Welcome+Letter

=Welcome to INSY 321: Technology & Culture.=

** There are FIVE steps to get started in this course: **

 * 1. || **Read the syllabus**

Mark it as reviewed in Blackboard, and contact me with any questions. (Email me at jones_kl @ mercer.edu, send me a message in Blackboard, or post your questions to our Facebook group page. Facebook is the fastest way to communicate in this course.) ||
 * 2. || **Purchase the textbook if you have not done so already.**

The textbook is required and you cannot pass this course without it. It is imperative that you begin reading immediately. The Macon campus bookstore has several used copies in stock and can ship one to you quickly. Once you have the book, let me know via email, Blackboard message, or Facebook group page comment. ||
 * 3. || **Join our class Facebook group.**

You don't have to friend me or anyone else in the class - just request access to the group and I will add you. We will only see posts that are connected to the class group page - I won't see your wall and you won't see mine or your classmates'. You can leave the group at the end of the semester if you wish. The Facebook group gives us a Web 2.0 space to chat, discuss the readings, help each other with wiki questions, and stay connected all semester. I hope this will become our primary method of communication. Once you're a group member, introduce yourself (post a paragraph about you as a comment on the group page). Then take the "What kind of tech user are you?" quiz (linked below and also on the Facebook page) and post your results. ||
 * 4. || **Join our class wiki.**

Once you are a member, add a favorite quote to your wiki page. Detailed instructions are posted on your page, and helpful resources are linked in every nook and cranny of the wiki. Read and review the wiki how-to and help pages, and play in the sandbox. ||
 * 5. || **Begin reading the Introduction and Chapter 1 in your textbook.** ||

Contact me often, even if you don't have questions or need technical support - just let me know how you are doing. Facebook is the fastest way to reach me, but I am also available via email (jones underscore kl at mercer.edu) and through Blackboard messages.

I hope this will be a great online class and I look forward to working with you.


 * ) Professor Jones