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title: "Preparing for the Semester"
type: "wiki"
space: "School of ECE Field Placement"
author: "Kathrina Lalog"
created: 2025-12-17T19:17:04Z
updated: 2025-12-19T16:36:03Z
url: "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/276/school-of-ece-field-placement/wiki/view/17632/preparing-for-the-semester"
---

# Preparing for the Semester

Students must complete the following **prior** to Week #1 of each semester:

- Prepare your Seneca MS Team account by downloading [***Microsoft Teams***](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/186/it-services/wiki/view/4221/microsoft-teams "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/186/it-services/wiki/view/4221/microsoft-teams") on your devices \(laptop, desktop, mobile phone\). Sign in with your Seneca MS Team account when attending MS Team classes.
- Prepare your Seneca Zoom account by downloading ***[Zoom](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/186/it-services/wiki/view/4038/zoom "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/186/it-services/wiki/view/4221/microsoft-teams")*** on your devices \(laptop, desktop, mobile phone\). Sign in with your Seneca Zoom account when attending Zoom classes.
- Set up your [***Video Filters and Backgrounds for Online Classes***](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=E4S0HJAsxkOPAbHwFJaPDQ%3D%3D)
- Upload a [***profile picture for BlackBoard***](https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Ultra/Getting_Started/Profile?fbclid=IwAR2-APgMXbF8rYdfWMD4Cpv7xZ6R_sb8e4GEWwREurh5bEPQnXnPaY68qKM "https://help.blackboard.com/learn/instructor/ultra/getting_started/profile?fbclid=iwar2-apgmxbf8rydfwmd4cpv7xz6r_sb8e4gewwreurh5bepqnxnpay68qkm")
- Create an [***Seneca Student Email Signature***](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=ASqE9ifmebQX9T0paHKGTA%3D%3D)
- Review [***Student Email Communications Guidelines***](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=WO4ptI3%2BvDRUfpLANP8veg%3D%3D)
- Review [***Respecting the Online Learning Environment***](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=Sy6u5zeWHzM7%2BX07XlslUw%3D%3D)
- Install [***Adobe Acrobat Reader***](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=aJ5mUPbgpohJhroA9LOCdw%3D%3D) to read and open PDF documents
- Complete the Field Placement Student Introduction Poster found in the ***Assignments*** folder due Week #1

## Attachments

- [Student Email Signature.pdf](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=ASqE9ifmebQX9T0paHKGTA%253D%253D)
- [Student Email Communications Guidelines.pdf](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=WO4ptI3%252BvDRUfpLANP8veg%253D%253D)
- [Respecting the Online Learning Environment.pdf](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=Sy6u5zeWHzM7%252BX07XlslUw%253D%253D)
- [How to Install Adobe Acrobat Reader.pdf](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=aJ5mUPbgpohJhroA9LOCdw%253D%253D)
- [Video Filters and Backgrounds for Online Classes.pdf](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=E4S0HJAsxkOPAbHwFJaPDQ%253D%253D)