GETTING STARTED
Zoom Instructions
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Meeting ID: 677 314 2646
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PW=music
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Getting to Know You
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Please fill out this Getting to Know You Survey
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Join jfreebernmusic.com
1. Select Your Course
2. Click on Unit 1
3. LOGIN(Do Not Sign Up) using guest@freebernmusic.com(password=bulldog)​
4. Add to Bookmarks
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Create your ePortfolio
TEMPLATE FOUND HERE
1. Create a Google Folder with Your Course Name(Could be a Wix, Jimdo, etc.)
2. Share the Folder w/jfreebern@burrburton.org
3. Create 12 BLANK DOCUMENTS INSIDE THIS FOLDER and LABEL THEM as follows:
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Getting Started
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Unit 1
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Unit 2
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Unit 3
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Unit 4
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Unit 5
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Midterm
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Unit 6
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Unit 7
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Unit 8
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Unit 9
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Final
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Step 1
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Watch this Metacognition Video prior to administering the self assessment below
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Step 2
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Copy and paste the following 30 self regulation statements in your Getting Started Google Doc
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Respond to the statements as honest as possible by indicating true or false(please bold or color responses)
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I am aware of my intellectual strengths and weaknesses.
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I am able to know what kind of information is most important to learn.
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I am good at organizing information.
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I know what the teacher expects me to learn.
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I am good at remembering information.
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I have control over how well I learn.
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I am a good judge of how well I understand something.
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I learn more when I am interested in the topic.
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I try to use strategies or learning techniques that have worked for me in the past.
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I am aware of the methods that I am using when I study.
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I use different learning strategies depending on the situation.
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I use my intellectual strengths to compensate for my weaknesses.
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I know when each strategy I use will be most effective.
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I slow down when I encounter important information.
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I draw pictures, diagrams and take notes to help me understand while learning.
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I try to translate new information into my own words.
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I ask myself if what I’m reading is related to what I already know.
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I try to break studying down into smaller steps.
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I ask myself periodically if I am meeting my goals.
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I consider several alternatives to a problem before I answer.
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I find myself analyzing the usefulness of strategies while I study.
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I ask myself questions about how well I am doing while learning something new.
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I ask others for help when I don’t understand something.
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I am persistent when working on a challenging problem.
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I re-evaluate my assumptions when I get confused.
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I stop and reread or re-view material when I get confused.
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I know how well I did once I finish a test.
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I ask myself if there was an easier way to do things after I finish a task.
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I ask myself how well I accomplish my goals once I’m finished.
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I ask myself if I learned as much as I could have once I finish a task.
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Step 3​
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Based on the outcome of the Self Regulation Inventory
A. Provide a summary of your perceived areas of strengths and areas of needed improvement for the true/false questions
B. Provide the ratio of true to false out of 30
Step 4​
Course Benchmark Goals
Copy & Respond to the following questions:
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Why did you choose to take this course?
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What are three things you would like to achieve in order to count your semester as successful?
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How motivated are you to achieve these goals?
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How will you increase your motivation if it becomes low during the course of the semester?
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What strategies can you use to achieve your goals?
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What might interfere with your achievement and how can you prevent this interference?
Step 5
Read the General Self Assessment to ponder your predicted areas of strengths and areas of needed improvement
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Example of Student Work: HERE
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Example of Micro Plan: HERE
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Examples of Student ePortfolios: Anna, Sabayo, Hayden, Casey, Miles, Zane, Olivia
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Step 6
Checklist for Desktop Users
1. Save your work
2. Log out of GOOGLE, On Campus, etc.
3. Drag desktop stuff to a personal folder or trash
4. Drag documents/downloads to trash
5. Log off using the dropdown apple
6. Hang up headphones/take/replace covers
7. Disinfect/wipe down stations
8. Push and tuck
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Checklist for Guitar Users
1. Return guitars to Studio D: racks, floor stands or wall hooks
2. Return picks & capos to Studio D: jar/music stand
3. Check/replace humidification systems
4. Detach patch cords from amps, coil and leave on top of the amplifier
5. Report any damage/repairs needed prior to leaving
Checklist for Piano Users
1. Clean the keys with the specially labeled wipes
2. Use a damp paper towel or duster to clean the casing
3. Close the lid and push in bench/stool
4. Check/replenish humidification systems
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Checklist for Practice Room Use
1. Keep lights on at all times
2. Keep room capacity to a minimum
3. See Julie or Nick to reserve spaces during flex block, before or after school
4. No food/water only
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Assessment Framework
Completely=5, Sufficiently=3, Partially=1, Total=20
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Administered the Self Regulation Inventory
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Reflected on Inventory & Work Habits
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Identified a goal which they found interesting and testable based on their own understanding of skills needed for mastery
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Reflected on achievement obstacles and strategies
Submission
To receive credit for this assignment please submit the URL of your Getting Started ePortfolio in On-Campus by the indicated due date