Google Meet Online Class Instruction

You are very welcome to sign up for our Online Course, which offers a quick and efficient way for students to interact with teachers over long distance. We use Google Meet to connect with students in real time, provide instruction, share problem-solving strategies, and offer guidance and support. Students can ask questions face-to-face and work through problems under the supervision of our teachers/coaches.

Please Note:

• This is a live class, not a pre-recorded one. Instructors will ask students questions during class, and students are encouraged to ask questions as well.
• We record all of our lessons as a big bonus so that our students can watch class videos after class for review and self-study.
• These videos will only be available to view for 30 days after the class.

Please let us know ASAP what Gmail account your child will use for Google Meet to attend our online class! We have listed below several pointers you should follow to ensure that our Google Meet session goes as smoothly as possible:

1. We will send out the Google Meet invite at exactly 5 minutes before the start of the class. Please make sure that you have your Gmail account screen ready at that time.
2. Please use Google Chrome as your browser. This browser supports Google Hangout MOST efficiently.
3. Before the class, please check your microphone and webcam to make sure you are wired for sound and picture. It is absolutely imperative that your computer’s audio and visual systems are working well.
4. Shut down ALL OTHER unnecessary software programs and browser tabs.
5. STUDENTS PLAESE PAY ATTENTION: please leave your Google Hangout window on during the whole duration of class time and DO NOT OPEN ANY OTHER TABS OR BROWSE IN ANY OTHER TABS! AND DO NOT TOUCH THE MOUSE! EVEN DURING BREAK TIME, it is NOT advised to touch the screen AT ALL. (Throughout these years of using Google Hangout, our main line has never ever dropped. Hence we firmly believe that the reason for dropping the line must be the result of the student accidentally clicking off the Hangout screen.
6. Make sure your device is suitably charged. A lot of devices will lag if the battery is down to its last 10%.
7. One account per student, single device at a time: Each registered account is for one student only—the student who is enrolled with us. Course access, including live online classes, recorded lessons, and handout materials, is provided exclusively to the registered student and is strictly prohibited from being shared with any other individual. Each registered account must be logged in on only one device at a time. Logging in on multiple devices simultaneously using the same account is not permitted. If multiple devices are detected during class, our administrator will randomly remove the extra devices and keep only one active device to avoid disruption.
8. Recording, sharing, and redistribution policy:
   To protect the learning environment and our instructional content, all course content, including live classes, recorded lessons, and course materials, is the intellectual property of the instructors and the program owner and is provided for the personal educational use of the registered student only.
   Students and parents are not permitted to record, screenshot, share, distribute, repost, or resell any part of the course content. The instructors and program owner do not grant, and have never granted students any rights to sell, share, redistribute, or otherwise commercially exploit the course content under any circumstances.
9. Please make sure your display name clearly shows the student’s name. If the account belongs to a parent or uses the parent’s name, that is acceptable as long as the instructor can clearly recognize which student is attending. This helps instructors address students directly and keeps the class organized.

10. Please join the class 5 minutes early to allow time for technical checks and to ensure the class can start on time without delays.
11. Important!! Please DO NOT sends us the invite if your line has dropped. You will have to call our assistant through the phone line (318-888-1168) to let us know. We will send out a new invite to the group.

We know for sure that if we follow ALL of these guidelines, we will always have very smooth Google Meet online sessions.