Course Introduction Page 6 β Tips for Success!
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Learning Science Online β 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 β 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 β Things You May Need For Your Computer
You will need particular software, or your own Google account for this course. Each option is FREE.
The default format for practice worksheets in this course is Microsoft Word format (.docx). Don't worry, you do not have to purchase Microsoft Office. The free and safe Open Office software works perfectly fine. The worksheets are also provided in two other formats. PDF format will require Adobe Acrobat Reader DC β note that if you choose that option, you will need to print the worksheet if you wish to write answers on it.
Open Office β click here for more information and download β software for creating and editing Word (.doc) files.
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC β click here for more information and download β free software for reading Adobe Reader (.pdf) files.
(optional) Greenshot β if you already know how to take screenshots on your computer or device, then you do not need this software. Occasionally, you may need to take a screenshot of something to either ask the teacher a question or submit something you have created onscreen. Greenshot is free and safe software that will assist you in taking screenshots.
CHROMEBOOK USERS β PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH CAREFULLY
If you are a Chromebook user, you may find it difficult or impossible to use the Word (.docx) downloads that are provided in this course. That's OK, as long as you have a Google account, there is an alternative. 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 β CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO ALL SCIENCE 9 COURSE DOCUMENTS IN GOOGLE DRIVE FORMAT
The default format for practice worksheets in this course is Microsoft Word format (.docx). Don't worry, you do not have to purchase Microsoft Office. The free and safe Open Office software works perfectly fine. The worksheets are also provided in two other formats. PDF format will require Adobe Acrobat Reader DC β note that if you choose that option, you will need to print the worksheet if you wish to write answers on it.
Open Office β click here for more information and download β software for creating and editing Word (.doc) files.
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC β click here for more information and download β free software for reading Adobe Reader (.pdf) files.
(optional) Greenshot β if you already know how to take screenshots on your computer or device, then you do not need this software. Occasionally, you may need to take a screenshot of something to either ask the teacher a question or submit something you have created onscreen. Greenshot is free and safe software that will assist you in taking screenshots.
CHROMEBOOK USERS β PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH CAREFULLY
If you are a Chromebook user, you may find it difficult or impossible to use the Word (.docx) downloads that are provided in this course. That's OK, as long as you have a Google account, there is an alternative. 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 β CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO ALL SCIENCE 9 COURSE DOCUMENTS IN GOOGLE DRIVE FORMAT
SCIENCE SKILLS β 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 β Important Information on the Following Pages
Congratulations! You are almost at the end of the course introduction⦠well done. But there are 4 more pages that follow that are very important. Below is a bit of information on those pages. Once you have viewed those 4 pages, you will
be ready to start the course!
ADLC Plagiarism Policy
It is OK to borrow ideas, but you should NEVER copy another person's work and you should never copy and paste from the Internet, that's plagiarism. When you do use ideas or information from another source, you must give appropriate credit to that source.
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, donβt 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. Itβs strongly recommended you visit this page regularly during the course. Note that you can also phone or email your teacher to contact them as well. Click "Next" to view the Course Questions forum.
Lesson Review Tips
This page has quick tips and detailed tips for getting the most out 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 4 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!
