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webaddressbar– Ifyouknowtheaddressofthewebsiteyouwanttogoto,typeithere.ifwewanttogodirectlytoOlde MiddleSchool’swebsite,allwehavetodoistypewww.otmstitans.com.

ActiveStudent – Onceyouareatthewww.otmstitans.com orwww.madison-schools.com,youcanclickontheActiveStudenticon.YouwillneedyourMSISnumberandpasswordinordertologin,butonceyouareloggedin,youcancheckyourgradesandseeyouraveragesforeachclass,aswellasanyassignmentsthatareincomplete.Remember“I”standsforincomplete,and“NG”standsfornograde.Theybothfigureinyouraverageasazero.So,makesureyoucheckwithyourteacherstomakesuretheseareclearedup.

Canvas – ThisistheonlinelearningmanagementsystemthatweuseinICT,aswellasmanyotherclassesorcoursesonOTMScampus.Youwilldefinitelyneedtobecomefamiliarwiththissite.Youcangotowww.otmstitans.com andpresstheicon,oryoucanjusttypemcs.instructure.com inthewebaddressbar.Don’t putanythingbeforethewebaddressonthisone,suchaswww.YourpasswordwillbeyourMSISnumberandaspecialpasswordthatisassignedbytheschooldistrict.

IfyouaccidentallylockyourselfoutofyourActiveStudentaccount,emailMs.ElizabethNoel,thecounselor.Icannotresetyourpasswordforthataccount,soyouwillhavetoemailherandletherknow.Shewillbemorethanhappytoresetitforyou.Iamprovidingyourwithasampleemail.

Thecounselors’addressesareasfollows:

Ms.Noel- enoel@madison-schools.com (StudentsA-L)Ms.Ellis- brittany.ellis@madison-schools.com (StudentsM-Z)

IfyouneedtoemailoneofthecounselorsforsomethingotherthantoresetyourActiveStudentaccount,rememberMs.NoelonlyseesstudentswithlastnameswhoendwithA-L.So,ifyournameisJohnLee,thensheisyourcounselor.Ms.EllisattendstostudentswhohavelastnamesthatstartwithM-Z.Therefore,ifyournameisAbbyMonk,thenMs.Elliswouldbethecounseloryouneededtosee.

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