NCP: Websites YOU HAVE TO KNOW.

so. northside founctions very heavily on technology, as you can see.

teachers have HP tablets.

the library has 35 student-use flatscreen PCs (1st & second floor, first come first serve; usu. busy during passing period & lunch periods; right before/right after school; early in the morning and late in the afternoon sports many free computers)

every classroom has an EPSON projector. speakers. wireless printers. (PRINTING: 10 cents/page. black & white. color is 20 cents. every student is given $30 at the beginning of each semester. money left over from last semester will carry over. money from last year will not.)

the science department has Smart Boards. so cool! you have to see it for yourself to believe that a chicago public school has this stuff. amazing.

freshmen this year have their own laptops. part of the movement towards the rumored 'text-book free' thing, instead using laptops. LoL. so: a new way of identifying freshmen. they're the ones w/ laptops. lol.

but i'm jealous. when i was a freshman, i didn't get that.

WHAT ARE THE WEBSITES?

so. back to the websites. LOGIN. THEY ARE ALWAYS THE SAME. FIRST NAME INTIAL + FULL LAST NAME (& a number) (ie, Sammy Clarke would be: sclarke)

EMAIL (FIRST CLASS): http://fc.cps.edu/

• LOGIN: usu. first name initial, (middle name intial, if you have one) , & full last name (& a number if the login was already previously taken. ie, Lana Blake would be lblake. BUT if someone later had the same initial+last name (ie, Lorry Blake), then they would be lblake1
• IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CHECK YOUR EMAIL. not to sound like a teacher, but it's important. it's not only trash you know. IT ANNOUNCES CLUB MEETINGS. SPORTS GAMES. SERVICE LEARNING HOUR OPPERTUNITIES. so it's like a daily newspaper.
• your email adress: firstnameintialmiddlenameitialfulllastname@cps.edu (example: marrie anna lobb will be most likely malobb@cps.edu. but if there was another malobb@cps.edu already, then you will be malobb1, malobb2, ect. @cps.edu
• ADVISORY: this is where the daily announcements are. shows club meetings, ect. these are emails blasted for the entire school.
• INBOX: your personal emails sent & recieved. includes emails sent for specific classes (ie, Ms. Simbulan's 4th block health class)
• DIRECTORY: looks up people's emails. anyone's on CPS. (teacher emails can also be found on http://www.nscollegeprep.cps.k12.il.us/)

FOR GRADES: http://students.cps.edu.k12.il.us/

• What is it? it shows your grades as your teacher enters it into her computer.

FOR HOMEWORK: http://moodle.northsideprep.org/ or: http://www.nscollegeprep.cps.edu.k12.il.us/


TO TURN IN PAPERS: http://www.turnitin.com/

• with this website, what it basically does is checks for plagiarism. so if your essay was something online, it will be found. something that someone BEFORE HAS SUBMTTED ONTO TURNITIN (so a friend who had the class last year's essay will still be stored on the database)
• LOGIN: email. password, your choice.
• YOU NEED THE CLASS ID # AND THE PASSWORD. to sign up for that class

SCHOOL WEBSITE: http://www.nscollegeprep.cps.edu.k12.il.us/

this is the most important. many teachers post their homework there.

HOW TO DO IT:

HOW TO GET TO YOUR HOMEWORK via NCP WEBSITE:

1. go to the school website http://www.nscollegeprep.cps.edu.k12.il.us/
2. go to the DEPARTMENT tab. click on appropriate subject (math, science, liturature, ect)
3. find the TEACHER tab. click.
4. click on your teacher's name. it should go to another division to show the classes he/she teaches. click on the appropriate one. (ie, IMP1 instead of IMP3)

TO GET HOMEWORK via MOODLE:

1. go to moodle. link available through northside's main website. (http://moodle.northsideprep.org/)
2. click LOGIN. 99% of all classes require that you log in to see the information.
3. LOGIN with your first name's intial, and full last name. (ie, Frank Trobb would be 'ftrobb')
4. on the LEFT SIDE BAR (red) click on your class.

FOR MOODLE, YOU NEED TO KNOW THE PASSWORD YOUR TEACHER PUT ON THE CLASS. it's a one-time register.

TURNING IN HOMEWORK via TURNITIN.COM

1. go to http://www.turnitin.com/
2. login. (this log in is not controlled by CPS. meaning it can be your personal email, school email, whatever password you choose.)
3. to the left are your classes. click.
4. click on correct class in which you need to turn in your paper.
5. name of assignment is shown. click in the submit picture icon next to it.
6. upload & title the paper.
7. the next screen is a preveiw. **you still have not sumitted you paper in yet!!
8. click submit. you have. your teacher has recieved it.
9. a reciept will be sent to your email. KEEP IT!! to prove that you did turn it in, in case there is a glitch in the system.