Internet-Based English 250WI

Orientation slide show.

American literature

Orientation Goals by January 13th

• You should:• Log in to the WebCT classroom• Log in to the KCC MOO and practice

chatting.• Get ready for online learning.

Online Learning Requires

• Be online approximately 3 hours per day, 3-4 days per week.

• Meet online at KCCMOO once a week:– Wednesday 9-10 p.m.

• Check the web classroom daily to keep track of your assignments.

For spring 2003

• Log in to webct and click on add course

• Choose KapCC

• Find your course’s name

• Click on THE “+” SIGN NEXT TO– CLICK ON THE REGISTER BUTTON– YOU WILL HAVE ADDED THE COURSE.

Preparing Your Computer

• Make sure your email and WWW browser 4.0 + access problems are solved. If they are not, do not consider taking an internet based class

• Practice word processing and saving to a folder on your hard drive that you set up for your work. Back up all your work.

• Practice copy and paste for word processed text to and from your email account.

Key Addresses

• http://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/~kirkpatr

• kirkpatr@hawaii.edu

• http://webct.hawaii.edu:8900

• http://moo.kcc.hawaii.edu

Class Expectations

• Abide by KapCC’s Student Conduct Code• Use the manners you were taught in

kindergarten: be kind, share, stay cheerful, take your turn, work with others, be on time, do your part, don’t disappoint yourself.

• Use appropriate *netiquette* in any communications you do in this course.

The Webbed ClassroomPASSWORDS

• If you forget your password, email Kirkpatrick for a password change.

• This change will affect all your WebCT logins.

The KCC MOO Spacehttp://moo.kcc.hawaii.edu

• Log in to the web classroom.

• Click on the umbrella icon that you will see at the right.

• Click on KCC MOO• Type: connect guest• Type: coconut

The KCC MOO Spacehttp://moo.kcc.hawaii.edu

• The MOO will email you a login password.• The first MOO session will occur on the first

Wednesday of the semester.

The Online Discussion space

• The forum is for introducing yourselves, submitting papers and taking part in asynchronous discussion.

• For any questions you have for ONLINE OFFICE HOURS

• For KCC MOO discussion assignments.

Getting to Week by Week Assignments

• Assignments are posted to the Course Content icon by the week.

• Remember the course is only 15 weeks long.

Using the Composition Resource Pagehttp://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/~kirkpatr/eng100

• You should enjoy the possibilities found on this page.

• Explore one or two a day and your computer literacy will be much stronger by the time class begins.

Kirkpatrick’s office hours:

• Wednesdays 8-10:30 p.m. ONLINE

• Or by appointment at the KCC MOO. Send email to kirkpatr@hawaii.edu

• or call VoiceMail: (808)734-9331 or see me in my office: Kalia 106, by appointment.

Aloha Thank you for joiningthis experiment

See you online.

Judith Kirkpatrick

Professor of English

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