Hi All,
I hope that you have enjoyed your four-day weekend! What a way to begin February. However, I hope, for your sake, that you don't have a February like last year (with so much snow and a building that cannot handle it). Although I know that seniors don't have to make up snow days in the traditional way, that got to be a bit stressful last year, trying to cram everything in! I hope that you've gotten plenty of extra reading done while you really shouldn't have been out driving anywhere. I'm looking forward to hearing about your progress. I really should have published this entry before it was an issue, but let's just say that I sort of thought an online class implied it. That is to say that your work is due on the days that it's due regardless of if you are in school or not. That goes for snow days that the entire district observes or individual days out of the building. The benefit of an online class is that you do not have to be anywhere specific to do it. Therefore, not being at school does not excuse late (or simply absent) work. I have already graded all of the work that was posted last week, and there were a few of the Friday blogs missing, which is too bad because of the three you write each week, that's certainly the least time-consuming one. So, let's use this as a warning. I'll take ten points off Friday's blog if you post it by 2:15 pm tomorrow, but in the future you won't be able to post that late for any more than half credit. Remember, also, that you have a quotation post due tomorrow afternoon as well.
Because I'm not seeing you in person, I plan to update the grades as I read your blogs each week. That means that you can see your grade, accurately, twice a week. Please pay attention on School Loop since this class is a graduation requirement. E-mail me any time with any questions, and I can also arrange to meet with you in person on occasion if that would help. Additionally, you have two great resources in person in Ms. Costello and Mr. Ruland who can answer questions and give advice. Let's be proactive here so no one is in a tricky situation going into the last month of school!
I am really enjoying your blogs so far. They are all very different from one another, and I plan to highlight some example posts soon. In the meantime, feel free to click on each other's names and see what your classmates are up to, how they are formatting entries, etc. While this is an individual class, you aren't totally on your own in completing it, and I really want you to feel comfortable, learn a lot, and have a good time. We'll talk again soon. :)
CJF
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