This document summarizes a virtual criminal justice class meeting between a teacher, Mr. Reynolds, and students. The teacher introduces himself and his experience. The agenda includes polls about teachers and portfolios, an open discussion, and tips for success in the class. The teacher emphasizes completing all readings and assignments, asking for help when needed, staying on top of the course planner, and not getting too far behind on work. Students are encouraged to attend future live classes.

1. Welcome!
Mr. Reynolds
Criminal Justice
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2. Welcome ALL
Criminal Justice
Students
Asynchronous students-
consider joining us
live in the future

3. Introduction
• Law enforcement professional for over
17 years
• Master peace officer, certified
investigator, law enforcement
instructor, field training officer,
supervisor, and firearms instructor
• 3 college degrees, including a master’s
degree in psychology and criminal
justice
• 3 boys: 18, 8, and 5
• I am passionate about criminal justice
and I love teaching young minds

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7. Bad Joke of the Day
• What do you call a flying policeman?

8. Today’s Agenda
• Polls and Discussion
Question
• Career Highlight: None.
Talking about classroom
success

9. Teacher Communication
• Please answer the phone if your
teacher calls or return the phone call
• Calls are important to relay vital
information
• Set up your voicemail
• If you screen your calls, save your
teachers’ numbers in your phone

10. Teacher Communication Cont‘d
• Webmails are also very important
• If a webmail is titled with the
words: progress, greetings, or
academic intervention, it means
they are high priority
• These webmails require effort
on your part
• They are sent for your benefit
so that you are successful and
can graduate on time

11. Let’s Hit the Polls
• There are 2 polls:
• Who is your criminal justice teacher?
• MOST IMPORTANT POLL (attendance purposes)
• Are you comfortable with the portfolios in your class?
• Feel free to share “why” in the answer pod
• Asynchronous learners: share through webmail

12. Let’s Hit the Polls Cont’d
• There are two open ended questions
• What do you think will be the most challenging
part of your criminal justice class? Quizzes,
discussion posts, portfolio assignments?
Something else? Why?
• What is one thing that you would like to learn in
your class?

13. Navigating your course
• Read all of the course
materials
• online textbook
• interactive presentation
(visual, audio, or both) along
with the study guide
• any other resource (some
lessons have embedded
websites and other
resources)

14. Quizzes
• Read all of the material
first and take good notes
to help you study
• Take your time and don’t
rush the quiz…they should
not be timed
• Eliminate wrong answers
first

15. Portfolios
• Read all of the instructions carefully
• Break in to chunks… some instructions are
very lengthy
• Do one step at a time until it’s finished
• ALWAYS double check your work and use
a spell/grammar checker tool
• This will simple step will save your grade
• If your word doc processor doesn’t have
one, look for a free one online

16. When in doubt: REACH OUT!!!
• Ask your teacher
• If you are provided with
examples, DO NOT CHEAT!

17. Tips for Success
• Stay on top of your planner
• If your planner needs adjusting, call the technical support
line…ask your teacher for their number
• Don’t wait until you are too far behind to start catching up
• Much better to work ahead then to get behind and try to
do several weeks worth of work the last month of the
semester
• It’s not recommended to submit blank docs or other
class’s work in a portfolio item to move on, but if you do,
COME BACK TO IT, they are heavily weighted
grades…hence why it takes work to complete them

18. Quick Recap
• Quizzes
• Portfolios
• Tips for Success

19. Questions?
• Need clarification on anything?

20. Thanks for Coming!!!
For those who could not join us today,
consider joining us next time!