Some general announcements

It appears that most of you are off to a good start. So, a list of announcements:

1. I expect everyone to be struggling a little. Heck, I was struggling with my own last minute thing the past two days. I generally expect everyone to be caught up by Monday's deadline. That doesn't mean wait until Sunday night. Instead, that means struggling through, working out kinks, emailing or calling me with questions, etc. throughout the weekend.
   
2. Please note that D#2 HW#2 is actually commenting on D#1 HW#8, sorry, missed that update when I rearranged the syllabus.
3. Please note that with Blogger you can start numerous blogs. You only want one blog for this class. However, each new homework assignment requires a new "post."
   
   Notice in this image that I have two blogs. You can "view blog" for each one. "View blog" is what you need to do to get me the URL. However, when you are ready to post a homework, click on "New Post." Finally, if you need to edit a previous posting, click on "Posts" and it will take you to a listing of all your posts.
   
4. Use firefox (firefox.com). Don't use IE, its not secure!
5. Once you are committed to using Firefox, get the firefox "better gmail" addon (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4866). This will make sure you always log into gmail (and therefore Google docs) in the "https" secure mode. You really want to do this so I can continue to share your gradesheets with you in a secure environment.
6. Speaking of gradesheets...you should all see a shared gradesheet in Google Docs. If you don't, email me. This is the way that you'll be able to see what I've graded. And if things don't add up, especially after I've posted an "I'm up to date with grading" blog post, I've missed something (or something is wonky somewhere). At this point, I'm not up to date with grading. However, you do need to check that you have a gradesheet and that the information I've pasted into the upper left hand corner is correct.
7. I'm considering holding another "open lab" on Monday or Tuesday. If you would really benefit from this. Feel free to email me with a "I need an open lab and I would be able to make it to MCC's Southern & Dobson campus at these times: XXX and XXX."

Hang in there...I know this first weekend is when a bunch of you really have the time and energy to "figure things out." I'll be checking email all weekend long! :-)
Shelley