 Mary Jane Heider ◦ Director, Academic Computing ◦  Judie Littlejohn ◦ Online Learning ◦

 Contact your instructor ◦  Contact Mary Jane ◦  Contact the Help Desk ◦ ◦ (toll free, 24x7)

 Bookmark these sites ◦ ◦ Genesis.genesee.edu

 Get the textbook  “Go to” class faithfully; log in regularly ◦ Your instructor can see when you log in  Attend any in-person sessions faithfully  Read the syllabus; note important dates ◦ Tests, homework, reading assignments  Be prepared for a lot of work on your own  Expect to spend hours per week on a single class

 Use the polling option and tell us if your class is hybrid or fully online A.Fully Online B.Hybrid C.Don’t know (If you have more than 1, pick the one you have questions about!)  If you have a hybrid class, do you know when your first class meeting is? ◦ Do you know when all of your class meetings are?

 Start with the syllabus and/or do not hesitate to ask your instructor!  Most likely one of the following: ◦ Blackboard Assignment ◦ Blackboard ◦ Blackboard Messaging ◦ Blackboard Discussion ◦ Publisher Web Site ◦ Genesee ◦ USPS mail ◦ Fax

◦ Genesis Login  Genesee – Gmail inside Genesis ◦ Network Login  Same username for both; may not be the same password initially  Use the password reset inside Genesis to synch the passwords  Publisher web site may be another

 From the front of Genesis  Need an alternate address entered into Banner!

 Most current browsers are supported ◦ Internet Explorer ◦ Firefox ◦ Chrome ◦ Safari  If one doesn’t work, try the other.  Have 2 installed for that purpose.  If you get “Browser Problem” ◦ Click continue

 Check your Genesee regularly  Many instructors will only take messages from Genesee ◦ Only use your personal (Yahoo, , roadrunner) in an extreme emergency ◦ The Help Desk is open 24x7 to help you log into your Genesee  Identify yourself: “Mat 129 student”  Put your name in your  Explain fully; too much is better than not enough  Be patient in expecting an answer

Your username is the same as your Genesis username The address takes the form: If you want to get your on a mobile device, click the link to “Get mobile connection info” and follow the directions there.

 On Campus ◦ To log into any computer  At a distance ◦ To access the library online databases

 Log in through Genesis

 My Genesis – access to “Banner Self Service”  My Courses – access to course materials  – access to your Genesee

 Information and links to courses  Look for the On Demand Learning Center in the right column  You should see all of your courses.

 Known as “Blackboard” or “My Courses” interchangeably  Poke through all the links ◦ When in doubt go to the “home” page

 Look for your syllabus first ◦ Home page or in a Learning Module ◦ Every course will be different  Disappearing Menu!

 Messaging stays within the course – you need to log into your course to see the messages  goes externally to your Genesee  Be careful of the wording – which is your instructor really using?

 The Assignment tool may be how you submit homework/papers ◦ Watch for file format requirements ◦ “RTF” – in your word processing software, click on File > Save As and look for “Rich Text Format” as an option ◦

 Watch the date and time you are given  All times are local (Eastern Standard)  READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!

 Type in the box or attach a file

 Discussions are where you interact with other members of the class  Not anonymous

 There can be lots of material here  Read it ALL; do not assume they are all the same  There is usually critical course material found here

 This means Quiz and Test  Watch the dates and times available ◦ No link means it’s not available

 Can be timed/untimed, one time only/multiple attempts  All have deadlines

 Tutorials ◦ ◦ Look for “Student on Demand Videos” ◦ Short videos on many topics ◦ Pay special attention to:  Discussions  / Messaging

 If you don’t have the textbook, get it NOW!  Look for the syllabus  Make sure you can log into: Genesis, Genesee and network  If you need a publisher access code, get that now  Ask questions

 Call the help desk to report problems ◦  They will happen! Look for info…  Read the blog: maryjane47.wordpress.commaryjane47.wordpress.com  Help desk online: hd.genesee.eduhd.genesee.edu  “Like” us on Facebook: ◦  Follow us on Twitter: ◦ Sunygcc (general info)  Call the college and listen to the message ◦ (mostly weather related)

 Contact your instructor  Contact Mary Jane ◦  Contact Judie ◦  Contact the Help Desk ◦ ◦ (toll free, 24x7)