
TOPS HS Learning Coaches Start Here
REQUIRED ITEMS TO COMPLETE BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
EMPOWER TO LEARN. EQUIP TO SUCCEED.
As a learning coach you will play a daily active role in your student’s education. Just like a teacher or school administrator your role is a critical piece of the puzzle to achieve academic success. This is especially true in an online schooling environment. It is important that every learning coach and parent understand their role in supporting their student in their virtual courses. You will have a learning coach account in the Online High School (OHS) where you will track your child’s progress and monitor their success. You do not have to be a technology expert; you simply need to be engaged in your student’s learning daily to provide oversight, accountability, and encouragement. With the help and support of TOPS staff, you and your student can achieve academic excellence!
STEP 1: SET UP YOUR LEARNING COACH ACCOUNT
STEP 2: SET UP YOUR STUDENT'S ONLINE SCHOOL ACCOUNT
STEP 3: DOWNLOAD BLACKBOARD LAUNCHER
Download this program to your school computer so you can access class connects. Once the program has been downloaded go to the test room and ensure there are no issues getting in.
*On September 4, 2018, Google released an update to their Chrome browser. After the update you will no longer be able to save Flash Player settings within the browser. Each time you close or restart the browser (i.e. at the end of your school day) you will need to enable Flash when accessing your courses. To ensure the best experience with your online school, we suggest using the latest version of Mozilla Firefox. You can download the latest version here. https://www.help.k12.com/s/article/Download-Mozilla-Firefox
If you are using a Chromebook or need to access your online classes using Chrome, we recommend installing the Flash Enabler extension which will enable and save Flash settings for your classes. Please refer to Enabling Flash in Chrome 69 on help.k12.com for a step-by-step guide to enabling Flash in Chrome 69.
STEP 4: LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE YOUR LEARNING COACH ACCOUNT
STEP 5: DOWNLOAD AND REVIEW THE TOPS 2018-19 PARENT-STUDENT HANDBOOK & SCHOOL CALENDAR
STEP 6: ATTEND ONE OF OUR LEARNING COACH ORIENTATIONS
Choice 1:
- View the learning coach orientation recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNLs3P7rgkk&feature=youtu.be
Choice 2:
- Come to our live Learning Coach orientation February7th at 6:00pm or February 8th at 11:00am.
- Click the following link to join the live Learning Coach Orientation:
https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.73A4D6828C3416CCD38D7816182ECC&sid=559