Online students,
Here’s a wonderful opportunity for students to earn extra credit and become involved in a discussion about the technology needs of our students and our society.
Please view the video below and then add a constructive review comment that is 75 words or more. Don’t forget to include just the first initial of your first name and last name for privacy, and to e-mail me that you have completed this assignment together with your thoughts on it.

Students and Families,

In an effort to ensure all students thoroughly understand our grading system and become caught up with missing assignments, I have devised a clear plan of action.
Please sign into VSCampus.com and into the English course. While there, click on the Announcement with the title: “List of Total Assignments Due by March 5th, 2010, and Assessment News.

Students and families, please don’t forget the extra credit activities listed in Announcements, as some of them will expire on March 1st, 2010.
Thank you,
Mr. Sersea

Student Tips:
Just like real-world manners and
personal etiquette, there’s a book and website of written rules… http://bit.ly/8XcRte

Students and parents,
I have received a variety of messages via IM and E-Mail from students about issues with accessing E-College classrooms as well as grades “dissapearing”.
Please rest assured that E-College has been notified and that Kaplan Academy is looking in this issue further. E-College is one of the world’s largest online education providers for universities and colleges worldwide and is a different entity from Kaplan Academy of California. To learn more about E-college, please visit their official website. Unfortunately, neither Kaplan Academy of California, nor I, have control over the technology aspect or functionality of E-College.
Please ensure to contact the “Technical Support” telephone listed as soon as you log into E-College and let them know your full name, the section number of the course as well as the exact name of your course. Your specific details will be very helpful to resolve these technical issues.
In the meantime, please continue to check your e-mail and “Announcements” daily for news and information about our class. We also have a variety of online extra credit activities here that involve just a few minutes yet foster higher level thinking skils and collaboration.
Thank you for your patience,
Mr. Sersea

Students, some of Mr. Sersea’s sites are temporarily offline during a major reconfiguration of server hardware…. http://bit.ly/b9JvKw

Students, what motivates you to attend an online school? Click on the link below and share your views with the world. http://bit.ly/dnhn5J

Students, as per your announcement in E-College, here are some helpful online MLA resources to review. You will now have a variety of assignments that will require MLA knowledge. Please remember that you need to avoid plagiarism through proper citations in your written research.
A Guide to Writing Research Papers Based on MLA Documentation: http://webster.commnet.edu/MLA/index.shtml
MLA Formatting and Style Guide:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Diana Hacker: Documenting Resources in MLA Format: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_o.html
Diana Hacker: In-Text Citations:
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_s1.html

It is parents and students and teachers who make a powerful team for students’ online learning success. It is in… http://bit.ly/9jtR07