This document provides an orientation for students using the Adaptive Computer Lab (ACL) at Fullerton College. It outlines the lab's mission to help students achieve success, general lab hours, procedures for scanning in/out and checking class progress/hours, guidelines for lab usage, available campus resources, and important dates. It encourages students to be persistent and ask for help, lists some workshops that will be offered, and provides paperwork for students to complete including forms to submit online and print out. The overall summary is that this orientation document informs new and returning ACL students of lab policies, procedures, resources and paperwork required at the start of the semester.

1. WELCOME TO
ADAPTIVE COMPUTER LAB
(ACL)
and the Year of Persistence!
ORIENTATION
Spring 2015
Please read all information as
there are important changes.

2. OUR MISSION
• We will try very hard to assist you in
achieving success at Fullerton College.
• We will try very hard to match your
creativity, hard work ethic and
persistence. In other words, if you work
hard and assume the responsibilities of
a college student then you are going to
get a great deal of help in the ACL.

3. General ACL Hours
Monday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Occasionally, the Lab will stay open until 7:00 pm
on a Wednesday or Thursday.
NOTE: The least crowded times are late
afternoons, Tuesday evening and Friday.

4. Scanning In and Out of ACL
Scan your ID card and select your class. You
will not receive hours if you forget to scan in
and out. Your hours are your responsibility.
ATTENTION: You may scan in the
ACL if another class cancels or
dismisses early.
NOTE: You must scan out
whenever you exit the Lab and
you must scan in when you re-
enter.

5. Class Progress and Hours
To check total Lab hours,
go to myFC on the FC home
page or MyGateway on the
COUN 071 or 075 class, and
log in as you would a Lab
computer. DSPS Lab Report
will display total minutes.
Each 0.5 (1/2) unit requires 24 Lab
hours, so 1 unit would require 48 Lab
hours for the semester.
• If you have 1 unit and you only
complete 42 hours, you earn no
credit for the 1 unit.
• Likewise, if you have 1 unit and you
complete 100 hours, you only earn
credit for 1 unit; however, you will be
asked to increase your units. Change
your units by April 24.
DEADLINES – April 24 to make any
changes to units and April 26 is last
day to drop with a “W”.
To pass the class (P for Progress) , you
must attend one workshop, training OR
group instruction, in addition to hours.

6. Select Hours for Lab Usage
Write down your selected hours from below for your
educational plan form.
Registered Lab
Units
Average Hours per
Week
Semester Hours
Required to Pass
Number of Time
Slots to Select
0.5 1.5 24 1
1 3 48 2
1.5 4.5 72 2
2 6 96 3
Persist and keep up-to-date on your progress throughout the
semester so you won’t get a “No Progress” on your transcript.

7. • User name is your
Student ID number.
• Password: Each semester
the password is set to
your 6-digit birthday
(mmddyy). Example –
030895.
• Your FCnet account and
MyGateway will now have
the same password.
• If you forget your
password, you will need
to reset it in MyGateway.
Logging On and
Printing
• MyGateway – Use MyGateway
portal on the FC home page to
access your email, ACL
announcements, and other
valuable FC information. Ask for
help with this, if needed.
• Printing – Printing is not free on
campus. It is 0.05¢ per page. Color
printing is now available in the
ACL (804_HpM575 ) for 0.25¢ per
page.
• Print Account – Go to the
Bookstore cash register to add
money to your account. Student
ID is required.

8. We Will
• Help and support you within
reason.
• Remediate your academics so
you can be successful in your FC
classes.
• Supplement your work to
increase understanding.
• Help you – to help yourself – to
persist and succeed in school.
• Also, software programs are
available on our computers and
in the Academic Support Center
in subjects such as Math, English
and Reading.
We Will Not
• Drop everything because of poor
planning. “The lack of planning
on the student’s part does not
constitute an emergency for the
ACL Instructional Support Staff.”
• Be your instructor – we can only
support what your instructor has
already taught you.
• Do your work for you. That
includes your academic work and
other responsibilities in school
and life.
• Provide tutoring for you if you
haven’t tried the FC Tutoring
Center first.

9. Other Campus Resources
Available for Help
• ASC – Academic Support Center (Room 801)
• Skills Center (Room 801) – some great computer programs for
reading and writing.
• Tutoring Center (Room 806) – only facility on campus that
provides tutoring.
• Writing Center (Room 808) – use it as it will improve your
writing; look for their workshops and receive double ACL
hours for attending.
• Math Lab (Room 807) – provides assistance and support
for students taking Math 07 – 43, 129, 141 and 142.
• ACL website – lots of resources and free money too!
• Parrot, Inspiration Software and more are on ACL
computers.

10. “Change is fun and exciting and, like a
haircut, looks funny at first; but once you
get used to it, it’s great.” Anne Blair

11. SOME ACL WORKSHOPS PRESENTED DURING THE SEMESTER
• Livescribe Smart Pen • Inspiration (Graphic Organizing)
• Time Management • Online Academic Resources
• Study Strategies • Note Taking and Reading
• Test Preparation • Campus Resources for Success
• PowerPoint • MS Word and Excel
• Kurzweil (Screen reader) • Math and Test Preparation
• Scholarship Workshop • Brain and Learning
• MLA/Noodlebib for Writing & Citing • Math Review Workshop
If you now know that you are interested in any of the above, notify Lynette
immediately to set up a workshop time according to your class schedule.

12. Week 1 Assignment
• See Lynette if you have a Math class.
• Open Lab begins next week, Monday, February 2.
• Complete Orientation and paperwork.
• Update your files in DSS office, if needed.
• Obtain your FC student ID card if you have not yet.
• Credit for your hours for Week 1 will be logged by Jassy
once all the paperwork has been completed.
• Familiarize yourself with FC resources.
• Obtain a flash drive for saving documents. Back up by
emailing to yourself or saving to your H:drive.
• New students to the Lab: Please make an appointment with
Lynette to discuss goals for your Lab class.

14. Important Dates & Computer Usage
• Feb. 8 – last day to drop with refund & drop without a “W”
• April 24 – last day to adjust Lab units
• April 26 – last day to drop with a “W”
• Internet use must be for approved academic purposes.
Please use another campus lab or the Library for personal
Internet access.
• Do not try to make changes to any computer without first
checking with Lynette, Jassy or another ACL staff
member.
• The ACL follows the Fullerton College Acceptable Use
Policy for computer usage. You may review this policy at:
http://support.fullcoll.edu/accept.htm

15. Are you a Victim
or Creator
through your
choices and
responses?
Do you currently have a Fixed
Mind-set or Growth Mind-set ?
The Fixed Mind-set leads to a desire to look
smart and has a tendency to avoid
challenges, give up easily when there are
obstacles, sees effort as fruitless or worse,
ignores useful negative feedback and feels
threatened by the success of others. They
may plateau early and achieve less than
their full potential.
The Growth Mind-set leads to a desire to
learn and has a tendency to embrace
challenges, persist in the face of setbacks,
sees efforts as the path to mastery, learns
from criticism and finds lessons and
inspiration in the success of others. They
reach ever-higher levels of achievement and
this gives them a greater sense of freedom.
WHAT IS YOUR CHOICE TODAY?
The Victim blames,
complains, repeats
behavior and seldom
achieves goals.
The Creator seeks
solutions, takes
action, tries
something new and
often achieves goals.

16. GOOD LUCK TO YOU THIS SEMESTER!
Be persistent and ask for help!
http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/persist
The only STUPID question is the one that is not asked.
Please ask questions if you don’t understand something.
Go to the next slide to complete the required Adaptive
Computer Lab paperwork.
Thank you.

17. FORMS PAPERWORK
A. Work to submit on-line
Please fill out the following 1. and 2. forms during the first week of each semester. Please submit each
of them when finished by clicking on the submit button.
Complete these pages in the order listed.
1. Guidelines for the Adaptive Computer Lab (all students)
2. Student Information Sheet
(all students, but there are special directions for returning students).
B. Work to print
After completing the following 3. Education Plan and 4. Writing Sample, print the forms and submit
them to Jassy.
3. Educational Plan (all students complete, PRINT and give to Jassy).
4. Writing Sample - for all first time students to the ACL. Returning students only need
to submit if they are enrolling in an English class and will be asking for assistance with their writing in
the ACL. (PRINT and give to Jassy.)
DON'T FORGET: Small group classes and workshops in Kurzweil 3000, Inspiration Software as well as
other areas will be offered during the semester. Schedules will be posted on the Lab bulletin board and
on MyGateway. Check your emails for all workshops - after attending the first REQUIRED workshop,
you will earn double-time Lab credit for attending subsequent workshops.
Click here when you know all the information in the orientation