Hi Everyone!
I am happy to see many of you have been completing assignments and are on track to finish Module 1 on time! Remember, all Module 1 work and the test needs to be completed by Tuesday, Sept. 7th.
We were supposed to be Elluminating today, right now as I write this actually, however my lack of technical skills has caused me to have to cancel. I (incorrectly) thought that I could “do it myself”, as my 1 year old would say, and that I wouldn’t need to bug Chai, our tech guy who saves me on many occasions. However, since I am typing this to you instead of talking to you I think we all know what happened! It didn’t happen. I could not figure out how to invite all of you to my session. Something that seems so simple and probably is simple has kept me from teaching you! But this situtation has made me think about this Online School in general. How many of the tasks that you and I have to complete seem “easy” to some but become insurmountable to others. How all of us need help from others at some point. How you may be an expert on one thing and someone else the expert on something else. This online class will only work when we all work together. We need to ask questions, provide support and help to our fellow classmates.
All year we will be working to not only learn World History but how this Online School works. The Help, I’m Lost and Confused forum is a great place to ask questions and to offer help. Please post any and all questions there and don’t be afraid to get on there and answer some of them. I know we will all achieve more when we work to help each other.
Finally, a word about assignments. The webpages many assignments direct you to are jumping off points to help you. Feel free to use other sites to help you answer questions. Just remember the site’s source. Not all information on the internet is accurate. If it is from the History Channel, PBS, CNN, BBC, MSN, or any other news paper or news source it is great. If it is a blog called “Jim Bob’s opinion of the World” it is probably not. If you ever have any questions about a site or source please let me know. I am always here to help.
I am looking forward to getting to know all of you better as the year goes on. Have a great week!
Mrs. T
