August Mon 1 Tue 2 Wed 3 Thu 4 Fri 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 22 – Semester Begins!!!!! *Read Instructor’s Getting Started Email. *Complete the two No Show Requirements by doing the Course Pledge Discussion and Replying to instructor’s Angel Email. *Read Angel Announcements. *Explore Course and Print Documents such as Syllabus and Calendar. *Register for Mathxl ASAP – See Angel for Mathxl Directions. (Attendance) *Read the announcement in Mathxl once you register. *Meet Attendance Requirements Each Week by doing Mathxl and Discussions. See syllabus. *Click on and Use the resources available under the LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS section in Angel – found under the Course Work Tab. 29 *Participate in the Ask or Help Discussion. First set of posts or replies due by 9/1/11.(Attendance Requirement!) *Finish requirements of the Course Introduction Discussion by 9/1/11.(Attendance) 16 23 *Do the Course Introduction Discussion Post and Replies by 9/1/11. (Attendance) 17 24 *Start Mathxl Homework by today (see syllabus)(Attendance). *Start Textbook Homework by today (see syllabus) 18 25 *No Show Requirements must be complete to remain in course. *Homework Reward: Students who use the Study Plan in Mathxl as a tutorial or a study tool will be rewarded in the following manner. If 5 hours of Study Plan time is used by Nov. 28th, the student will receive an additional 100 homework grade. If another 5 hours is used by Nov. 28th, the student will receive another additional 100 homework grade. Yeah!! (Counts toward your weekly attendance hours for mathxl too!!) 19 26 Find the information about the required Proctored Exam in this course. Make arrangements to be in Swainsboro on that day. See your syllabus. Students living further than 75 miles can use the process found under the Proctoring Tab in Angel. This needs to be completed no later than 1-full week before the Proctored Exam. *Do at least 2 posts and/or replies in the Ask or Help Discussion each week ranging from Friday to Thursday, but you can start now. The first set of posts or replies are due by 9/1/11. (Attendance) *No Calculator allowed on Chapters 1-4 tests or homework. See syllabus for more details. 30 All students should be steadily working toward the completion of chapters 1 & 2 homework in Mathxl. (2 hours per week in Mathxl for attendance in addition to discussion board requirements each week.) Use the tutorials available to help you learn the material: Study Plan Button in Mathxl, Homework Help in Mathxl, SmarThinking Tutoring in Angel, instructor tutoring hours, etc… Actively working on assignments is the Key!! Learn by doing. 31 All students should be working towards the completion of highquality, handwritten homework for chapters 1&2. Once mathxl and text homework is completed for chapters 1 & 2, the student will be ready to take the Mathxl Quiz for Chatpers 1 & 2 located in Mathxl. Students can complete the quiz using multiple attempts prior to the due date. The highest grade will be used as the grade.(Attendance) 2011 September Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 * Ask or Help Discussion Due. First set of posts or replies due today. *Finish requirements of the Course Introduction Discussion today. Fri 2 Work Ethics 1 (WE #1) Discussion can be started today. Discussions can start on Fridays and are due by the following Thursday. 9 Work Ethics 2 (WE #2) Discussion can be started today. 5-Holiday 6 No Calculator Allowed on Chapters 1-4!! 7 8 WE #1 Discussion Due and the Ask or Help Discussion Due. Mathxl Homework 1 & 2 due by midnight or any date before. 12 Mathxl Quiz 1&2 due by Midnight or any date before. 13 Test 1&2 available by Angel Email attachment. The instructor will email if another format of testing will take place. Follow the test directions provided and use the boxed work & answer sheet provided. 14 15 WE #2 Discussion Due and the Ask or Help Discussion Due. Test 1&2 due by fax, scan, or bringing it to room 6218 mailbox in building 6 Swainsboro by 2:00 pm. 80% late credit will be allowed if the test is faxed or scanned within 24 hours by 2:00 pm Friday. The school is closed but your fax or scan is expected to ensure late credit. A boxed work & answer sheet for the test was sent by email. Handwritten Text Homework for 1&2 is also due at the same time with the same late credit criteria. Write homework in a clear, neat, dark, understandable manner so it will fax or scan well. Do not write too close to the edges. 16 Work Ethics 3 (WE #3) Discussion can be started today. 19 20 21 23 Work Ethics 4 (WE #4) Discussion can be started today. 26 Mathxl Quiz 3&4 due by Midnight or any date before. 27 Test 3&4 available by Angel Email attachment. The instructor will email if another format of testing will take place. Follow the test directions provided and use the boxed work & answer sheet provided. 28 22 WE #3 Discussion Due and the Ask or Help Discussion Due. Mathxl Homework 3 & 4 due by midnight or any date before. Real World Assignment will be available today. Counts as a Quiz Grade(s). See Angel. 29 WE #4 Discussion Due and the Ask or Help Discussion Due. Test 3&4 due by fax, scan, or bringing it to room 6218 mailbox in building 6 Swainsboro by 2:00 pm. 80% late credit will be allowed if the test is faxed or scanned within 24 hours by 2:00 pm Friday. The school is closed but your fax or scan is expected to ensure late credit. A boxed work & answer sheet for the test was sent by email. Handwritten Text Homework for 3&4 is also due at the same time with the same late credit criteria. Write homework in a clear, neat, dark, understandable manner so it will fax or scan well. Do not write too close to the edges. 30 Work Ethics 5 (WE #5) Discussion can be started today. 2011 October Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Thu 6 WE #5 Discussion Due and the Ask or Help Discussion Due. Real World Assignment Due. See Angel. Counts as quiz grade(s). Fri 7 Work Ethics 6 (WE #6) Discussion can be started today. 10 11 12 13 WE #6 Discussion Due and the Ask or Help Discussion Due. Mathxl Homework 5&6 due by midnight or any date before. 17 Mathxl Quizzes 5&6 due by Midnight or any date before. 18 Test 5&6 available by Angel Email attachment. The instructor will email if another format of testing will take place. Follow the test directions provided and use the boxed work & answer sheet provided. 19 20 WE #7 Discussion Due and the Ask or Help Discussion Due. Test 5&6 due by fax, scan, or bringing it to room 6218 mailbox in building 6 Swainsboro by 2:00 pm. 80% late credit will be allowed if the test is faxed or scanned within 24 hours by 2:00 pm Friday. The school is closed but your fax or scan is expected to ensure late credit. A boxed work & answer sheet for the test was sent by email. Handwritten Text Homework for 5&6 is also due at the same time with the same late credit criteria. Write homework in a clear, neat, dark, understandable manner so it will fax or scan well. Do not write too close to the edges. 14 Work Ethics 7 (WE #7) Discussion can be started today. 21 Work Ethics 8 (WE #8) Discussion can be started today. 24 25 26 27 WE #8 Discussion Due and the Ask or Help Discussion Due. Mathxl Homework 7&8 due by midnight or any date before. 28 Work Ethics 9 (WE #9) Discussion can be started today. 31 Mathxl Quizzes 7&8 due by Midnight or any date before. 2011 November Mon 7 14 Mathxl Quizzes 9 due by Midnight or any date before. Tue 1 Required Proctored Exam in Swainsboro from 3:005:00, building 6, room 6218. See Syllabus and Angel for more details. The exam will cover chapters 1-8. Handwritten Text Homework for 7&8 is due at 3:00 pm in Swainsboro during the proctored exam. Homework 1-6 will be returned to students at 3:00 pm. 8 Wed 2 Thu 3 WE #9 Discussion Due and the Ask or Help Discussion Due. Mathxl Retakes Available for 1-8 quizzes. Original Grade is averaged with new grade. Any improvement helps! See mathxl, the syllabus, and Angel for more details. The original grade and the retake grade will be averaged. Due Nov. 21 or before. Fri 4 Work Ethics 10 (WE #10) Discussion can be started today. 9 10 WE #10 Discussion Due and the Ask or Help Discussion Due. Mathxl Homework 9 due by midnight or any date before. 11 15 Test 9 available by Angel Email attachment. The instructor will email if another format of testing will take place. Follow the test directions provided and use the boxed work & answer sheet provided. 16 17 Last Ask or Help Discussion Due. Test 9 due by fax, scan, or bringing it to room 6218 mailbox in building 6 Swainsboro by 2:00 pm. 80% late credit will be allowed if the test is faxed or scanned within 24 hours by 2:00 pm Friday. The school is closed but your fax or scan is expected to ensure late credit. A boxed work & answer sheet for the test was sent by email. Handwritten Text Homework for 9 is due only if the student wants to replace a low homework grade with a new grade. It is due at the same time as the test with the same late credit criteria. Write homework in a clear, neat, dark, understandable manner so it will fax or scan well. Do not write too close to the edges. 18 23 Holiday 24 - Holiday 25 - Holiday 21 22 Mathxl Quiz Retakes 1-8 due by midnight. 28 Monday: Final Exam available as email attachment. The instructor will email if another format is used. Follow directions. 29 30 Wednesday: Final Exam is due by 2:00 pm or sooner and will not be accepted late!! Students can fax, scan, or bring the test to Swainsboro. 2011 December Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 Fri 2 Instructor out of town. Sat 3 4 5 Instructor out of town. 6 Instructor out of town. 7 Instructor out of town. Semester Ends 8 9 10 11 12 13 Grades available in Banner after this date. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2011