Respect

As a student of this class, you are expected to give respect to your peers, teachers, guests, the classroom, and yourself. Avoid rude language, aggressive gestures (vocal or physical), and immature behavior. Respect privacy of others, always strive to help others in need, and come to class on time.  Professionalism is expected in this class.

Internet and Computer Access

In this classroom, computer use is a key element of these courses. You are expected to follow all rules already set, including:

• Do not use any program or system to bypass the school filter. If you are caught, your internet privileges will be revoked and will be requested to be removed from the class

• Do not destroy any computer material, digital or physical (this includes the work and files of other students)

• Do not bring any digital material from home that is not allowed in school  (movies, games, programs, etc.)

• If a computer is left logged in, kindly log them off instead of using their profile.

• These computers are not "yours" they are a tool the school provides to complete work during class time.  Please do not rearrange, manipulate the computers in anyway. 

• Do not change the setting of the computer, this includes any and all settings,  background, icons and images.

Plagiarism

Any time you use another person's work for any assignments without giving credit(unless otherwise stated), you are committing plagiarism. This is a serious offense. If you are caught stealing the work from an outside source or another student, you will be written up, given a zero for the assignment, and expected to complete the assignment for that zero. Failure to complete the assignment for a zero will result in a phone call home.

Here are some ways to avoid plagiarism:

• Give credit to the source. If you got an answer from Wikipedia, you can say "According to Wikipedia" or put a link after your answer in parenthesis.

• Instead of copying and pasting the answer from another source, rewrite it in your own words and make sure you understand the context.

• Ask Mrs. Sadow about the best course of action if you are unsure.

In the event that one student gives another student their work to copy from, both students will receive a zero.

Seating

The computers here are not "yours", even if you have been sitting in the same seat for the entire year. The computers belong to the classroom, and will be available to everyone that uses them appropriately.  It is your responsibility to put your work into the networked drive or back it up to a service like Google Drive.

Students should arrive on time and be prepared for each day. They should have a positive mind set and be respectful to all. 

 Study Tips:

Participating in class is a great high school study skill to build. It helps you to stay focused on what is being taught.

 Do this by:

• Taking notes

• Raising your hand to ask questions

• Engaging in class discussion

• Complete all activities and assignments 

• Unplug when doing homework and class assignments

• Organize notes by class and topic – use a binder and dividers

  • Highlight important information in notes

• Take breaks when needed

• Make studying fun with internet sites or a study partner/group

• Be active ~ take a walk, do yoga, stretch

• Eat a healthy balanced diet

• Get a good night’s rest

   Note Taking Suggestions:

• One method of notetaking is to rephrase your notes in a way that helps you better grasp the concepts, as is shown in the Cornell Method Note-taking.

• Spending time to come up with a picture representation will reinforce the concept in your head the same way re-phrasing might

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• All Business classes are self-paced, project-based learning environment.

• Class time is scheduled for all projects and class assignments.

• Please review Classroom Habits Rubric