Automated Reminder:

QUIZ #5 will be available from 12/2 till 12/4  ((be aware this one only has a 1 hour timer!!))

Automated Reminder:

Field Experience/Observation Report Due 11/25

ePortfolio due 11/25

Automated Reminder: Xtra Credit Due

Bonus Credit #3 is due 11/18

Automated Reminder:

QUIZ # 4 will be available from 11/11 till 11/13

Kaleidoscope #5 will be due 11/11

REMINDER:

Your Field Experience Report will be due 11/18

Your ePortfolio will be due 11/25

Automated Reminder:

Kaleidoscope #4 is due 10/28

Automated Reminder:

#2 Bonus Credit is due 10/21 (UPDATED!! Now due Oct 28 Oct 30!) (... and text changed to Chapter 9)

QUIZ #3 will be available from 10/21 till 10/23

Kaleidoscope #3 is due 10/21

Automated Reminder:

"Finding Forrester" Xtra Credit is due 10/14

Kaleidoscope #2 is due 10/14

Remember to work on your ePortfolio!!  (A video guide to Google Docs is available in Course Documents/Video Tutorials)

Automated Reminder:

QUIZ #2 will be available from 10/7 till 10/9

Automated Reminder: Xtra Credit Due

"Dead Poets Society" is due 9/30

Automated Reminder: Xtra Credit Due

"Heart of the Game" Xtra Credit is due 9/23

Remember to schedule your observations!

Automated Reminder:

Bonus Credit #1 is due 9/16

Kaleidoscope #1 is due 9/16

Support....

So... we JUST got a notification that Blackboard is going to be down this weekend from Sat 9/10 4:30pm till Sun 9/11 7:30 AM - right in the middle of the Quiz.  So, Danny asked me to move the closing of the Quiz out to Monday evening.

Also, I've been hearing from people who have had some problems with their eBooks... and found that the support link they gave us is the wrong one.  IF you have problems you can go here: www.cengage.com/support

If you STILL have problems - our Cengage rep asked if anyone would like to volunteer their sign-in information so he can log in and see if he can figure the problem out.  If you'd like to go that route, email your sign in information to Danny so he can forward it to the Cengage representative.

Automated Reminder:

QUIZ #1 will be available from 9/9 till 9-12 Arrange your schedule to take this quiz!!


Akeelah and the Bee Xtra Credit is due by 9/9

Automated Reminder: Xtra Credit Due

"Breakfast Club" Xtra Credit is due 9/2

Remember to work on your ePortfolio!  (a google docs video is available in Course Documents/Video Tutorials)

Corrected Syllabus

My deepest apologies the syllabus had some dates that did not correspond to the Fall Semester, I have made the changes as of today Monday August 22, 2011 at 10am. Please make sure you download or make the necessary adjustments to your calendars. Thank you.

Automated Reminder: Xtra Credit Due

"Stand and Deliver" Xtra credit will be due on 8/26

Steps to Accomplish before Diving In

1. Go to www.blogger.com 
1. If you don't have a google account you'll be asked to create one
2. You can find some directions in the Video Tutorials in the Course Menu
3. After you've created your Blog (Reflective Journal) email the address (it will have the word "blogspot" in it like... http://myjournal.blogspot.com) to david.pike@utb.edu
2. Click on the "Chapter Notes/Bio" link on the course menu. Which will take you HERE
1. You can find directions in the Video Tutorials in the Course Menu
2. Your first time visiting you will have to click on "Request Access"
3. After you're granted access, you will need to create an account to get into the wiki (Chapter Notes/Bio)
4. Refer to the Video Tutorial for info on how to edit the wiki page
5. Add your brief bio information under your picture
3. Make contact with everyone in your group
1. Watch videos on using Eluminate Live
2. Confirm your headset works (or purchase one)
3. Arrange a time for your online meetings
4. Purchase your eBook at www.cengagebrain.com
1. You will need to create an account at Cengage (remember your username and password, you'll need it throughout the course)
2. Search for ISDN: 1-4390-4581-X
3. Remember to buy the DIGITAL version (should be approx $50)

I really hope you enjoy the course.  If you have any technical questions email me at david.pike@utb.edu, call me at 882-4242, come by and see me at the ITEC Campus in G-10... and if you REALLY need to reach me on the weekend my home email address is discinque@gmail.com

First Days of Class

Greetings!!  First and foremost I am NOT the instructor in this course.  I'm just the tech guy - the first couple weeks can seem daunting in an online course, so I'll be here to try and ease the pain.  As you should know - there is an orientation this Thursday and Danny and I will be covering several aspects of the course.  However, I thought some of you might like a head start on some of the techie aspects you'll need to have.  We'll cover these Thursday, but... if you do them now, you'll be able to ask more questions on Thursday.

First you'll be creating a Blogger account (this site you're reading here is a blogger account) - HERE is a video on how to create one.

Next you'll need to request access to the course Wiki.  ((Blackboard has changed it's look this year, so my video's are a bit outdated)) Go HERE for the video

Several other things we'll be going over on Thursday - see you there!
-David