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Student/Parent Handbook updated 10/2024
Laurel Springs Honor Code updated 10/2024
Laurel Springs Portal updated 10/2022
Laurel Springs Portal Guide updated 10/2022
How to check your feedback in the LMS
More on how to view your grades (this is a short video, give it a watch BEFORE beginning your course!)
Submitting via the dropbox feature in the LMS
Locating Past Grades
NEW LINK: Instructions for converting Apple files
Pacing Input Sheet (calculate how many assignments you should be completing for each course weekly and how many you should be submitting to the LMS daily!)
Video support, How to use the Pacing Input Sheet
Pacing Support for "old" Human A&P (calendars with suggested times to complete modules!)
Create Your Own Pacing Calendar
Customizing your school calendar
2023-2024 Academic Calendar (includes LSS school closures)
NEW LINK! 2024-2025 Academic Calendar (includes LSS school closures, professional development and teacher workdays)
Reach out to your teachers for support: Email Etiquette for Teens (a script) from Ms. Louisa Porzel
Paraphrasing support video Learn how to paraphrase!
NEW LINK: Evaluating Resources: How to evaluate and determine the reliability of your resources
Sources within the video: CARS Checklist and Finding Reliable Resources
Create a citation easily with EasyBib APA Citation Generator!
Be sure to select the right source type, e.g. website, journal, etc.
Owl Purdue APA Style Poster and Information
Artificial Intelligence
Watch: Thinking about using AI?
Prompt Framework for Students (how to use ChatGPT/chatbots/AI)
Should I Use AI? (flowchart to help you decide if you should use AI)
The importance of handwriting vs. typing notes for memory retention in science
Quick summary: “A closer look at the students’ text products in the typing modality reveals that students, while typing, seem to be cognitively overloaded. One of the consequences of this is a lower level of cognitive achievement in their typed text: students show less knowledge, less terminological accuracy, and, above all, a lesser understanding of the interconnection between the items of information provided.”