Lesson 01: Online Communication Basics
In this unit you will learn about the course tools and procedures.
This lesson should take you approximately 30 minutes.
Submitting Assignments
Read this to learn how to turn in assignments. A must read! |
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Email
Read this to learn about how to email your instructor. |
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Activity
In this activity you will email your instructor. Please check this out for the specifics of the assignment. |
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Getting Help
Read this to learn about the various methods of getting help in this course. |
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Unit 2
Once you complete this Unit you will need to move on to Unit 2. |
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Submitting Assignments
Please make sure you review this section. Your score may be lowered or your assignment not accepted if these procedures are not followed!
Turn It In: A few activities are emailed as an attachment. Most activities are uploaded to your web server (FTP account), then the URL needs to be emailed to your instructor.
Grading Rubric: You should find a grading rubric below every activity that will be evaluated. Check this before you submit an activity to ensure that you will receive full credit.
Resubmitting Assignments: If you don't like the score you get on an assignment, fix your coding and then resubmit it. Make sure to include the evaluation from the instructor in your new email so they can just re-evaluate just the things that you needed to work on.
File Name: You will be expected to label the files in a very specific way. Never use capitals or spaces (use the underscore instead).
Heading: You will have two types of headings.
- Any file that is not an HTML file, should include a complete heading.
- Any HTML file should include an "author" meta tag. This will be explained more later.
Subject Line/ Description Line: You will be expected to include specific information in the subject line of an email containing an assignment or in the Description Line of an uploaded document.
- The unit number
- The lesson number
- An activity description
- Each should be separated by a period
- For example, your subject line might look like this: unit1.lesson1.basicpage
Tutorial>>Submitting an Assignment Tutorial
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Email
Email is quickly becoming a standard part of most companies communication structure. You will use email as your primary communication tool in this course and possibly in your future career as a web developer. Here are some important concepts to you should understand when using this powerful communication tool.
Email Etiquette:
Email Etiquette (Netiquette): Griffin University (Important, please read this!)
You will be expected to follow these rules. Please make sure you have read this prior to emailing anyone in this course.
Signatures:
A signature is simply the way that you end your email. Many email applications (clients) will allow you to create a custom signature and will automatically place this at the end of every email. Think of it as signing a letter.
File Attachments:
Many email programs allow you to attach a document to your email. This is very useful when you need to share files with someone far away. Check to see if your email allows you to send or receive attachments.
Mailing Lists
I belong to a mailing list (listserv) that has close to 1000 people on it! When I send email to this address, all those people get it. With this many people being affected by your email, it is important to understand listserv etiquette.
Email Application:
This course requires email as the primary form of turning in assignments. You will need to have access to your email every day in class. If you don't already have an Internet based email account, please sign up for one immediately.
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Activity
Part 1: Launch your Internet email application. Set up an account if you don't already have one.
Part 2: Set up a folder to store all the email for this course and add the instructor to your contacts.
Mr. Dockery | dockeryj@svsd410.org
Part 2: Email your instructor
- Type in your instructor's email address or add it from the contact in the "To:" box.
- Type in the proper subject line (unit1.lesson1.basicpage)
- Use a word processor to write a short message telling your instructor a little about your computer skills and knowledge.
- Check your spelling and grammar.
- Make sure that you use good email etiquette.
- Don't forget to include a signature at the end (your name will work).
- If you have a great email resource that you would like to share, include it in the email.
| Turn It In: Email your instructor following the guidelines above. |
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Email Evaluation
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Subject line includes all the necessary elements and they are separated by periods.
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The body of the email used proper grammar and spelling.
There were only minor grammar or spelling errors. |
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| The email included a signature. |
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Total |
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Getting Help
Since this course is so independent, it is critical that you ask for help when you need it! There are a number of different ways to ask for help and a wide variety of resources available to you.
Email: If you email the instructor for help, please include a "?" at the beginning and end of your subject line.
Example: ?How do I check my grades? If a instructor sees the question mark, they should respond within 24 hours during the work week.
Phone: Your instructor should be available for a phone conference. If you leave a voicemail, please include your name, phone number and a time to reach you.
425-831-8126
Conference: Your instructor may be available to work with you one-on-one if you need a little extra help. However, we keep our instructors very busy so you will need to pre-arrange a conference.
Lesson 02
Once you complete this Unit you will need to move on to Lesson 02.