1. Welcome! Mike Beutner, Associate Professor, Strauss Hall 223, Email : beutner@ulm.edu, Site: http://ulm.edu/~beutner/ When sending email, include CURR-??, YourFirstName YourLastName, YourTopic in the subject line. This helps greatly! First Class: Introduction to CURR 285 1.Find a temporary seat. 2.Print out a name tag. 3.“About Me”. 4.Your interests. 5.Introductions. 6.Purpose of this course: Enhance; Encourage; Motivate; Ignite. 7.Expectations. 8.Required: USB Flash Drive, 2 blank “CD-R” discs. 9.Professionalism. 10.Late assignment policy. Attach a printout of an email reply from your instructor. 11.Attendance policy: 3 unexcused absences = 1 letter. 12.Websites. 13.Class syllabus. 14.Class email communication. 15.Future class seating. 16.Your ULM Email account. 17.ULM Webmail Oveview/Demonstration. 18.Send an email message with this “subject”: CURR 285-??, YourFirstName YourLastName, Hello! You will receive a reply. Your first assignment is to print out the reply and hand it in next class. 19. Professional Goals: Active Support, Creative Teaching, Constant Encouragement. 20. Professional “Points”: Volunteer. Ask questions. Take notes. Help others. Give a presentation. Share knowledge. Share food. Join “TECA”. “Emerging Scholars ($400). 21. How to get an “A”. 22. Say something if there is a problem! Before the end of each class: 3 relevant questions. Checklist: If you don’t have/know your ULM email login and password, go in person to the Admin Building, 1 st floor today. Find “Tech Support”. You will need to show your ULM student ID. Get a USB flash drive before next class. Assignment Due: See #18. The printout is due by the start of the next class. (A late assignment will not be accepted without a university-accepted excuse.) A-01 Name: _____________________ Date: _______ Section: __

2. A Brief Survey Name: _______________________ Date: ____________ Section: __ 01. Which computer do you usually use? PLEASE CIRCLE: My own. Family/friend owned. ULM owned. Other. 02. I have been using computers for about _____ years. 03. Generally, I’m on a computer for about ____ hours per week. About ____ % of the computer time is school related. 04. Generally, I send about ____ email messages per week. About ____ % of the emails are school related. 05. Top 5: Usually, I use a computer to: PLEASE PRINT a._________________________________________________ b._________________________________________________ c._________________________________________________ d._________________________________________________ e._________________________________________________ 06. My greatest concern taking CURR 285 is: ___________________________________________________________________. 07. In this course, I’d really like _______________________________________________________________________________. 07. Overall, I’d rate my computer skills as PLEASE CIRCLE: Advanced Above Average OK So-So 09. I’d like to learn more about _______________________________________________________________________________. My Computer Skills. PLEASE CIRCLE the best answer: 10. I can get on the Internet by myself. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 11. I can create, edit, and save a document by myself. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 12. I can create a Powerpoint presentation by myself. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 13. I can add images to a Powerpoint presentation. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 14. I can use and edit hyperlinks in Powerpoint or Word. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 15. I can make and use folders to store files and other folders.Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 16. I can crop and resize images for use in documents.Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 17. I can make a newsletter.Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 18. I can use the Internet to find websites for lesson plans. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 19. I can use the Internet to find research articles. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 20. I can edit a web page (an HTML file) by myself. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 21. I can create a spreadsheet with calculated values. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 22. I can create graphs from data in a spreadsheet. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 23. I can “capture” images and paste them into presentations. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 24. I can copy, paste, move, and rename files and folders. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. 25. I can create applications that can be used for a lesson. Yes Somewhat No Don’t know. Additional Comments?