For those that have been onto the Moodle, you know that I am now adding quizzes for the missing links on the modules. This should fix the problems with the grades. Right now, your grades are calculated as 50% homework (notes and other online submissions) and 50% tests/quizzes. Your first grades were all out of whack because there were no homework or quiz categories; then, I got your info switched into my grading program, you only had one quiz. That one quiz made up 50% of your grade! The quizzes you are getting now will fix the imbalance. Time permitting, I will go back to add quizzes for the module 2 material, but for now I will finish the module 3 quizzes and have module 4 opened with quizzes in the appropriate places.
You can access your grade via my Buchanan website < http://edu.skylinecms.com/juliemcshea/index.php?pageid=18 > and select “grade details” on the left side of the page. Or you can go directly to < http://teacherweb.com/CA/BuchananHighSchool/McShea/index.html > and use your last name to access. You need to have the randomly generated password I created to get in. Email me if you do not have it. Also, if you would like to change your password, send me an email and I will put the new password in when the grades get uploaded.
That is about it for this blog. Now that we are getting into the course material, I want you to all know that the text book used for this course is available on a disc. If you would like to have access to the material in another format, email me and cc Rob Darrow when you request a copy.
See you online!
McShea
