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Some particulars about the program:

Student will meet their teachers on Microsoft Teams. Teams is available from your Tenney School Office 365 Login.
- Some teachers may also use OneDrive as well since it allows teacher & student to see and edit documents simultaneously.
- Where more advantageous, some teachers may conduct some classes using Zoom instead of Teams.
As a reminder, each student login is first name.last [email protected].
If a student needs his/her password reset, please email Ms. Brahier or Ms. De La Rosa.
Teachers will initiate contact with students to begin instruction.
- Ms. De La Rosa will follow-up (text/email) with any students who do not make his/her scheduled class times and should be marked Absent or Tardy.
Students and teachers will follow their normal school schedule. Let us know if you need a copy of your schedule resent.
Students will scan or take a picture of their work to submit back to his/her teacher for grading. Work can be emailed or submitted through Teams.
Teachers will assign tests/exams to be taken at home, and may also use oral exams.

A solid internet connection is key. You may need to experiment with different locations in your home.
If you lose audio or visual, try the “Live Chat” option to keep the connection while you troubleshoot.
Eye Contact…teachers should be in the habit of looking into the camera when speaking and try to place the camera at eye-level.
In the video call, click “share” and you can share your screen. Students can do this too to show their work
If you are using a Mac, you will need to use the Chrome browser, or the Team session will not work.
Team vs. Zoom
- Team is a great tool as it is integrated with the Office365 suite we already use.
- The default will be to meet up on Team, teacher & student will coordinate if the functionality of Zoom is better in some instances.
- Students using Chromebooks will only have access to the online version of these tools.
You can revert to voice-only call over Teams (not video), if the picture is too problematic.
Background noise can be distracting to others. Make your call in a location with minimal background noise, and mute your line when you do not need to speak. Headsets with microphones can also reduce background noise.
Pay attention to what is in the background of your video. Backgrounds should not have anything distracting or inappropriate.
Our attendance rate was pretty close to a regular school day. Probably because of everything else happening due to the crisis, it was more difficult to track down students.