1. Name: _____________________ Date: _______ Section: ___ bb-01 • First Class: Introduction to CURR 285, Fall 2007 • Introductions. • Find a temporary seat. Print out a name tag using the file template which you will find online. Take a photo. • Purpose of this course: Enhance. Encourage. Motivate. • Expectations… • Be on time and attend all classes. • Read all email. • Do your own work and hand in your assignments in on time. • Participate and always be ready to assist anyone in class. • If there is a problem, say something or contact your instructor! • Required immediately: USB Flash Drive. Required during course: 2 blank “CD-R” discs. • Late assignment policy: Within 1 week, attach a printout of an email reply from your instructor that excuses your absence. • Attendance policy: 3 unexcused absences results in a formal letter requesting that you drop the course. • Website for course. Class syllabus. • Class email communication and office hours. • Future class seating. • Required: Your ULM Email account. Required: A Taskstream account that you purchase. • Brief ULM Webmail Oveview/Demonstration. • Send an email message USING YOUR ULM EMAIL ACCOUNT with this “subject”: • CURR 285-??, YourFirstName YourLastName, Hello! (?? Is your section number.) • You will receive a reply. Graded assignment: Print out the reply of your email message and hand it in next class for credit. • 19. Professional Goals: Active Support, Creative Teaching, Constant Encouragement. • 20. Professional “Points”: Volunteer! Ask and answer questions! Take class notes! Help others! Give a presentation! Share ideas and tips! Join “TECA”. “Emerging Scholars ($400). Save your handouts and notes in a binder for extra points on your final exam. • 21. How to get an “A”. How to get a letter of recommendation. • 22. Say something if there is a problem! • 23. End of class. Before the end of each class: ask at least 3 relevant questions. • 24. Next class: Find 2 educational websites that you think could be used with classroom instruction. • Checklist: • If you don’t have/know your ULM email login and password, go in person to Tech Support in the Admin Building, 1st floor. You will need to show your ULM student ID. • Get a USB flash drive before next class. You will use it. • Assignment Due: See #13. The printout is due by the start of next class. (A late assignment will not be accepted without a university-accepted excuse.) See # 24. CURR 285: Welcome! Mike Beutner, Associate Professor, Strauss Hall 223, Email : beutner@ulm.edu, 342-3142 Site: http://ulm.edu/~beutner/ Email: Include CURR-??, YourFirstName YourLastName, YourTopic in the subject line! This helps greatly!