ISMN Student Guide
Your guide to being successful at Insight
Online School (OLS) Login
If you have forgotten your username or password, click on the "Forgot Username" or "Forgot Password" links to have the info send to your email.
Getting Started
1. Complete ORN010 Online Learning (in "Classes" tab in student account)
- This class will take about 20 minutes to complete.
- It does not have any live classes or homework.
- It will take about 20 minutes to complete to 100%
- one-time class
- 1 hour long
- Attendance is required
- Link to this live class will be in your "My Schedule" tab and under "Events"
- You will need to download Blackboard Collaborate to attend this, and all other live class connect session - look below for more information on how to download this.
- This is a short phone conversation with your advisor to go over all the items you need to get off to a strong start and get to know more about us and we get to learn more about you!
4. Complete five mini orientation sessions:
- Must attend Monday-Friday before or during first week of school
- classes live from 11:30-12
- Class links will be in your "events" section of your student account
- Information on this will be gone over in the live orientation.
Recordings of Orientations:
If you watch the recording and do not attend a live session, you will need to complete a quiz in order to mark your attendance. Click HERE for the quiz.
9th-12th Grade Orientation
6th-8th Grade Orientation
Downloading Blackboard Collaborate (BBC)
Blackboard Launcher Download Instructions
Blackboard Technical Support: 1 (877) 382-2293
*NOTE: Blackboard is NOT compatible with Chromebooks, IPads or smartphones. You must use a desktop or laptop in order to download BBC and attend live class connect sessions
Class Connects (Live Classes)
A students' daily list of live classes will show under "My Schedule" tab in the student account, and under "Events". This is where students will learn live from their teachers.
Middle School students have a block of classes from 8:30-11:30am Monday-Thursday, and are required to attend these classes along with any others they may have throughout the week.
For more info on accessing Class Connects:
Updating the Time Zone
You want to click on "Chicago" to get in the Central Time Zone (CTZ)
Click HERE for a short video walking you through these steps
Attenadnace Requirements
6th-9th Grade Attendance Requirements
- Students are expected to spend 1500 minutes a week spent in live classes and working on homework
- Students are expected to attend all live classes, which are scheduled from 8:30AM-3:00PM.
- Attendance is taken in every live class connect session by teachers.
- Phone calls are made home if students are not present in their live class during the scheduled time.
- If these absences are unexcused by a parent or learning coach, they can be reported to the county following truancy law.
10th-12th Grade Attendance Requirements
- Attendance at Insight School of MN is defined as logging in and completing coursework for at least 6 hours per day
- Students are expected to attend or watch the recordings for their scheduled Class Connect Sessions.
- The required 6 hours of attendance is met through daily completion of coursework and attendance at Class Connect Sessions.
- Truancy at Insight School of MN is defined as not maintaining an overall average of at least 60% in all courses and/or not meeting the required 6 hours of daily attendance.
What Quailifies as an Excused Absence?
The following reasons constitute an excused absence, as per the Insight School of MN Student Handbook:
A. Serious Illness in a student's immediate family
B. A death in the student's immediate family, close friend or relative
C. Medical or dental treatment
D. Court appearances
E. Religious instruction not to exceed 3 hours per week
F. Physical emergency conditions such as fire, flood, or storm
G. Official school field trip or school-sponsored outing
H. Removal of a student pursuant to suspension
I. Vacation (with Head of School approval prior to student/family vacation)
Please let us know if you have any questions about our attendance requirements or about ways to report an absence.
How To Report an Excused Absence
2. Student must email teacher(s) of the class(es) the student will be missing
3. Students are responsible for watching the recording of the class(es) the missed and completing any homework/assignments due that day or weekInstalling Microsoft Office For Free
If your personal computer does not already have this program, you may install it from your Microsoft 365 account. If you received a computer from K12, you should already have the programs installed on your school computer.
Steps to Downloading Mircosoft Office for Free:
1. Open your school email account
2. Click on the "Office 365" logo at the top left of the screen
3. A new tab will open up
4. Click on "Install Office 2016" on the right side
Check out this video if you are still having troubles. Or check out the picture below!
Assignments
Internet Browswer
School Email
School email accounts allow students to send messages to their teachers and staff at ISMN. Students are not able to send emails to individuals outside of ISMN through this email.
School email can be accessed several ways:
1. Through the student account
2. Through the website outlook.office.com
3. Through student's mobile device (smartphones or tablets)
Learning Coaches are copied on every email from teachers and staff, so they are aware of what is happening in your classes as well.
Back Up Plan When Computer/ Internet Isn't Working
We suggest visiting your local library, coffee shop, family/friends house or computer, or another location which has wi-fi whenever you are experiencing internet issues.
Technical Support
K12 Technical Support Number
Blackboard Collaborate Technical Support
1 (877) 382-2293
K12 Student Clubs
Have you moved, changed numbers or email address?
If anything changes in family dynamic/custody, please let us know so we are following correct protocol and exchanging educational information to the correct individuals.