Some of you have had experience with online lessons before. For those of you who have never participated in a web lesson this will be an exciting and unique new experience! Remember, there are no in-class meetings.  All classes are conducted over the Internet so you may access the lesson at the times and locations you determine without the need to ever set foot on campus. There is no textbook required for the lesson, all content is available via the web. See the back of this page for advice from previous web learners on how to be successful in web lessons!

To begin the class, our web site is accessed through  http://scholar.coe.uwf.edu/wbi2000/students/aleake/haiku/

Simply type the web address in your browser's ???

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For Netscape it will look like this                  For Internet Explorer it will look like this

You will be asked for a course number and course password. Enter the following information:

Please let me know if you have any questions or problems. Class will begin on April 8, 2000. The link to the site will be active on that date. Make sure to check out the site that week!

Please send a note to me and let me know your e-mail address. If you do not have an e-mail account follow the instructions on the web site to create a free Hotmail account. Please put Haiku in the subject line when you contact me.

We're looking forward to a great class!! If you need additional information, please contact me at 850-729-5374.

April Leake
Leakea@owcc.net
 
 

"Start early, make a schedule, keep up, ask questions."

       - Frances Hinely
 
 

"1. Don't Procrastinate! Plan study times.
 2. It helps to read the textbook and ask lots of questions about content.
 3. Keep in touch with a study partner, it helps to keep you focused."

        - Amy Pendleton
 
 

"This is my third semester of ETMS, and I have learned a lot! Here are some tips:
 1. Be sure to check out the week's assignments on the first day of the week, even if you don't have time to do any work that day.
 2. Be sure to keep a good sense of humor when dealing with computers! I think they sense when you are trying to meet a dealine! LOL!
 3. Try to chat with the instructors during chat time even if you don't have really important questions that day. (I can't imagine waiting online for an hour to help, and having nobody show up. You know that has to get really boring!)
 4. If you have a laptop to use, you can always use it in the same room that your family is in, so you can feel like you are having some "quality time" even if they are watching TV and you are working hard!
 5. Be sure to add all your classmates' IM names to your buddy list. There is nothing better than being online while stressed out about an assignment, and seeing a fellow friendly student log on! Or being online to help out another stressed out classmate!"
 
      - Amy Giraldo
 
 

"1. Get organized, distance education takes more time than you think.
 2. Learn to type well for effective communication in chat rooms.
    a. If you know in advance that you have specific questions you want to ask, writ them up in a word processor and
    copy/paste them into the chat room window (it works!).
    b. Donít get too verbose; there isnít enough room or time in a chat room for a Michael Crighton.
    c. Finally, stay on subject in a ìscheduled, class orientedî chat room. Casual, unrelated chatting becomes very confusing in
    this situation.
 3. Save everything you do to a disk (preferably a Zip).
    a. Computers are programmed to crash when you are least prepared!
    b. Theyíre possessed!
 4. Read:
    a. David Wilsonís comments. i. He obviously put a lot of thought into his entry, and heís right on!
    b. Alice Lacyís comments.
    c. Everyone elseís comments, theyíre all good, and youíll find something that will help you.
 5. Have fun! Thatís not a suggestion. Itís the first commandment of DL. "

       -  John Crane