Freire Wilmington Student Portal

Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Classes: What's the Difference?

Starting Monday, August 31, all students will follow their full schedule which includes synchronous AND asynchronous classes.

• Synchronous: live class on Zoom, attendance is required

• Asynchronous: work independently on Google Classroom, assignments are due at the end of the day, check in with teachers if needed (attendance not required)

So what does that mean?

Every day, all students will:

• Attend advisory period at 9:00am (attendance required)

• Attend 3 live synchronous classes on Zoom (attendance required)

• Complete assignments for 3 asynchronous classes on Google Classroom (check-in with teachers on Zoom is recommended, but attendance is not required)

Overall, all students will follow their full schedule and complete work for all of their classes EVERY DAY.

Information for the First Day of School

Welcome to the new student portal! Monday, August 24 is the first day of school. Read on to find out how to join your live classes which start at 9AM EVERY DAY!

Step 1: Know Your Course Schedule

There are a couple ways to know your course schedule.

a) If you got your schedule on paper during materials pickup you're way ahead! Just make sure you also know your advisory class (if you don't have an advisory period listed, find your updated schedule through step b or c ).

b) Every student will be emailed their course schedule by Sunday evening. You can find your schedule at mail.google.com or click the gmail button on your chromebook.

Here's how you log in to mail.google.com and classroom.google.com

Username: firstname.lastname@stu.freirewilmington.org

Password: fcs#xxxxx where the x's are your student id

c) You can also find your course schedule on HAC (Home Access Center): https://hacdoe.doe.k12.de.us/HomeAccess/

Step 2: Know The Daily Bell Schedule

You will attend one advisory and three classes live on zoom every day. Each day will rotate as an A or a B day:

In addition, you will also complete independent coursework for your other classes during the times you are not live on zoom with your teachers. Your teachers will further explain this coursework and where to access it during class this week.

Step 3: Go To Class By Clicking Your Teacher's Zoom Link

Every teacher has their own "Zoom Classroom" where class is held. To go to a teacher's class, just click the link below.

So for example, if you have Mr. Joe during 3rd period, at 11:15 on A days you would click the link to go to freirewilmington.org/mrjoezoom

Teacher Zoom Classrooms

Ms. Alexis - http://freirewilmington.org/msalexiszoom

Ms. Barbara - http://freirewilmington.org/msbarbarazoom

Ms. Bridget - http://freirewilmington.org/msbridgetzoom

Ms. Cecelia- http://freirewilmington.org/msceceliazoom

Mr. Chad- http://freirewilmington.org/mrchadzoom

Mr. Chris - http://freirewilmington.org/mrchriszoom

Ms. Crystal - http://freirewilmington.org/mscrystalzoom

Ms. Danielle Hardy - http://freirewilmington.org/msdaniellehzoom

Ms. Danielle Staley - http://freirewilmington.org/msdanielleszoom

Ms. Deb - http://freirewilmington.org/msdebzoom

Ms. Erica - http://freirewilmington.org/msericazoom

Mr. Evan - http://freirewilmington.org/mrevanzoom

Ms. Jerrica - http://freirewilmington.org/msjerricazoom

Ms. Jessica - http://freirewilmington.org/msjessicazoom

Mr. Joe - http://freirewilmington.org/mrjoezoom

Mr. Joshua - http://freirewilmington.org/mrjoshuazoom

Ms. Kacie - http://freirewilmington.org/mskaciezoom

Ms. Kelsey - http://freirewilmington.org/mskelseyzoom

Mr. Kevin - http://freirewilmington.org/mrkevinzoom

Mr. Lamin - http://freirewilmington.org/mrlaminzoom

Mr. Lee - http://freirewilmington.org/mrleezoom

Mr. Luke - http://freirewilmington.org/mrlukezoom

Ms. Marley - http://freirewilmington.org/msmarleyzoom

Ms. Mary - http://freirewilmington.org/msmaryzoom

Ms. Melissa - http://freirewilmington.org/msmelissazoom

Ms. Michyah - http://freirewilmington.org/msmichyahzoom

Ms. MK - http://freirewilmington.org/msmkzoom

Mr. Nathan - http://freirewilmington.org/mrnathanzoom

Ms. Nicole - http://freirewilmington.org/msnicolezoom

Ms. Sarah - http://freirewilmington.org/mssarahzoom

Mr. Tim - http://freirewilmington.org/mrtimzoom

Mr. Tom - http://freirewilmington.org/mrtomzoom

What To Do If You Need Help

Having trouble with anything, including logging in, unsure of where to get to class, or have any other questions? There are multiple ways you can get help:

For general issues:

Call or text message this number: 302-415-3363

Or join this zoom room and ask any questions live via video: freirewilmington.org/freirezoom

Or email: Assistant Head of School Katie Pollard (katie.pollard@freirewilmington.org) or Co-Head of School Nate Durant (nate.durant@freirewilmington.org)

Send a message using the Remind app (sign up here)!

For Tech Support problems:

Contact IT support Monday-Friday 8am to 4pm: techsupport@freirecharterschool.org or call 302-482-4520

That's it! We're looking forward to seeing you all live this coming Monday!