Wednesday, January 25 -- Week 1 TRADITIONAL CALENDAR

Kudos to Nicole for reaching out to me and committing to success during her first week!

Kudos to John for signing up with Remind!

Will you see your name here?  I will post student celebrations here each day -- celebrations may be about something awesome you do within the course or something great that is happening to you outside of the course.

You should be finishing the Getting Started module and starting on Week 1 work today.  Week 1 is due Friday. 

To help you keep up with deadlines,

• Use your course calendar.  Click on "View Calendar" in the far right column of our homepage.
• Use your checklists.  On the second page of each module, you will find a checklist of assignments for that module/week.
• Sign up for Remind texts/emails.  See the visual below for directions.

Got Windshield Checks?  We have to stay in communication each week.  Contact me with questions, concerns, or to share something that is going on in your life.  Once a week you should send me an evaluation of your learning.  We call these learning evaluations Windshield Checks.  By Thursday of each week, you should send me a quick explanation of your understanding and progress via text, email, or Canvas inbox.  You will learn more Windshield Checks and see examples in the Course Documents section of our course.

Logging in for the first time?  Be sure to read the Daily Announcements from Monday and Tuesday so you know what to do to get started.


Whether you have taken on online class or not, it is important to understand netiquette. According to www.businessdictionary.com, netiquette is "proper manners on the Internet."
Here are a few rules of behavior that I have picked up over the years that will ensure you are using proper manners when you contact your instructors:

• Identify yourself.
• Be concise. If your question is about an assignment, include which one.
• Use appropriate language. Avoid being rude and ugly
• Remember your tone. Avoid all caps (i.e. screaming), using emoticons incorrectly, etc.
• Say thank you.