ahead anddrop them in the registration system.
 _____ Check the grade books of your online students to see which ones are working / not working.
Remember – only you as the DLA can drop a student without penalty within the first 10 days of a course.This is important, particularly in courses with state-mandated EOCs/CTEs.
Suggestion
: Have your online students print out their gradebooks and bring them to your office once per week. This will save you time in that you will not have to access each student’s grade book.
June 19, 2009
(the 5
th
day of the Summer 09 Session)
 _____ Last day to add students into courses
. Please be aware that students who enroll late are expectedto make up all of the work that they missed. A summer-session day is equivalent to three days of a fall or spring session. Late additions will typically need extra support from the LEA to catch up.
Suggestion
: Check the NCVPS registration system to see if any spaces are still available.
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