1. Required: E-School Student Orientation
All newly registered E-School students must complete the E-School Student Orientation course in order to prepare themselves to use Blackboard, which is the Hawaii Virtual Learning Network (HVLN)/E-School's course management system. This mandatory online training will guide students through the necessary Blackboard skills needed to be an online learner. 

After students are registered for an E-School course, they will have access to the E-School Student Orientation. Students must complete the E-School Student Orientation course prior to the first day of their online class.

2. Hardware and other computer requirements
To be able to access course information, the following equipment, computer systems, and technical specifications are required:

• Headset (Headphones and microphone).
• High bandwidth connectivity (cable modem).
• A computer that’s no more than 3 years old.
• A speedy computer that can also input and output sound.
• See Technical Requirements for a complete detailed list.

3. Required Forms

• Student Agreement Form: Students and parents must sign this form and turn it in to the School Site Facilitator at the start of each session. By signing this form, students and parents are agreeing to act in accordance with E-School's policies and requirements. 
• AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) – E-School expects a student to follow the AUP policy of their school.

4. Working Email Address

• If a student doesn't have an email address, free email accounts are available from Google (Gmail) or Hotmail.  
• Please do NOT create or use a Yahoo account for E-School courses. Mail from the Hawaii DOE gets filtered into Yahoo's Bulk Mail and you may miss part of the registration process. 

5. Code of Conduct
E-School supports the Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 8, Chapter 19 – Student Misconduct, Discipline, School Searches and Seizures, Reporting Offenses, Police Interviews and Arrests, and Restitution for Vandalism. Chapter 19, Subchapter 2, Student Misconduct during the Regular School Year applies to on-line school.

§8-19-6 Prohibited student conduct; class offenses. The prohibited conduct applies to all students in the public school system, on campus, or other department of education premises, on department of education transportation, or during a department of education sponsored activity or event on or off school property. However, the particular offenses of misconduct that should be emphasized for students who are enrolled in on-line courses are:

1. Class A offenses:
   1. Terroristic threatening
2. Class B offenses:
   1. Cyber bullying
   2. Harassment
   3. Inappropriate or questionable uses, or both, of Internet materials or equipment
3. Class C offenses:
   1. Abusive language

Click Here for a definition of the listed offenses and to view the Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 8, Chapter 19.

All work submitted must be the student’s own work. If other resources are used, the student is required to cite sources. Cheating, plagiarism and other academic dishonesty are clearly a violation of this program’s policy. For more information, please reference Copyright and Plagiarism in the Online Student Resources section of the student handbook.

Cheating
Cheating is a false representation of a piece of work that you claim as ownership which includes:

• Direct copying of another person’s work and taking credit for it.
• Having someone else do your assignments and assessments and claiming it as your own.

Plagiarism
Direct copying from any media including books, texts, graphics, music, website content, etc. without the proper citation is a copyright infringement.

These types of behaviors are monitored in E-School and with consequences determined by the individual instructor. Consequences may include a failing grade for the course.

6. Attendance

Even though there is no physical classroom to go to, you are expected to "attend" your E-School class regularly throughout the session by logging into your course daily. When you log into your class, you should check your course announcements, messages, and actively engage in course work. This may include activities such as reading articles, viewing videos, and participating on discussion boards. Your instructor is able to track the dates and amount of time you have spent in the course working on activities. 

You are expected to log into your course at least once every day (1 - 2 hours at a time). Accelerated year courses and Advanced Placement courses may require you to spend more time in your course to complete activities.