In preparation for participating in the Virtual Academy Online and attending the first face-to-face class, you should complete some orientation activities.

1. Review the Virtual Academy schedule by accessing the Schedule link from the menu to the left.

2. Confirm that you meet the hardware and software requirements for the course by accessing the Technical Requirements link from the menu to the left.

3. Confirm that you have the academic computing accounts necessary for the course by accessing the Computing Accounts link from the menu to the left.

4. Complete the Logging In Tutorial by accessing the Tutorials link from the menu to the left.

5. Address any administrative or technical question to either Joel Martin or Don Stitz after reviewing our responses to Frequently Asked Questions (the FAQ link on the menu to the left). Please address administrative questions to Joel Martin (410.455.4584) and technical questions to Don Stitz (410.455.4513).

6. Log in to your myWebCT page. There you will find at least two courses listed. The Virtual Academy Online course is the course for which your are registered. The second course is the course for which you are the designer.

7. Enter the Virtual Academy Online course.

8. Click on the Start Here icon and complete the orientation activity.