Click on each of the topics below and read each carefully!  This will prepare you for being the master of your own learning destiny!  

Getting Started

_____ (Insert Your Name Here)  -- Master of your own Destiny and Learning!

Time Management, Deadlines, and Calendaring

Email Communications  Using e-mail in Vista versus using regular email. 

Word Processing Software & Usage Rules  Please read this section carefully! 

Daily To Do List: Suggestions for what order to complete the readings and online activities. 

Taking Exams and Quizzes Online:  Hints for being successful as you take exams online. 

Keeping Track of your Progress and Scores:  You should be able to calculate your grade as the semester progresses.

A few more hints for success for your online course:

• Quiet Time and Place!  Try to schedule your study time at a time and place that will allow you some quiet!  The fewer interruptions you have, the better.  Condition your family that you are "in class" so you can have quality study time @ the computer!  

Navigating through eCampus: 

Home Button.  If you get lost while in eCampus, you can always click the little house at the top of the screen to return to the home page for the course you're in. 

DON'T CLICK BACK! While you have become accustomed to using the BACK button on your browser while surfing the net, DON'T use the back button in eCampus.  Instead, using the navigational system within eCampus. 

Breadcrumbs:  There are "breadcrumbs" across the top of the eCampus screen that can take you back to a more recognizable place.  The breadcrumbs look like this:

You may click any of the links that you have previously visited to go back to that point! 

Outline Format:  You can access the entire eCampus course outline by clicking the little icon at the top that looks like a box.