McAfee STUDENT SURVIVAL KIT 1.0-GETTING STARTED Specifications

1The Companion Guide to SCHOOL Student Centered Hands-on Orientation for Online Learning 2014

10Step 6: Contact your instructor CAC wants all students to be ready and prepared to begin learning on the first day of a class. Effective Spring

11Communicating with your Instructor: One of the most important factors for success in online learning is staying in touch with your instructor. I

12Student Responsibilities: Students are responsible for knowing and understanding the instructor’s expectations communicated in the online class

13Taking an online course requires that you plan and organize your time and tasks carefully. Online classes are not independent study. There are d

14Weekly Schedule: Make a list of the major events for the week with the estimated time it will take to accomplish each event, and the completion

15For a complete list of system requirements and web browser settings, visit the Online Learning pages from the CAC Home page—click on Quick Links

16Your instructor will determine how assignments are submitted. The instructions below discuss just one way an assignment can be submitted in a B

179. The assignment’s file name will be in the File Name box at the bottom of the window. You can change the file name here. Be sure to check t

18 4. Scroll down to the Assignment Submission, click Browse My Computer to find the assignment file you completed and saved on your computer

19Saving an Unfinished File to Blackboard When you’re not working on your file, you can save it on your local computer and then upload it to Black

2Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3 Online Survival Kit . . . . . . . . . . . .

20Read the instructor’s expectations for the Discussion Board carefully. Some instructors require weekly posts, some require you to post and respo

21As soon as a quiz/exam is made available by your instructor, make sure it is actually there. If not, notify your instructor immediately. Don’t w

22MainLine:520‐494‐5111or1‐800‐237‐9814 ext. 5111  E‐mail:[email protected] Chat & FAQs: www.centralaz.ed

23Learning Support provides integrated services to students and faculty in a comfortable, friendly atmosphere in order to enhance successful learn

24ReturntoTableofContentsRESOURCES ThelibraryhasmanyresourcestohelpyousucceedinyourCACclasses.  BOOKS FOR CHECK-OUT  FILMS

25TheCACLibrariesaretheperfectplacetouseacomputer,study,finishhomework,read,orjustrelaxandhangout. COMPUTER STATIONS 

26Blackboard – A Web-based course management system that serves as a “classroom” for online classes. Body of the Message – The main message of a

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28Signal Peak Campus (SPC): 8470 N. Overfield Road Coolidge, AZ 85128-9030 Main Lines: 520-494-5444 or 1-800-237-9814 Campus P

3Welcome to Online Learning at Central Arizona College! We are happy to be a part of your educational experience. The CAC staff is available to a

4 “When I took my first online class I was very nervous. I thought I was never going to be able to follow the directions and send my work correctl

5As an online student, it is your personal responsibility to know how to use the learning management system (Blackboard), participate in class, an

6Central Arizona College Home Page: http://www.centralaz.edu Blackboard Login Page: http://blackboard.centralaz.edu MyLabsPlus Login Page (Math):

7In order to have an enjoyable online learning experience, please follow the steps below every semester. Step 1: Register for your online

8Step 3: Log into Blackboard From any location on the CAC website, click on the Blackboard link at the top of the page or type in the URL: http:

9Step 4: Log in to your CAC e-mail account From any location on the CAC website, click on the Webmail link at the top of the page. Then, click on