FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, WE HAVE COME TOGETHER IN THIS SCIENCE 10 CLASSROOM IN CYBERSPACE. ALL OF US WANT THIS EXPERIENCE TO BE A SUCCESSFUL ONE. IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE CHANCES OF OUR SUCCESS, WE WILL HAVE TO ADOPT SOME REGULATIONS WITHIN OUR CLASSROOM. WE WILL:

• USE APPROPRIATE CLASSROOM SPEECH IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE
• FOSTER A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION
• PRACTICE MUTUAL RESPECT OF OTHERS AND THEIR OPINIONS
• WORK HARD TO ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS
• MAINTAIN REGULAR EMAIL CONTACT WITH THE ONLINE TEACHER
• KEEP UP WITH THE WORK SCHEDULE OUTLINED BY THE TEACHER
• PARTICIPATE IN A POSITIVE WAY WITH THE CLASSROOM GROUP IN CYBER SPACE
• HAVE TO STRIVE HARD TO MAKE THIS A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL!

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF:

YOU EXPERIENCE ANOTHER STUDENT USING INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IN CLASSROOM CORRESPONDENCE: CONTACT YOUR ONLINE TEACHER. THIS STUDENT CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE "MUTED" FROM CLASSROOM CONVERSATIONS AND PERHAPS THIS STUDENT WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CLASS ROSTER.

YOU EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH ANOTHER STUDENT WHO IS NOT COOPERATING IN AN EFFORT TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK AT HAND: CONTACT YOUR ONLINE TEACHER. YOUR ONLINE TEACHER WILL DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH THE STUDENT(S) INVOLVED. YOUR ONLINE TEACHER WILL SUGGEST A COURSE OF ACTION.

YOU CANNOT EMAIL YOUR ONLINE TEACHER DUE TO TROUBLE WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AT YOUR HOME SCHOOL: CONTACT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT PERSON AT YOUR SCHOOL.

YOU CANNOT EMAIL YOUR ONLINE TEACHER BECAUSE YOU ARE AWAY FROM SCHOOL FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME: NOTIFY YOUR ONLINE TEACHER IN ADVANCE ABOUT YOUR ABSENCE AND THE DURATION OF THE ABSENCE. IF YOU DID NOT DO THIS, THEN USE THE REGULAR TELEPHONE OR FAX TO CONTACT YOUR ONLINE TEACHER.

YOU HAVE FALLEN BEHIND THE MAJORITY OF THE CLASS: CONTACT YOUR ONLINE TEACHER AND DEVELOP A WORKABLE PLAN TO MEET DEADLINES. SOMETIMES DUE DATES CAN BE ADJUSTED. AT OTHER TIMES THE DUE DATES ARE NOT FLEXIBLE. A DISCUSSION WITH YOUR ONLINE TEACHER WILL HELP YOU TO DETERMINE THE BEST WAY TO GET BACK ON TRACK.

YOU PLAN TO WORK HARD BUT OTHER SCHOOL EVENTS SEEM TO BE TAKING PRECEDENCE OVER YOUR ONLINE SCIENCE 10 WORK: DISCUSS WITH THE TEACHER AT YOUR SCHOOL WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PROVIDE TIME AT SCHOOL FOR YOU TO WORK ON YOUR SCIENCE 10 COURSE WORK. REMEMBER THAT TAKING SCIENCE 10 ONLINE WILL NOT TAKE LESS TIME THAN IT WOULD IF YOU WERE IN A REGULAR CLASSROOM WHERE YOUR CLASS MEETS AT REGULAR TIME INTERVALS ON A DAILY BASIS. YOU NEED TO SET ASIDE THE TIME YOU NEED TO DO YOUR SCIENCE 10 CLASS WORK.

YOU DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO DROP THE ONLINE SCIENCE 10 CLASS: INFORM THE TEACHER AT YOUR SCHOOL ABOUT YOUR DECISION TO DROP OUT OF THIS ONLINE PROGRAM. THEN EMAIL YOUR ONLINE TEACHER AND INFORM THEM OF YOUR CHOICE. THE TEACHER AT YOUR SCHOOL WILL HAVE TO PHONE YOUR ONLINE TEACHER TO DISCUSS YOUR CHOICE OF DROPPING THE CLASS. THIS CALL CAN BE CONVENIENTLY ACCOMPLISHED DURING YOUR ONLINE TEACHER'S OFFICE HOURS. THE ONLINE TEACHER WILL REQUIRE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM YOUR SCHOOL OF YOUR OFFICIAL TERMINATION FROM THE PROGRAM.