Course Introduction Page 6 – Tips for Success
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Learning Science Online – Tips for Success!
Learning science online can be fun, but it can be challenging too!
Watch the following videos and read all the information below carefully for some great tips on how to think like a scientist, and how to learn science online.
Watch the following videos and read all the information below carefully for some great tips on how to think like a scientist, and how to learn science online.
ONLINE SKILLS – Learning How to Use The ADLC Online Learning System (Moodle)
If you are new to taking courses online, you might not be familiar with the ADLC Online Learning System. Don't worry, it's easy to get up to speed. The following are a series of very short tutorials you really should watch:
SOFTWARE AND CHROMEBOOK USERS – Things You May Need For Your Computer
You don't need much for software to use this course. Occasionally, you will be asked to download Word (.doc) and Adobe Reader (.pdf) files. Most computers already have software built-in to handle these files. But if you need software to support these
files, it is easy to get:
Open Office – click here for more information and download – free software for editing Word (.doc) files.
Adobe Acrobat Reader – click here for more information and download – free software for reading Adobe Reader (.pdf) files.
CHROMEBOOK USERS – PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH CAREFULLY
If you are a Chromebook user, you may find it difficult or impossible to use the Word (.doc) downloads that are provided in this course. That's OK, there is a solution for you. All of the Word documents in this course have been converted to Google Drive documents, and are available for you to download in Google Doc format. All these course documents can be reached by the following link. If you are a Chromebook user, it is strongly recommended that you bookmark the following link so you have convenient access to all the course downloads.
CHROMEBOOK USERS – CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO ALL SCIENCE 8 COURSE DOCUMENTS IN GOOGLE DRIVE FORMAT
Open Office – click here for more information and download – free software for editing Word (.doc) files.
Adobe Acrobat Reader – click here for more information and download – free software for reading Adobe Reader (.pdf) files.
CHROMEBOOK USERS – PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH CAREFULLY
If you are a Chromebook user, you may find it difficult or impossible to use the Word (.doc) downloads that are provided in this course. That's OK, there is a solution for you. All of the Word documents in this course have been converted to Google Drive documents, and are available for you to download in Google Doc format. All these course documents can be reached by the following link. If you are a Chromebook user, it is strongly recommended that you bookmark the following link so you have convenient access to all the course downloads.
CHROMEBOOK USERS – CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO ALL SCIENCE 8 COURSE DOCUMENTS IN GOOGLE DRIVE FORMAT
SCIENCE SKILLS – Understanding Data and Thinking Like a Scientist
When you study science, you will often perform experiments where you collect different kinds of information. Sometimes, you will view science experiment information collected by others.
Knowing how to properly present or read data is one thing, but what does it mean? Thinking like a scientist means to look at data very carefully and interpreting what it means. The following video will help you understand how science experiment information (data) is properly presented, and will also give you excellent tips on how to think like a scientist.
Knowing how to properly present or read data is one thing, but what does it mean? Thinking like a scientist means to look at data very carefully and interpreting what it means. The following video will help you understand how science experiment information (data) is properly presented, and will also give you excellent tips on how to think like a scientist.
SCIENCE SKILLS – Learning Science Online
Learning science online has some challenges, but also some great opportunities! Watch the following video for suggestions to help you in your studies.
SCIENCE SKILLS – Important Information on the Following Pages
Congratulations! You are almost at the end of the course introduction… well done. But there are four more pages that follow that are very important. Below is a bit of information on those pages. Once you have viewed those four pages, you will
be ready to start the course!
News
This page will have the latest information items posted by your teacher. More than likely, this is where your teacher will introduce themselves! But if there is nothing on the page, don’t worry, just proceed to the next page.
This is a great page to be familiar with. This is a discussion forum where, if you like, you can post questions for your teacher and read questions posted by other students. It’s strongly recommended you visit this page regularly during the course. At
the end of each lesson there is a Self-Check where you’ll be reminded of this page.
Another great page to be familiar with! This is a discussion forum where, if you like, you can post about interesting things you have created or accomplished in your science activities. Built a neat model? Take a picture and share it! Experiment worked
well? Post your results!
Self-Check & Lesson Review Tips
This page has quick tips and detailed tips for getting the most out of every lesson. You will be directed to this page as a reminder at the end of every lesson, using the tips on this page would be a very good thing!
Click the NEXT button to read the first of the four pages described above.
Continue clicking NEXT to move through those pages, until you reach the course HOME page. You will then be ready to start Unit A!
Continue clicking NEXT to move through those pages, until you reach the course HOME page. You will then be ready to start Unit A!