1. Orientation ITV HIST 1302

2. What books/items are needed? Title: Student Course Guide for Transforming America Edition 4th Current Edition Author Kenneth G. Alfers Copyright 2009 Publisher Bedford-St. Martin's ISBN 978--0-312-47004-3 Title: The American Promise: A History of the United States, Volume II: From 1877 Edition 4th - Current Edition Author Roark, J. / Johnson, M. / Cohen, P. / Stage, S. / Lawson, A. / Hartmann Copyright 2008 Publisher Von Holtzbrinck Pub./Bedford-St. Martin's ISBN 0-312-45293-4 Title: Transforming America DVD Series (ITV)

4. Our homepage is on the Distance learning page.

5. Accessing the Class Site

6. The student will access the class site in the following manner:

7. Go to: http://dl.tccd.edu and select the "Virtual Classrooms (Log In)" link.

8. Enter the username and password on this page.

9. Your username will be in the format of firstname.lastname and your password will be the first initial of your last name and the last four digits of your Colleague ID number. For example, if George Washington were a student with a Colleague ID number of 1234567, his username would be george.washington and his password would be w4567.Please note that if you are a returning student or have a common name, you may have a number following your username. These usernames will follow this format: john.smith2 or jane.erye3. Please try firstname.lastname first; if it is not successful then try firstname.lastname2 or firstname.lastname3.

10. Students may change their password by clicking "Edit User Profile" on the left side of the screen and choosing "Change Password" at the top of the next screen.

12. High Points from ICR Videos: You may stream these from our class page. If you cannot do this, the ICR tells you when and where the videos will be broadcast.

13. High Points from the ICR Exams: The test schedule in the presentation was wrong. This is the correct schedule. Exam One Material: (Lessons 1-8) Exam Two Material: (Lessons 9-15) Exam Three Material: (Lessons 16-26)

14. High Points from ICR Exams cont. EXAMINATION MATERIAL Each exam will contain 55 objective questions of a multiple-choice nature. It will be graded as if there were only 50 so there is a possibility for extra credit on each test. All components of the course including video lessons, assigned readings, and study guide materials are important. Test questions will be taken from each course component. Be sure to study the practice test questions in your student course guide. I have been known to throw some of those on the tests.

16. Exam Information

19. Exams will be given on only the days listed in your ICR – make sure you make it there

21. Testing Center Locations and Hours

22. Locations

23. South Campus: SRTA 1102 Southeast Campus: EMOD 1105 Northeast Campus: NSTU 1808A Northwest Campus: WCTS 1132

24. Hours

26. All e-mail will be sent to the student's distance learning e-mail account (username@dl.tccd.edu). It is the student's responsibility to frequently check e-mail sent to that account. Students who fail to check e-mail on a regular basis risk missing important class announcements, instructions, and assignments. There are two ways to check e-mail:

27. use the Webmail link on the class web site to check for class e-mail;

28. have e-mail forwarded to another email account.

29. All Internet faculty have committed to reading and responding to e-mail messages at least five days per week, typically within twenty-four hours. Please note, requests for assistance with technical issues should be directed to the Help Desk at help@dl.tccd.edu and not the course instructor.

31. What is expected of you! ITV History is a self directed and in some ways self paced class. Each student needs to check the ICR for lessons to be covered for each test. Each student should read the relevant chapters and do the lessons for each chapter from the course guide

32. What is expected of you (cont.) The objectives and questions you answer from the course guide will not be turned in to me. These are for your benefit!! You must report to campus on the day(s) testing is offered for each lesson. Tests must be taken on campus. If you cannot get to campus – this is not the course for you.

33. What is expected of you (cont.) Testing dates are set and students are expected to take the tests on the specified dates. Make up exams will given only in the most extreme cases. Please plan your schedule so that you take exams on the scheduled date!

34. What you can expect from me: I will hold office hours each week. These will be posted on the ICR. I will check email daily during the week. I will check email occasionally on the weekends. I will provide reviews for you for each test. Reviews will be posted on the discussion board.

35. What you can expect from me: I will answer questions and help you to understand the material to the best of my ability. I will make myself available prior to tests to be in the chat room or answer questions on the discussion board. I will post grades on the class page as quickly as possible.

36. Tips for History 1302 Read! Read! Read! Do the review questions at the end of each lesson. (No, I am not taking these from you – but you will benefit greatly from completing these) Define and explain the terms and concepts given to you in the review posted on the discussion board. Make sure you are using information from the lessons for each test – the concept may be discussed in multiple places

37. Tips for History 1302 (cont) Find a study group or study partner. Research shows you will know and remember 70-80% of what you talk about as opposed to 40-50% of what you read and write! If you don’t understand a lesson focus point– post it on the discussion board – your classmates will answer and I will make sure they are on target!

38. Good Luck I have not covered everything in the ICR – you are expected to read it and send questions if you have them. Good luck and I hope you do well in US History!