Assignment 1

Post an introduction in this week's discussion forum. Tell us a bit about yourself, your experience using the Internet, what Internet services you currently use (online banking, shopping, etc.), the most useful thing you learned from this week's tutorials and associated links to web pages, as well as three things you hope to learn in this class by the end of this semester. Your discussion board posting should be 150-300 words in length, use complete sentences and reflect correct spelling and grammar. Here is an example of what is expected:

My name is Dr. Jennifer Lagier Fellguth. I am a poet, photographer, hiker, educator and an elected official serving on the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District Board of Trustees. I am also the new Dean of Distance Education, Weekend and Evening College. I have taught this class for over twelve years now, constantly updating and revising course content to respond to what I have learned from student feedback.

I have been accessing and using the Internet for over fifteen years. I use the Internet to order shoes and clothing, books and CDs, to download audible books and music, to post my poetry and photography, conduct banking, pay bills, communicate with friends and relatives, and to publicize upcoming literary and political events.

The most useful things I have discovered from this week’s textbook readings, online lectures and tutorials are more about the history of the Internet, how to conduct more effective online searches using the tips found on the “Four Nets for Better Searching” web page and within the U.C. Berkeley “Finding Information on the Internet” tutorial.

Three things I would like to learn this semester include: better time management skills when tackling online research, ways to structure more effective search strategies, and how to submit more interesting and informative discussion board postings to stimulate better online conversations.

To access the online discussion board forum, click the Intros and Assign. 1 link under Week 1. If you need help learning how to post your introduction and answers to assignment one in the online discussion board, please view this online tutorial.

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