This presentation helps students feel comfortable with their virtual school experience

1. Welcome to
English IV Honors
Mr. Larry Burke
Sarasota Virtual Academy
941-877-1384
lburke39@sarasota.flvs.net

2. Agenda
1. How to Login
2. The Homepage
3. The Main Menu
4. Lessons
5. Submitting Assignments
6. Checking your Grades and Feedback
7. Pacing Expectations and the Grace Period
8. Contacting Me
9. Discussion Based Assessments
10. What to Do Next

3. How to Login to the Course
• Visit
http://www.flvs.net
• Click on Login
• Enter your Username
and Password

4. How to Login to the Course
• Find your course from
the Student Dashboard
and click Enter Course
• Make sure your Pop-Up
blocker is turned off

5. The Homepage
• This is the landing page
whenever you enter the
course.
• Notice the 3 buttons at the
top of the screen.
• Home
• Main Menu
• Email
• You can find my contact info
my using the link

6. The Main Menu
• By clicking on the Main Menu,
you see a list of options
• For this class, you will only
need:
• Lessons
• Assessments
• Gradebook
• Email
• None of the other sections
are needed for this course

7. Lessons
• Once you click on Lessons, you
will see this page, which looks
like a graphic novel
• This course has 4 Modules
• Each Module has a variety of
lessons for you to read through
*Note*
If you use Internet Explorer, you may experience
problems with this page. For best results, please
try Chrome or Firefox

8. Lessons
• Use the arrow buttons to
navigate through each lesson
• Make sure you read all of the
information on each page
• Some of it may be needed for
the assignments

9. Lessons
• Many of the lessons have
content that can be clicked
• By clicking on certain
features, you can uncover
hidden information

10. Lessons
• At the end of each lesson is a blue box that has a graded assignment
• Information from the lesson is necessary for most of the assignments
• Once you complete an
assignment and submit
it for grading, you can
move to the next lesson
• Please work through the
course in order and
don’t skip around

11. Submitting Assignments
• If the assignment requires
you to write or make a
project, first use a
program like Microsoft
Word or PowerPoint and
save it to your computer
or flashdrive

12. Submitting Assignments
• When you’re ready to
submit your finished
assignment, go to the Main
Menu and click on
Assessments

13. Submitting Assignments
• From the list, choose the
assignment you want to submit for
grading
• This list will only show assignments
that you still need to complete

14. Submitting Assignments
• Notice how many points the
assignment is worth
• You upload your assignment as
an attachment by using the blue
folder icon
• Make sure you click the checkbox
to submit for grading

15. Checking Your Grades
• To check your grades, go to the
Main Menu and click on
Gradebook

16. Checking Your Grades
• You can see your current
progress as well as your current
grade in the class and how
many more assignments you
need to complete

17. Checking Your Grades
• You can see a list of all the
assignments that have been
graded
• Please click on each assignment
to read the feedback that I leave
for you
• In many cases, you may be able
to resubmit assignments for a
better grade

18. Feedback
• Since there are only a few times
that you and I will actually speak
one on one with each other, it’s
very important that you read my
feedback
• It’s the best way for me to
communicate to you about the
quality of your assignments and
your understanding of the material

19. Pacing Expectations and the Grace Period
• It’s expected that you complete at
least 2-3 assignments each week in
order to be “on pace” in the course
• At this pace, you will be able to finish
the segment in less than 12 weeks

20. Pacing Expectations and the Grace Period
• SVA policy states that students
need to complete at least 20% of
the course within the first 28
calendar days of being active in
the course
• Students will lose their seat in the
class if they don’t meet this
progress mark

21. Contacting Me
• You can email me through
the course email:
LBurke39@sarasota.flvs.net
• You can call or text me at:
941-877-1384

22. Discussion Based Assessments
• DBAs are where you and I speak over
the phone and discuss topics from the
class
• DBAs last approximately 5-10 minutes
• This course has 2 DBAs
• Module 2
• Module 4
• Schedule a time for your DBA by texting
or emailing me. I will confirm the
appointment or suggest another time.
**Please call me at your scheduled time**

23. What to Do Next
1. View this entire presentation (hopefully you did this already)
2. Email or text me to schedule a time for you to complete your
Welcome Call
• The Welcome Call should last for less than 10 minutes
• I need to speak to your parent/guardian on this call as well
• You can start working in the class before you do the Welcome Call

24. (Not me)