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Table of Contents

Part 1 Before Getting Started: Pages 1 - 5

Part 2 Getting into Stoneware and Brainhoney: Pages 5 – 13

PART 1

Before Getting Started: 1) Make sure that your system meets all minimum technical requirements and specifications

(see Student-Parent Handbook).

2) Make sure you can communicate with your teacher by having access to a working email

account.

a. Accounts like gmail.com and hotmail.com are recommended.

3) Set up a signature on your email that will include your full name and your school name.

If you need help setting this up, please contact your instructor.

4) Create or add your instructor to your Skype account.

5) Visit the Stoneware webpage at www.myvirtualedu.com and get acquainted with all of its

features and capabilities. (you will need to log in using a provided username and

password)

Downloading Skype: http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-windows/downloading/

1 1) Save the Skype Setup Application to your computer.

2) Find and double click the Skype Setup file then follow the simple steps to complete the installation.

3) Launch the Skype application and sign in with your Skype Name and password

Creating A Skype Account:- https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA12015/getting-started-with-skype-mac

1 1) Go to Create an account.

2 2) Enter your name and email address.

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3 3) Enter your profile information.

4 4) Enter a Skype Name. This is the name your friends will use to contact you on Skype.

a. Please make sure to use your correct name so your instructor can identify you.

Important: After you have created your Skype Name, you cannot change it.

5 5) Enter the password you want to use to sign in to Skype. Your password is case sensitive, needs to be

between 6 and 20 characters, and needs to contain at least one letter and one number.

6 6) Enter the security words displayed in the box. This just verifies that you’re a real person.

7 7) Read the Skype Terms of Use and the Skype Privacy Policy, then click I agree – Continue.

Adding Contacts to Skype: https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10803/adding-contacts-mac

1 1) Sign in to Skype.

2 2) In the menu bar, click Contacts > Add Contact....

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3 3) In the search field, enter the email address, full name or Skype Name of the person you want to add, and

then click Find.

6 4) Now you need to send the person a contact request. Enter some text to introduce yourself and

click Send.

5) The contact is added to your contact list, but will appear offline until they accept your request.

When they have accepted your request, you can see when they are online, and make free voice calls and

video calls with them.

Calling/Messaging Your Instructor

1. In Skype, click the Contacts tab.

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2 2. Find the person you want to call.

3 3. Click the contact. You will see their details in the main window.

4 4. Click Call.

5. The screen changes color, a call bar appears near the bottom of the screen and you will hear

ringing until the other person answers.

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5 6. If you don't hear the other person or they can't hear you, click the call quality icon in the call

bar (you may have to move your mouse to make the call bar appear).

Part II: Getting Into Your Courses:

1. Go to www.myvirtualedu.com and log in using your Maestro username and

password. If you are a returning student to the Dual Diploma program, this

information will be the same as last year. If you are a NEW student, your

Maestro username and password is the same log-in information that you used

for the Dual Diploma admissions test. This information will also be provided to

you by your instructors.

2. When logging in for the first time, you will be prompted to answer a series of

challenge questions. Select and answer these questions, then select “Update

Configuration"

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3. You will be notified that you can have additional functionality with the Stoneware webAgent until you check the box to not display this screen again and select Ok.

4. By default, you will also be presented with a help screen, until you check the

box to not display this information again and click anywhere on the screen.

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5. Locate the top row of icons labeled “Default” and select “Password Manager”

6. You will first need to confirm your identity by inputting your password.

By selecting the various programs, you can enter your username and password

for each of the applications to enable simple-sign-on.

When you are finished, make sure to select “Update Stored Passwords” at the

bottom of the screen.

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7. To access Maestro and your Courses from Stoneware, click on “My Courses”.

8. Once you login you will see your dashboard. To verify account and update your

email address, scroll down to “My Account” under “My Settings”. Change

your email address and you can add a picture!

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9. You will also be getting messages in Maestro. To check your inbox and send

messages go to “Inbox”:

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10. In the inbox, you can reply read messages, compose messages, reply to

messages, and delete messages. This operates a lot like your regular email.

What a sample message would look like:

11. You can access your classes (with the exception of Burlington English) from

Maestro by click on “Current Courses” on the left hand side of your screen.

Then, once the courses come up, click on “Launch Course”.

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12. Clicking “Launch Course” will take you to the specific course that you

launched. Once you get to that course, you can click the home button to get to

the main screen:

a. Due soon: will have assignments that are coming up in your BrainHoney

classes. When assignments are in red it means they are past due.

b. My Courses: will list your current courses

c. Announcements: will have messages from your instructor

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13. To look at lessons for your classes, From the home screen click on the class title

or view:

a) Click on the folders that say “Module # _ “ to open up the lessons. You

might see different tabs under the lessons (depending on the course).

b) You will submit assignments and assessments by click on the assignment

folder. This is where you go to submit an assignment or take a quiz only!

c) To see what you actually need to do, you will look in the lesson.

d) To submit an assignment:

a) Click on the assignment you want to submit

b) Follow the instructions given in the lesson for the assignment

c) Click on the open tab to upload your assignment

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1) Upload the attachment from your files

2) Click on submit to send the document to your teacher

To Check Your Grades:

1) From the home screen and click on grades

2) Once you click on grades you can see your current score, your grade on a

particular assignment, the date you submitted the assignment, and the due date

of all your assignments