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CE Notes Student User’s Guide. Version-2; Module 00-A Revised: 1/6/2003. Points to Cover. Why – What is the purpose? What – What does CE Notes do? How – What makes CE Notes work? Where – what is the URL? cenotes.tamu.edu. Purpose.
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CE Notes Student User’s Guide Version-2; Module 00-A Revised: 1/6/2003 CEnotes / Maxwell
Points to Cover • Why – What is the purpose? • What – What does CE Notes do? • How – What makes CE Notes work? • Where – what is the URL?cenotes.tamu.edu CEnotes / Maxwell
Purpose • The main purpose is to enhance (add value to) the exchange of information between Instructor and Student without creating extra work for ourselves – i.e., HTML maintenance. • Make possible a number of enhancements (add more value): capturing e-mail addresses, distributing individual grades, etc. without creating extra work – i.e., make course administration more routine. CEnotes / Maxwell
How it Works -- Basic Concept • Students may retrieve, print, view any file in the server’s folder/file structure from any browser. (This is the easiest way to administer files.) • Students may retrieve, print, view and files on the server by week. (85-95% of the 349 and 111 students asked for this feature.) This is what adds the value to what we are already doing. CEnotes / Maxwell
Basic concept … … • Properly registered Students may retrieve their grades by email. • There are plans to develop collaboration modules this semester. • There are plans to develop interactive graded exercises this semester. CEnotes / Maxwell
Hands On Examples Follow • How to Access CE Notes • How to Log On • How to Browse Material • By Folder\File • By Week • How to Get Your Grade CEnotes / Maxwell
Access the CE Notes Home Page; Then, click on desired course link.
Registration Hints It is important that everyone understand that doing this correctly and thoughtfully is key to future success. • Remembering 5-digit SID, and UserID, and password is essential to accessing Grade reports, graded exercises, and the like. • A guest UserID and Password is “students” and “study” may be available at the Instructor’s option. CEnotes / Maxwell
What the Student Sees! • Public Folders and Files • Public Files Organized By Week • Access to Their Grades in Your Class CEnotes / Maxwell
Click-on the Student Menu and you can: • Browse Folders and Files • Browse Weeks, and • Have your Grades emailed to your email account.
Other Functionality • Assignments may appear on the Announcements Link. • Assignments may appear on the Assignments Link. CEnotes / Maxwell
Answers to FAQ’s? • URL? – cenotes.tamu.edu • Netscape display looks “funny?” Use IE5. • Yes, you can see thru the TAMU Firewall. • Why can’t I get my grades. • You have to have registered with the correct SID for this to work. • Sometimes grade e-mails with the “tamu.edu” tag are treated as “spam” by YAHOO and HOTMAIL • Make sure your mailbox has enough space to receive messages. • Bad luck, life is not always fair. CEnotes / Maxwell