Summer Online Course Infomation

School Year Online Course Information

You must turn on your webcam for your weekly synchronous class with the Online Campus.

Personally Owned Devices (not issued by FCPS): to take an online course, your device must meet these basic technology requirements:

• Email: All FCPS messages will be sent to your @fcpsschools.net email. This is the safest way to communicate.
• Reliable Internet: Your browser must have JavaScript and Cookies enabled. See your base school SBTS for information on affordable internet access.
• Access to:
  • FCPS Schoology LMS
  • Your FCPS Google Apps for Education account
  • Zoom with a working headset and microphone. Test your setup using the Zoom Meeting Test.
    • Zoom Access: Students cannot log into Zoom directly.
      1. Sign into Chrome using your @fcpsschools.net email.
      2. Join Zoom classes through the Zoom button in your Schoology course menu (bottom-left).
  • Additional Software like:
    • Google Chrome web browser
    • Adobe Reader
    • For AP World Language courses: You need Audacity® for audio recording. After installing Audacity, download and install the Lame mp3 encoder.
    • Check your course syllabus for any extra software needed for your online class.
• Other Required Tools:
  • A scanner, scanner app, or the Schoology Mobile App
  • Windows 10 or newer / MAC 10.6 or newer**

**Note: FCPS does not provide tech support for personal devices, but you can use your personal device with outside support.

If you're using an FCPSOn device, this software is already installed. If anything is missing, talk to the School-Based Technology Specialist at your school.

It's important to review these tasks and practice them on the device you will use for your Online Campus course.

You should know how to:

• Create a new folder on a PC or on a MAC
• Save a file on a PC or a MAC
• Cut, copy and paste on a PC or on a MAC
• Find a lost file on a PC hard drive or on a MAC
• Download a file in Chrome (Video)
• Send and receive email, with screenshots if needed, in Outlook or Gmail. Your FCPS Google account has a screenshot add-on.
  If you are using a PC, you can use Microsoft Snip & Sketch (Video).
• Use an Internet browser to search for information on the Web
• View audio and video files

Your online course is hosted in the FCPS Schoology Learning Management System (LMS). However, you won’t be able to access it until your Online Campus teacher contacts you.

The best browser for the Schoology LMS is Google Chrome. If you have issues, try switching to a different browser to see if the problem is browser-related.

• FCPS Students: Your User ID is your student ID, and your password is the same one you used last school year.
• Non-FCPS Students: After your registration is processed and courses are created in the FCPS system, you will receive a student ID.
• An Online Campus staff member will email this information on the Friday before the class begins.
• Be sure to reply to this email and confirm your Schoology LMS access as soon as you receive their message.

• Log in at https://lms.fcps.edu/.
• Your user ID is your FCPS student ID only.

• To change your password, go to Student Password Change.
• If you forget your password, visit Student Password Recovery.
• Still need help? Email the Online Campus and include your name, student ID, and a request to reset your password.

All Online Campus courses use FCPS Google Accounts for Education.

• Access your FCPS Google Account at: http://www.fcpsschools.net/
• Your email is [email protected], example: [email protected].
• Your password is the same FCPS password for all sites.

• You must check your email multiple times a day.
• You won't turn in assignments through email—all work must be submitted directly in your FCPS Schoology LMS course.

• To change your password, go to Student Password Change.
• If you forget your password, visit Student Password Recovery.
• Still need help? Email the Online Campus and include your name, student ID, and a request to reset your password.

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