Be kind and respectful in all of your interactions online, just as you would in person!

Online classes are a professional and educational setting. Please:

• Dress appropriately (no pajamas-- unless it is pajama day).

• Be engaged and ready to participate (not lounging in bed).

• Be mindful of what is shown on your webcam.

Write all of your assignments in academic language (limit the use of emojis, gifs, etc.).

Monitor your conversation level (listen as much as you speak).

Interacting and communicating with your classmates is a large part of this course -- learning happens collaboratively!

You will be expected to respectfully and professionally interact with your peers using the following formats:

• Google Classroom discussion boards

• Zoom whole-class and breakout room discussions

• Google Jamboard

• Google Slides

• Google Docs

• Padlet

• FlipGrid

The purpose of collaboration is to help each other out, be exposed to different ideas, and build community! Some examples of collaboration include:

• Asking/ answering a question

• Agreeing/ disagreeing/ or adding on to an idea

• Providing comments or suggestions to a classmates' work

• Working together to complete an assignment

When collaborating or communicating with classmates, please remember to:

• Use polite and professional tone

• Be constructive (focus on how your classmate can improve, not on what they did wrong)

• Use academic language (complete sentences, proper capitalization -- don't type in all caps)

Sign in to your Google Classroom for Science at the scheduled start of class each day.

Read the posted announcement.

Follow all instructions for that day.

All assignments will be assigned, completed, and graded via Google Classroom.

You may use Google Classroom to communicate with Ms. Faynerman by posting a public or a private comment to a specific assignment.

Zoom meetings will be held daily -- participating every day is part of your grade.

A link to the Zoom meeting will be posted in the Google Classroom announcement each day.

Sign in to the Zoom meeting within the first 3 minutes of class using your student Gmail account ONLY. Unknown or unrecognized accounts will not be admitted into the meeting.

Zoom meetings will consist of whole-class and breakout room discussions. You are expected to respectfully participate by agreeing, disagreeing, paraphrasing, adding on ideas, and asking questions. Students may volunteer or be cold-called upon.

Your microphone should be muted unless you are speaking.

If possible, your camera should remain on so that we can all see each others' faces -- it makes learning more personal!

Grades will be updated on Infinite Campus every two weeks.

Make sure you stay up-to-date with your grades and email Ms. Faynerman if you have any questions.

GMAIL is the main avenue of communication between teacher and student.

Please check your student GMAIL at least two times per day to make sure you don't miss any important information.

Please respond to all teacher emails within 24 hours.

Please email Ms. Faynerman if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. You will receive a response within 48 hours.