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Changing the Loan Period
The standard load period in Sora is 14 days, however, there are options for 7, 21, and 28 days. S...
Assistive Technology
Different fonts and formatting styles are available to meet many reading needs. OpenDyslexic O...
Profiles & Badges
Users can set up their Sora profile to add personalization and collect badge rewards. Go to http...
Book Formats
There are three main book formats in Sora: eBooks, audiobooks, and read-along books. eBooks eBo...
Logging In
Step 1: Go to https://soraapp.com/library/heritageca and click on "Heritage Christian Online Scho...
Student Success Centre
Student Success Centre (SSC) is an Online-based universal support provided by an EA in Literacy o...
Completing the Student Self-Assessment
Completing the Student Self-Assessment The ability to self-reflect is a life skill and student...
Where to find the Curriculum and Recreational Program Order Forms and how to fill them out?
The first step is to go to the Vendors page on the HCOS website to see if the vendor is on the Ve...
Acceleration and Retention Policy
Acceleration Policy "Acceleration is the practice of placing students at a higher than normal le...
Other Situations that may be Encountered
This page provides information on other situations that may be encountered, such as general de-es...
Personal Digital Device Usage Policy
Rationale As a school, HCOS strives to help students be responsible and discerning digital citiz...
Setting up a Student Brightspace Account
If you log into Brightspace and cannot see your courses, please ensure you are logged in with the...
Navigating the Landing Page in Brightspace
Brightspace is the Learning Management System (LMS) used by HCOS to offer a wide variety of cours...
Brightspace Troubleshooting
Logging into Brightspace It is best to do this while logged into a Flex Academy or HCOS Google...
Brightspace Troubleshooting
Viewing Student Feedback in Brightspace and StudyForge
There are different avenues for students to view their feedback on work submitted to their course...
Integrity Advocate - Student Experience
Some courses will require students to be proctored for exams using Integrity Advocate. There are...
Accessing Your Gradebook
To access your gradebook for a specific course in Brightspace: Begin by logging into Brightspace...
Parent Town Hall Q&A
Parent and Guardian Access to Brightspace
We believe that at home learning requires engaged parents and guardians. Brightspace provides a P...