Discussion Section #1 Guide to KIN 110 and Moodle Week of 9/15TA Contact InfoA few notes about discussion…PowerPoint PresentationPoint BreakdownFinal Business ThoughtsAssignment ProceduresGetting to know MoodleA quick tour of MoodleDiscussion AssignmentsActivities BlockWeekly ViewCalendarCalendar- detailed viewAccessing AssignmentsSlide 16Completing your quizzes in 3 stepsSubmitting a Turnitin AssignmentSubmitting a Turnitin assignmentClick “submit paper” tabTracking your gradesGrades: User ReportFor more Moodle HelpDiscussion Section #1Guide to KIN 110 and MoodleWeek of 9/151TA Contact InfoUndergraduate TA’s•Jacqueline Reilly [email protected]•Madison Tyler [email protected]•Melissa Armstrong [email protected]•Victoria Newbury [email protected] TA’s•Cory Greever [email protected]•Rich Viskochil [email protected]•Hannah Masse [email protected] few notes about discussion…•Attendance to your discussion sections is MANDATORY.•Two Excused absences –first excused absence you will be given attendance points and be allowed to take the quiz. Your second excused absence you are only eligible for attendance points and are not permitted to take the quiz. Extenuating circumstances will be handled on a case-by-case basis. •Acceptable illness that require treatment by doctors, participation on UMass sports team, jury duty, and family emergencies. You must show documentation •Notify your TA as soon as possible (preferably ahead of time). •Try to find another discussion section to attend during the same week if possible •You must notify your TA and the TA whose section you plan to attend•Unexcused absences –All other absences without documentation count as an unexcused absence (i.e. alarm didn’t go off, forgot it was Monday). There are no make-ups for an unexcused absence. •Bottom line, unexcused absence=no points. 34Point Breakdown5Attendance 50 5 points per weekDiscussion Assignments 50 5 points per weekAnnotated Bibliography 15 Due October 26th Research Paper 45 November 30th TOTAL 160Final Business Thoughts•Keep your syllabus…it has all the info you need for discussion –Section times, locations, TA names/email addresses, a tentative schedule of discussion topics•Some weeks, there will be readings posted on Moodle that you should read and be prepared to discuss during discussion•All readings will be posted on Moodle during the week you should read them.6Assignment Procedures•Assignments and necessary readings are available on Moodle starting at 12:00 pm on Thursdays•You have 4 days to complete each short weekly assignment•Weekly assignments are due at 11:59 pm on Sundays 7Getting to know Moodle8A quick tour of Moodle•OIT has provided a series of videos to get you better acquainted with Moodlehttp://www.oit.umass.edu/support/moodle/a-quick-tour-moodle-students9Discussion Assignments•Three types of assignments–Quizzes –Short written assignments–Readings•There are multiple ways to find your assignments and their due dates–Activities block –Weekly view–Calendar10Activities Block11All quizzes, resources and turnitin assignments are listed when you click on one of the links in the activities blockWeekly View12Calendar13Calendar- detailed view14On the calendar: •Quizzes are listed each day they are available•Short answer assignments are listed on the due dateAccessing Assignments15If the quiz/assignment is greyed, it is not available yetDates the assignment is available are below each assignmentAccessing Assignments16Available quizzes/assignments are in red and underlinedTo access it, click on it.17Step 2: Answer quiz questionsStep 3: Make sure all questions have an answer saved and the click “Submit all and finish”Completing your quizzes in 3 stepsStep 1: Click on the quiz link (found in weekly section, activity block or calendar)Submitting a Turnitin Assignment18To access your assignment, click on turnitin assignments in activities block or directly on the assignmentSubmitting a Turnitin assignment 19Click “submit paper” tab20Enter your nameTitle your assignmentSubmit your documentAfter submitting, you will receive a email confirmation receipt.Tracking your grades21Weekly assignments will be graded and grades can be found by clicking “Grades” in “Course Administration” http://www.oit.umass.edu/support/moodle/view-grades-and-track-your-progress-a-moodle-courseGrades: User Report22Your grades are listed hereMake sure you have selected user report to see grades specific to this class (Kin 110)For more Moodle Help•Visit OIT Moodle help website •Be sure to complete Discussion Quiz #1 on Moodle by 11:59pm on Sunday 9/14/14!!•There will be a required reading for next weeks discussion section posted. Please read this prior to coming to Discussion Section
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