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    Before We Begin

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    History + GovernmentFall 2011

    By PresenterMedia.com

    http://www.presentermedia.com/mspp.htmlhttp://www.presentermedia.com/mspp.html
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    Agenda1. A Quick Tour

    2. Announcements

    3. Working Through a Lesson

    4. Late Policy

    5. ClassConnect

    6. Getting Help

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    A Quick TourPlease note that there will be some differences in each course.World History: Lessons call for you to read the textbook,

    complete Study Guide Questions, complete any provided

    online activities, make Journal entries, and/or complete the

    Checkpoint assignments.

    U.S. HistorySimilar to World History. With more Apple

    Pie.

    GovernmentReading online and enough flash-animated

    interactive features to override a veto!(It doesnt have to make sense. You dont even know what Im talking about!)

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    Your Teachers

    Mr. Rhode Oklahoma State University

    BA in History

    BS in SecondaryEducation

    10th year of teaching:

    All Sorts of History

    English,Journalism, andSpeech/Drama/Debate

    Craig County dweller

    Interests/Hobbies:

    Collecting books

    Played football, soccerand softball, WesternMartial Arts,

    Coached football andsoccer

    Plus much more!

    Mr. Pitts University of Oklahoma

    Master ofEducation

    5th year of teaching World History, U.S.

    History, Government,Current Events, GlobalIssues

    Special Education

    Cleveland County

    Interests/Hobbies:

    Reading

    Mixed-martial arts Video games

    Crochet

    Movies

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    Announcements Weekly announcements will be posted each week by midnight

    each Sunday. Announcements will remain active on the course home page

    for 2 weeks.

    READ THE ANNOUNCEMENTS!

    You may work ahead within the week. If you need to work ahead

    beyond the week for some reason, please notify your teacher as

    soon as you can. Please note not all requests will be granted.

    **If this policy is not respected, quizzes will be locked.**

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    Working Through a Lesson

    Use that Student Guide. Complete all activities and screens- click on everything you

    can!

    Take notes. Ill take the time to teach you how.

    Complete the textbook/Checkpoint assignment. Grade your own work and review anything you missed.

    K-mail your teacher if you missed a lot and dont know

    why.

    When you are ready, take the quiz.

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    Late Policy

    Assignments are due Sunday BEFORE midnight.

    Zeros are entered every Monday.

    Three late dates: October 2, November 13, December 18.

    You will receive 75% credit BEFORE the late date and 0%credit AFTER the late date.

    Our schedule is made to be flexible. I you know you will

    miss part or all of a day, work ahead.

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    ClassConnect

    Check the ClassConnect section of the course Sessions will be required if your grade drops below 60%.

    Regular sessions begin the week of September 5th

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    Getting Help

    Check/Post in Raise Your Hand. K-mail.

    IM if your teacher is online and not Busy

    Visit your teacher during Office Hours (begins September 6th)

    Ask in ClassConnect.