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= Welcome BPS 12th Grade Civics in Action students... to your website! =



What is this website about?
Good question-- this website, in short, is a digital collaboration space for all of the current students who are taking the 12th Grade Civics course in the Boston Public Schools. This is a place where you can connect with, collaborate and otherwise share your ideas, what you are learning and organize yourselves to further the goals of the 12th grade Civics course. Some major goals of this course are:
 * for students to understand the structure, function and purpose of government and law in a civil society,
 * to analyze historical and contemporary case studies that relate to complex social issues and youth engagement,
 * to promote student interaction across the city, and
 * to build the capacity for Boston youth to be respected and engaged in our neighborhoods, city, country and world at large.

Thanks for joining. In short, this website is for you and about you.

**How do I find my way around this website?**

 * __The main page__. This page is the main page, or the 'splash' page. If you look at the top of this page, you will see a number of tabs--some are labeled PAGE, DISCUSSION, or HISTORY. The DISCUSSION tab on this main splash page is where you will can communicate and collaborate with students in all of the 12th grade Civics classes currently underway (there are two at English High School, one at Another Course to College (ACC), and another at Madison Park High School). When you post a message (just like sending an email), everyone who is subscribed to this website will get that message, and be able to respond to you.
 * __Your civics class page.__ Besides the main page, each civics class has its own webpage where your teacher will direct you to create and update the page. Each of the individual civics classes also has its own discussion board where your own teacher (or your own classmates) will have conversations and discussions online related to your class. Messages that are posted there will only go to the other students (and teacher) in your class. You can find your civics class page by looking for your teacher's name in the column on the right hand side of this page.

What if I have more questions about this site that I can't figure out?
If you have questions about using this site, don't hesitate to ask your teacher. If you get stuck there, feel free to email James Liou at jliou@boston.k12.ma.us. I'll do my best to answer your question and get you back on track. Good luck, have fun, and I'm looking forward to the conversation.