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'''[++Welcome!++]'''

Introduction to 1301

Pass out Student Information Form – fill out student  info:

*Name (and nickname, if you prefer to be called by it)
*Islander Email address
*Hometown
*Major 
*Classes taking this semester
*Jobs 
*Favorite movie or TV show
*One other random piece of info. (ex. hobbies, interests, fav. books, fav. type of music, etc.)
(This is for my information, and I will not share any of this info with anyone else without your permission.)

Walk-through of class syllabus, Wiki, and Blackboard:
*Discuss syllabus & course overview
*''Writing About Writing''
*Major assignments
*Course expectations

*We'll briefly walk through the major parts of the class site today so you'll know where to find things. You might want to take notes on where to find things, since websites can get quite complicated!

*Wiki! What is it? We'll make sure everyone has access to the campus network, and we'll walk through how to use the wiki.
Once you're logged on, please go to our course homepage (the address is on your syllabus handout). We'll walk through the major parts of the site.

Icebreaker
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'''HW due 8/28:''' [[<<]]
*Intro Ch. 3, “Literacies: How Have You Become the Reader and Writer You Are Today?” (328-330)
*Syllabus Quiz[[<<]]

'+As a way to further introduce yourself to me, I want you to design a full page "profile" of yourself.(Think about it as a Facebook profile.)+'

What your ad needs to have: [[<<]]
Your name and seminar day / time.
*Must have a picture of you and only you.
*Should represent you (Favorite sport, hobby, movie, subject, food, etc.).
*In other words, tell me a little about yourself.
*In the back of your profile, you will need to do your first daily writing (can be done as question/answer, in paragraph format, or in letter format) 

* Where are you from?
* Why are you in college?
* What has been your greatest accomplishment?
* What three goals do you hope to meet by the end of the semester? 
* What can I as your seminar instructor do to make your semester productive and meaningful? 


'+This will be due next Tuesday, August 28th at the beginning of class.+'