Welcome to AP HUG
Spring 2016
Welcome Parents and Students!
Welcome to Georgia Virtual School's Spring Semester 2016. Please read the following newsletter very closely as it contains very important information for beginning your GaVS course. Course and school policies will be covered as well as important information to help you get off to a great start! This semester I will be teaching AP Human Geography AB, and AP Human Geography B.
Very Important
Student Orientation Course
Welcome to Georgia Virtual School. I will be your student's teacher.The student’s first task is to complete the Student Orientation Course. It is important to complete topics in order and complete all items on the checklist.
The following items are required for the completion of the Student Orientation Course (SOC):
- students complete all sign off
- students complete all agreement quizzes
- students make a 100% on the final Student Orientation Quiz.
OR
- Students may choose to opt out of the Student Orientation Course; however, students who elect to opt out of the Student Orientation Course are still responsible for all content presented in the course.
Students must finish or opt out of the SOC before gaining access to the course. Student Orientation Takes a full 24 hours to process after completion. Following successful completion of the SOC, the date on which students will gain access to the course is dependent upon which schedule was selected at the time of registration.
Spring 2016 Start Dates
Late Work Policy
Parent Account Information
The Parent Account gives you information about your child’s grades and progress in their course. If your child’s grade drops below a 75, you will receive an automated phone call. If your child’s grade drops below a 70, you will receive a phone call from me.
In order to view your child’s progress, you will need to have a parent account within our Student Information System and your account must be linked to your child’s GAVS account. If you already have a parent account please do NOT create a new one. If you have never created a parent account or you have not linked to your student’s account, follow the steps listed below.
Parent Account Information
Parents should read the knowledgebase articles in the order listed below. The steps must be completed in this order.
During the parent account creation process, you will be required to visithttp://www.gavirtualschool.org/ to begin the account creation process.
Steps/Process:
2. Link child to parent account (Student's GTID is needed during this step.)
Brightspace Help Sessions
Georgia Virtual School will have Brightspace Help Sessions for students and parents on Adobe Connect on the following dates:
Tuesday, January 5 @ 7:00pm
Thursday, January 14 @ 11:00am
Tuesday, Jan. 19 @ 7pm
Thursday, Jan. 28 @ 11am
Tuesday, Feb. 2 @ 7pm
Tuesday, Feb. 16 @ 7pm
You will join by entering the meeting as a Guest. Your username is your first and last name. Here is the link to join each Brightspace Help Session:
Adobe Brightspace Help Classroom
The school wide Brightspace Help meetings are separate from individual Welcome sessions held by each teacher. Please plan to attend the meeting with your teacher as well. Your teacher will notify you about the date of that meeting.
Review the Student Handbook
Syllabus Acknowledgement Form
Weekly Office Hours
Weekly Office Hours:
I will conduct synchronous office hours for students once per week on:
Monday evenings at 7 p.m.
Email and News
Please check both your GaVS Email and NEWS items daily!!
Contact Me
Email: rebecca.cahill@gavirtualschool.org
Website: gavirtualschool.org
Phone: 770-367-4593