Online Learning Platform

GSuite for Education is the official online learning platform of the AJHS. It is a set of educational productivity tools from Google that includes Mail, Drive, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Hangouts, Chat, Meet, Sites, and Classroom. Through these tools, students will be able to communicate and collaborate with their teachers and classmates, access materials, plan, organize, and perform tasks more efficiently, and learn 21st century digital citizenship skills.

Learning Management System

Google Classroom is the official learning management system (LMS) of the AJHS. It is part of the Google Apps for Education suite of tools. With Google Classroom, teachers and students communicate and collaborate, manage assignments entirely online, and stay organized. This is where all announcements, materials, and assessment tasks will be posted by the subject teachers. There will be one Google Classroom for each subject.

Explore the Guide to Google Classroom Basics for Parents and Students at https://sites.google.com/ateneo.edu/gclassroombeu. This includes modules and frequently asked questions about Google Classroom as well as other G Suite tools that work with Google Classroom.

OBF Accounts for Students

With the help of the University’s Information Technology Resource Management Office (ITRMO), a University Google-based account was created for the students. The student’s OBF account will be used to log in to the G Suite apps. Through this email address, the students will have access to the different tools the school will use to deliver and enhance lessons.

The students can use their OBF account to send emails to their teachers and classmates using Gmail. This can also be used for sending messages through Google Chat and for video conferencing through Google Meet. With the OBF account, the students are enrolled into a mailing list where members of the group will be those in their class. This will be used as a means of communication via email between teachers and classmates regarding school-specific or class-specific announcements. Only members of the mailing list may send and receive emails in the group.

Synchronous and Asynchronous Sessions

During synchronous and asynchronous sessions, students must observe the daily routines provided by the school. A daily schedule is given to guide students in planning their day and working on their tasks. The school believes that this helps students self-regulate, develop self-discipline, and become independent learners.

Synchronous

• Be punctual. Dress appropriately for In-Class (On-Cam) sessions. Refer to part IV (Student Affairs and Formation) for the detailed guidelines on Attendance, Punctuality, Dresscode, and Haircut.

• When joining an In-Class (On-Cam) session, put your microphone on mute to avoid unnecessary noise during the session. If you wish to speak during the session, ask permission from your teacher by using the Nod extension app to “raise your hand”, or by typing in the chat box. Remember to use the chat box only for discussions related to the lesson.

Asynchronous

• Carefully go over the materials posted by your teachers in Google Classroom.

• Participate actively by writing down your ideas or posting questions on the comment section of the relevant material. Read others’ comments and respond appropriately.

• When discussing ideas or giving an opinion, support your stance with reason. This is the most important criterion in assessing someone's contribution to discussions, not the number of posts or reacts you made.

• Out of courtesy to others, do not write in a stream-of-consciousness fashion. Avoid lengthy, rambling responses by organizing your thoughts first before posting.

• Be mindful of and keep to the deadlines set by your teachers for assigned tasks.

AT ALL TIMES, maintain a positive online learning environment. Express your thoughts and opinions in a respectful manner, even when your teacher is not around. Use your freedom of expression responsibly. Think before you post!

Consultation Sessions

A designated time in the weekly schedule is allotted for academic and non-academic consultations. Consultation sessions may be done individually or in groups.

To consult synchronously:

• Inform your teacher at least a day in advance to allow your teacher to make the necessary arrangement and preparations.

• Send your questions prior to your consultation.

To consult asynchronously:

• Use only official channels for communication. You may send an email using your OBF account or send a message via Google chat during school hours (i.e. before 5:00 pm). Your teacher will reply to your queries within a reasonable amount of time.

The school may also initiate consultation sessions to discuss important matters with concerned students. Such matters may include academic intervention, disciplinary concerns, guidance interviews and/or counselling, and mentoring.

Submission of Requirements & Academic Integrity

As a Jesuit institution, we value magis. It is not simply doing more but more importantly doing things for the greater glory of God. When turning in requirements, remember that your work is an expression of magis. As such, your work is expected to always be on-time, complete, and truthful.

Academic integrity, as a manifestation of truthfulness, is the commitment to and demonstration of honest and moral behavior in an academic setting. Students who adhere to academic integrity show respect for their work and the work of their peers. The school will not tolerate small ethical compromises that sacrifice the integrity of the academic community.

Uphold the value of academic integrity by following these guidelines:

• Ensure that your answers to any school requirement are your own work, unless collaboration is explicitly allowed by your teacher.

• Do not share your answers with anyone, unless explicitly allowed by your teacher.

• Avoid engaging in any activity that will compromise the integrity of your grade or the grade of others.

• Report suspected violations to your teacher or Cluster Coordinator.

Plagiarism is a serious offense against academic integrity.

“Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work or borrowing someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offense:

According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, to "plagiarize" means:

• to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own

• to use (another's production) without crediting the source

• to commit literary theft

All of the following are considered plagiarism:

• turning in someone else's work as your own

• copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit

• failing to put a quotation in quotation marks

• giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation

• changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit

• copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use" rules)

• to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source”

Taken from: What is Plagiarism? (2017, May 18). Retrieved July 24, 2020, from https://plagiarism.org/article/what-is-plagiarism,

Make sure that you understand the policies laid out by the school as to what constitutes cheating, plagiarism, and inappropriate online collaboration. The Code of Discipline will be enforced once a student violates the rule on academic dishonesty.

Suspension of Classes

When classes are suspended due to inclement weather or other unforeseen events, official announcements will be posted on AteneoBlueCloud - AJHS Virtual Campus and Ateneo Junior High School Facebook page.