Aeries Portal

You will use Canvas to check your grades. Your progress, quarter, and semester grades will appear in Aeries. Semester Grades will be the grade seen on your transcript.

MVLA Gmail

You should check your MVLA Gmail account every day.

This is the preferred method of communication during the course.

You or your families may may also text or call to have your message transcribed to email:

Room phone (via Zoom Phone) Voicemail: (650) 940-4650 extension 1146,
Voicemail/Text Message (via Google Voice): (650) 417-3173

Google Drive

You will occasionally need to submit assignment using Google Drive account via Canvas. Google Documents can be submitted directly within the Assignment Submission screen on Canvas.
Before you can submit assignments using your Google Drive account, you must first connect your account to Canvas. Follow the guide below to connect your Google Drive account to Canvas.

Guide: How do I connect Google Drive as a web service in Canvas?

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Google Drive is also a convenient way to add content to your website. But do so only for Slides and Docs. It is not a good UX (user experience) to see embeded Google Drive images and videos. Docs and Slides can be made into jpgs or pngs which is a cleaner look and UX.

Best Practices

Use your time wisely. Assignments are design to be completed during class time. Those who need extra time, or want to exceed expectations can work on assignments at home. All assignments (with a few exceptions) are due at 9:00PM on the due date.
Read the information. The directions for completing assignments are written in the course!
Communicate with your teacher when you have a problem or a question (see above).
Stay Organized. Save all the files for the course in the same folder on your Google Drive. Download your files locally then copy them to your Google Drive in organized folders.
Use Canvas or Google calendar to schedule reminders for assignment due dates.
Complete your assignments on time, doing your best work. Late assignments automatically receive 50% of the total possible points until turned in. It is your responsibility to ask for a "regrade" for late and resubmitted assignments, or they may not be graded.
Check your email every day.