Introduction to eChalk For Students. What is eChalk? eChalk’s unique online learning environment provides your school with its own electronic “town square”

Introduction to eChalkFor Students

What is eChalk?

eChalk’s unique online learning eChalk’s unique online learning environment provides your school with its environment provides your school with its own electronic “town square” where own electronic “town square” where teachers, students, administrators, and teachers, students, administrators, and parents can…parents can…

COMMUNICATECOMMUNICATECOLLABORATECOLLABORATECONNECTCONNECT

……together.together.

As a student, eChalk enables you to:

Stay in touch with teachers and Stay in touch with teachers and other students regarding class other students regarding class work.work.

Keep informed about upcoming Keep informed about upcoming school and classroom homework, school and classroom homework, assignments, projects, upcoming assignments, projects, upcoming events, etc.events, etc.

Store homework files and project Store homework files and project materials for easy access from materials for easy access from any computer connected to the any computer connected to the Internet.Internet.

Using Your Online eChalk Community

Your Your school’s school’s homepagehomepage will will feature important feature important school news and school news and announcements, announcements, upcoming events, upcoming events, faculty information, faculty information, and school and school resources.resources.

SCHOOL


Your teachers use Your teachers use eChalk eChalk Class PagesClass Pages to to provide anytime, provide anytime, anywhere access to anywhere access to homework assignments, homework assignments, project requirements, project requirements, class materials, and class materials, and announcements.announcements.

CLASSES


eChalk even eChalk even enables your enables your school’s PTA, school’s PTA, library, student library, student clubs, teams, and clubs, teams, and academic academic departments to departments to participate in your participate in your online community online community using eChalk using eChalk Group PagesGroup Pages..

GROUPS

Let’s Go!

1st Time Login1st Time Login

ACCEPTACCEPT user policyuser policy

CREATECREATE new passwordnew password

FINISHFINISH

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Go to our school Web site: http://______________________________

Enter your username and temporary password to complete your…

Be sure to write down your username and

email address. Make sure you remember

the new password you created!

Be sure to write down your username and

email address. Make sure you remember

the new password you created!

Your eChalk Community

MY EMAIL

MY ACCOUNT

MY CLASSES

MY SCHOOL

Logged in and ready to go?Let’s explore the four main navigation Let’s explore the four main navigation areas you will use everyday as an eChalk areas you will use everyday as an eChalk student. student.

All email addresses have a similar All email addresses have a similar format.format.

eChalk Email

MY EMAILWith eChalk you have an email With eChalk you have an email address you may use at your school.address you may use at your school.

Mailbox Name. Usually some form of the person’s name, but sometimes a nickname.

Domain Name. The organization that is hosting the email account. The domain name usually refers to either the person’s employer, or any of a number of large Email providers such as Hotmail or AOL.

[email protected]

What is your eChalk Email address?What is your eChalk Email address?

Complete the following tasks within Complete the following tasks within your your My EmailMy Email area. area.

eChalk Email

MY EMAIL > InboxYou receive and read email in your You receive and read email in your InboxInbox. . When you want to send an email to someone, When you want to send an email to someone, click on click on Write MailWrite Mail. To browse through your . To browse through your other email folders, click on other email folders, click on FoldersFolders..

1.1. Open and read the message from Torrance Open and read the message from Torrance Robinson by clicking on the blue Subject header.Robinson by clicking on the blue Subject header.

2.2. Delete this email.Delete this email.3.3. Write an email to your teacher. Write an email to your teacher. Hint:Hint: Use the Use the Find Find

MembersMembers link. link.4.4. Empty your Empty your Deleted MailDeleted Mail folder. folder.

For more email activities and information, review pages 8-14 in the

“Welcome to eChalk: A Guide for Students”

For more email activities and information, review pages 8-14 in the


For more information, review pages 15-16 in the




Storing Files in eChalkMY ACCOUNT

The The My Account>FilesMy Account>Files area is your online file storage area is your online file storage space or, “digital locker”. It allows you to store space or, “digital locker”. It allows you to store application files, such as Microsoft Word documents, application files, such as Microsoft Word documents, spreadsheets, or PowerPoint presentations. You can spreadsheets, or PowerPoint presentations. You can access your files from any computer that is connected access your files from any computer that is connected to the Internet.to the Internet.

1.1. Open the .jpg file on your Open the .jpg file on your My FilesMy Files page. page.2.2. Delete this image from your Delete this image from your My FilesMy Files area. area.





Storing Files in eChalkMY ACCOUNT

Have a favorite Website? Store that Website’s address Have a favorite Website? Store that Website’s address (or “URL”) in eChalk. Your (or “URL”) in eChalk. Your My Account>BookmarksMy Account>Bookmarks area allows you to keep those links in one place that area allows you to keep those links in one place that you can access from you can access from anyany computer with access to the computer with access to the Internet.Internet.

1.1. Add a favorite or helpful Web site to Add a favorite or helpful Web site to your Bookmarks area.your Bookmarks area.

My eChalk ClassesMY CLASSES

Finding your classes in eChalk is easy. Simply click Finding your classes in eChalk is easy. Simply click on the on the My ClassesMy Classes button to view your complete list button to view your complete list of classes on one page.of classes on one page.

Click on a link to visit Click on a link to visit that class homepage.that class homepage.

My eChalk ClassesCLASS HOMEPAGE

The class The class homepagehomepage allows you to view class allows you to view class announcements, homework assignments, online announcements, homework assignments, online resources, to participate in class discussions over the resources, to participate in class discussions over the Internet.Internet.

My eChalk ClassesCLASS CALENDAR

The calendar displays a monthly view of all homework The calendar displays a monthly view of all homework assignments, projects, and due dates for a class. assignments, projects, and due dates for a class. Select Select “All Classes”“All Classes” in the in the View Another ClassView Another Class list to list to see assignments from all of your classes on see assignments from all of your classes on oneone page. page.

Read an assignment description by clicking on the link.

View another class calendar, or a monthly view of all classes.

Use the red arrows to change the monthly view.

My eChalk ClassesThe eChalk Homework DropBox

Turn in your homework online using eChalk!Your teacher will post assignments on your eChalkClass Page and enable the eChalk Homework DropBox.

Look for the Homework DropBox icon.

My eChalk ClassesThe eChalk Homework DropBox

Look for the Submit Assignment button to turn in your homework, project reports, or other assignments.

My eChalk ClassesCLASS MEMBERS

Use the members page of your class to email your Use the members page of your class to email your teacher and classmates.teacher and classmates.

**Contact your school’s Site Manager or check your school’s Student-Safe™ Email policy.

Email members of your class as a group or as individuals.**

My SchoolView School News and Events!

Find out what’s going on at your school! View school Find out what’s going on at your school! View school announcements, the school announcements, the school calendarcalendar, and participate in , and participate in online online discussionsdiscussions. Use the . Use the Find MembersFind Members tool to locate tool to locate and email other teachers and students in your school. and email other teachers and students in your school.

Make sure you click each checkbox and

click the Next button at the bottom of the

page.

Questions?

Remember--eChalk is completely Web-based; you can access your eChalk account from any computer with Internet access!

Any questions or problems?• Contact our school’s eChalk Site Manager, ___(name and

email)___ with any questions.

• Email eChalk Customer Support at [email protected]

Don’t forget your username and password.

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Introduction to eChalk For Students. What is eChalk? eChalk’s unique online learning environment provides your school with its own electronic “town square”