SPANISH 1312 ONLINE

COURSE ORIENTATIONEastfield College (Dallas County Community College District)

¡BIENVENIDOS!

Name: Wendi Casillas Email: wcasillas@dcccd.edu Blackboard: http://ecampus.dcccd.edu orhttps://dcccd.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp

Office Hours: TBA, or by appointment via Blackboard Collaborate or phone

Office Phone*: (443) 492-9832*Please note: this phone will automatically go to voicemail during any time other than appointment.

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

TEXTBOOK WITH ACCESS CODE Hershberger, Robert; Navey-Davis, Susan; Borrás A., Guiomar. Plazas: Lugar de encuentros. This is a loose-leaf EFC custom version with iLrn Heinle Learning Center Online Access Card. Thomson-Heinle / Cengage Custom Publishing. Copyright: 2012. Edition: 4th. ISBN: 9781305010840 (EFC Custom Bundled Package).

MICROPHONE to use with your COMPUTER (Recommended: Microphone/Headphones Set)

COURSE MATERIALS

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iLrn

Access

Code

If you purchased a used book, or are sharing a book, you MUST purchase the iLrn™ Heinle Learning Center Instant Access Code for Plazas 4th edition in order to submit assignments and take tests for our course.

Go to http://www.cengagebrain.com; enter 1111299463 into the search field.

The Access Code alone (make sure to purchase the “all-in-one companion to Plazas” that includes Textbook and eSAM (Student Activities Manual, or Workbook/Lab Manual) and Video activities and is not just the eBook) costs about $133.

ISBN: 978-1-111-29946-0

What if I don’t have a book key?

iLrn Heinle Instant Access Code

Please verify price; as of 05/2014, $127

ENROLLING IN YOUR iLrn™ PLAZAS COURSE (for SPANISH 1311, 1312 or 2311 at EFC):

STUDENT BOOK KEY

(ACCESS CODE FOR ILRN; INCLUDED IN PURCHASE OF COURSE MATERIALS)

COURSE CODE(FOR SPECIFIC EFC SECTION; PROVIDED BY INSTRUCTOR, although it can also be retrieved at hlc.quia.com/books.)

STUDENT BOOK KEY (iLrn™ Heinle Access Code)

Find student passkey and go to http://hlc.quia.com/books

Enter book key in First Time User? area or click Create account button and fill in required information.

You now have access to all iLrn™ Heinle Learning Center features, BUT you must also enroll in the EFC course with your instructor’s specific COURSE CODE (see right)

COURSE CODE (iLrn™ Heinle Course Code unique to your instructor and section)

Log on to Blackboard (http://ctc.blackboard.com/)

Look in Start Here/Course Info/Course Materials (or in the iLrn Heinle menu area) to find Course Code

Enter Course Code on http://hlc.quia.com/books to enroll in this EFC iLrn course. (You should see instructor’s name and section number).

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

On iLrn Plazas:

TEXTBOOK ACTIVITIES: Assigned activities are marked with an A.

eSAM ACTIVITIVES (eStudent Activities Manual = Workbook/Lab Manual): Assigned activities are marked with an A.

SPEAKING TESTS (ST 8, ST 10) – located in Textbook Activities Chapter 8, 10

On Blackboard:

DISCUSSION BOARDS (DB 1, DB 2)

Chapter Exams (Pruebas)

Final Exam (Ch 6 – 12), in Pruebas menu area

Some Notes On Course Requirements…

No, you don’t have to do work that isn’t assigned. (Assigned work is marked with an A and/or a due date.) But it’s great practice to do as many activities as you can.

Grading: Some activities are set to be graded on performance and some are set to give credit for completion of the work, regardless of score. ALL activities are set for multiple attempts, and ALL activities are set to display correct answers upon submission, so you may RESUBMIT your graded assignments as often as you want until you are satisfied with your score.

For speaking activities, you may work with a willing partner (spouse, roommate, etc.) if you cannot locate a classmate online using the chat area on Plazas. You may also complete both/all roles yourself (but please pause between each role if you do this).

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EXAMS (Best 3 of 4 Chapter Exams, 100 pts each) 300 ptsLocated in Blackboard / Pruebas.

FINAL EXAM (comprehensive, Chapters 6 - 12) 100 ptsLocated on Blackboard / Pruebas

PLAZAS TEXTBOOK ACTIVITIES 210 pts7 lessons, 30 pts per lesson

PLAZAS WORKBOOK/LAB MANUAL ACTIVITIES 210 pts7 lessons, 30 pts per lesson (aka Student Activities Manual)

DISCUSSION BOARDS (DB 1 & 2, 45 pts each) 90 ptsLocated in Blackboard/Discussion Board

SPEAKING TESTS (ST 8 & 10, 45 pts each) 90 ptsLocated on iLrn / Textbook Activities (Chapter 8, Chapter 10)

Total Points 1000 pts

COURSE EVALUATION

A=900-1000 pts

B=800-899 pts

C=700-799 pts

D=600-699 pts

F= Below 600 pts

Plazas 4e Navigation

Click Plazas book or Class Name to Open iLrn Course

Plazas Navigation: Practice

Plazas Navigation: Activities

Expand each chapter and sub-section to access assigned activities: Textbook, Workbook, Lab Manual. At the end of the expanded chapter list is the Speaking Test.

Plazas Navigation: Assignment Calendar

TEXTBOOK activities are listed first, followed by WORKBOOK activities, then LAB MANUAL activities. (Note the different icons and abbreviations. Remember that Activities manual activity = eSAM activity = Workbook Activity or Lab Manual Activity)

Use the View by CHAPTER option for complete list of required assignments.

View by date option – not recommended for daily reference.

Plazas Navigation: Assignment Calendar

Your scores on the Assignment Calendar don’t display completion-based (credit) scores (see Results page, next)

eSAM (workbook/lab manual)

Plazas Navigation: ResultsRESULTS (click here for your progress & scores – or to see what else you need to complete .)

Choose either Textbook or eSAM from the upper drop-down menu.

A check mark = complete (100% for a credit activity); whereas a graded assignment will be displayed as number of points out of total.

Plazas Navigation: Voiceboard?

iLrn Voiceboard is a tool for students to connect with classmates in order to complete assigned paired speaking activities in Plazas…

…but if you have difficulty locating an online partner, remember that you may complete the speaking activities alone or with a physical partner.

Plazas Navigation: Practice

Click the Practice button for various student resources, such as grammar tutorials and other reference materials.

Plazas Navigation: Practice

Blackboard Navigation

My GradesClick here to check your progress; instructor will input your totals from the iLrn grade book on a regular basis (but remember to check the iLrn Results tab as well.)

PruebasClick here to take Lesson Tests and the Final Exam. Discussion Board

Click here for a list of discussion forums – assigned and unassigned. Introduce yourself in the ¡Mucho gusto! Forum.

Start Here!Click here for Course Materials, Syllabus, Course Schedule, & Course Orientation.

eCampus Navigation

Technical SupportPlease, please do NOT contact your instructor to say you could not finish your work due to technical issues UNLESS: you have first contacted the DCCCD Support Center (if it is a Blackboard (eCampus), Collaborate, System Requirements, etc. issue), and/or

you have first contacted the iLrn Heinle Technical Support team (if it is a Plazas Textbook, Student Activities Manual (eSAM:Workbook/Lab Manual), Video or Audio, Microphone, Login, etc. issue)

Please contact these Technical Specialists first and be sure to save/copy your communications with them to me. Please include your ticket number or any other pertinent information. I understand that technical issues do often occur, but you must take responsibility for resolving the situation and having a back-up computer plan. I am quite flexible and give everyone the benefit of the doubt, but as you can imagine some students abuse the “technical issues” excuse.

On eCampus/Blackboard, click the My DCCCD tab and then go to Help & FAQs. From there you can go to the DCCCD Support Center, where you may browse FAQs, submit a help request ticket, or use Live Chat for help. You can also phone: 972-669-6402 or 1-866-374-7169

On the iLrn Heinle Learning Center (Plazas), look at the top right-hand side of your student workstation. To the left of the Log out link is a link for Technical Support.

http://hlc.quia.com/support.html

Where to find Technical Support

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PRUEBAS (Best 3 out of 4 Chapter Tests [Pruebas]) 300 ptsBlackboard (eCampus)/Pruebas

FINAL EXAM (Comprehensive, covers chapters 6 - 12) 100 ptsBlackboard (eCampus)/Pruebas

PLAZAS TEXTBOOK ACTIVITIES 210 ptsiLrn Plazas / Assignment Calendar / View by Chapter

PLAZAS WORKBOOK & LAB MANUAL ACTIVITIES 210 ptsiLrn Plazas / Assignment Calendar / View by Chapter

DISCUSSION BOARDS (DB 1-2, 45 pts each) 90 ptsBlackboard / Discussion Board

SPEAKING TESTS (ST 8, 10, 45 pts each) 90 ptsiLrn Plazas /Textbook Activities / View by Chapter (ch 8, 10)

Total Points 1000 pts

COURSE EVALUATION

A=900-1000 pts

B=800-899 pts

C=700-799 pts

D=600-699 pts

F= Below 600 pts