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Welcome to chapter 6 of the Academy Orientation. This course introduces key components, which include the Academy Community.

This presentation will address how the Academy Connection cultivates a sense of community.

The Academy Connection fosters an awareness of partnership and teamwork.

New features are addressed to strengthen instructor and student communication. Communication for instructors, students and administrators is addressed in this section.

Local academies will be responsible for deciding whether students may participate in community features. Students will provide first and last name and email address if they are permitted to participate.

An important community feature is the participation in discussion boards.

Please complete the Interactive Activity in target indicator: 6.1.1

Discussion boards are designed and encouraged on issues relating to courses and the academy learning experience. Discussion board examples include: CCNA Lesson Plans & Best Practices, Professional Development, Training and Retooling, and new instructor support.

Discussion boards will be based upon the role of the user.

A user’s name will be displayed with their post as a link to the user’s profile.

Discussion Boards will be displayed on the user’s Home Page

Additional community tools include: chats, calendars and polls

Chats are both moderated and unmoderated.

Calendars can be created for events of interest to the community.

Polls can be used for surveys. This might relate to certification materials or a question by individuals.

Communicating success stories can lend itself for a great experience when sharing with others. This is a new feature. Anytime one shares success, the experience for striving for more becomes exciting.