My First Day Checklist
Before Class:
- Pick up first day package (course notes, disks, class lists, etc.) from drop bin (locker by men's bathroom)
- Open up computer lab
- Get notes and materials ready at front of room
- Greet parents and children as they arrive
- Collect any Internet waiver forms that may have not already been returned to the office
During Class:
- Take attendance to make sure everyone is in the right place
- Introduce myself and background
- Hand out medical forms (could have given them to parents when they dropped children off), forms must be back Tuesday
- Hand out course notes and disks
- Explain any classroom rules (ie. games, food, drink policies)
- Explain Internet usage - zero tolerance to sites I deem are inappropriate, immediate withdrawal with no refund (ie. no Napster, no downloading games, no pornographic web sites, no extreme violence)
- Introduce the course, establish course goals (what we will cover and learn in one week)
- Begin lesson
- Practice lesson with examples and/or assignments
- Break (15-20 minutes)
- Continue
- At end of class: review and explain what we will be doing tomorrow
After Class:
- Be sure students don't leave without their ride (unless grades 7-12)
- Wait for all students to leave
- Take lunch supervision children to courtyard (remember to pick up next group before afternoon class from here as well)