Useful tools in your academic life@JU

1. Useful tools in your academic life@JU • MyJU • WebAdvisor: useful links such as classes, schedule, grades • My Files: H Drive mapped in the whole campus. Cloud! Use it to download your files to your laptop, be able to use them anywhere • Calendars: add/drop classes, final exams • Blackboard: assignments, tests, discussions, class info, docs etc. • Catalog: ju.edu then go to “Academics” then go to “Course Catalog” • Campus Directory

2. Black Board • Use only with Internet Explorer!!! • Intro page: • Tools • Courses • Specific to class: • Digital drop box • Control panel • Assignments • Announcements • Discussion • Exams

3. Assignment submission on BlackBoard • Go to “Assignments” • Click View/Complete Assignment: Homework 0 • Click “Browse” (top left) • Find the document you need to attach • Click OK • Important: • Click “Save” if you want to save one document and continue later submitting another document. • Click “Submit” if you are done uploading documents • Once you click “Submit” you cannot edit the assignment or add anything else

4. Digital Drop box instructions • Complete the assignment on a file outside of Bb and save to your computer or a portable storage devise (disk, CD, memory stick) • From within your Bb course, click the Tools button • Click on Digital Drop Box • Click on the "Send File" button, type in the title, click on Browse, and locate the file for upload  NOTE: Students can go directly into "Send File" without first adding it.  “ • Remember, the file is not sent to the instructor by only adding it to the Drop Box. This is only a storage site.  Files saved in the "Add File" area can be modified, removed, or sent (See below.) • Double click on the file name to have it deposited into the drop box (The file name and path should appear in the Browse field.) • Click "Submit" (Files sent to the instructor will show the date and time submitted.)  NOTE:  Only the instructor can remove a sent file prior to grading. 

5. Where to buy MS office 2010 • With discount! • GotomyJU • Login • Scroll down, look to the right • There are two tabs: “Perks” and “Buy Software” • Goto“Buy Software”

6. MyITlab Register, First Day at Class

7. Bring your laptops! • If you have a laptop you may bring it with you on the next lecture to install myITlab. • Register • http://myitlab.com/student-registration

8. MyITlab • Login page: • Online courses • Support • Calendar is the most important part! • It has your assignments, practice exercises and some cool reading material. • E-text: if you have bought the electronic version of the book you can read these parts

9. MyITlab • Practice exercises: • These will be the same exercises we do in class. • They will include instructions in case you forgot what we did in class. • Homework: • Practice what we did in class with a different scenario. • You will need to upload: Word doc, or Excel spreadsheet, or PowerPoint presentation • Sound Bytes: • Practical information on computers. • Sometimes we will discuss about one of these videos, I will assign it in the homework