Arabic 1 Newsletter Week 2
What To Do This Week (Aug 31- Sept 4) in Arabic 1
صباح الخير شباب (Sabah Elkhair Shabab) - Good morning young people!
Conversation / Language Coaching Starts Thursday 9/3
Coaching Sessions Take Place in Blackboard Collaborate (BBC) Virtual Classroom. You will NEED HEADSET & MICROPHONE
All students are required to have two 45min. speaking sessions with language coach every week. The list of our coaches is below. Once you find out who your coach is and when you will do speaking sessions click on the link under the image of your coach to enter their virtual classroom. You will need a headset with working microphone to participate is speaking sessions.
The conversation sessions will take place in virtual classroom called Blackboard Collaborate. To learn how to set it up and use it make sure to go over the following links:
- Blackboard Collaborate first time user
- http://support.blackboardcollaborate.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8336&task=knowledge&questionID=1473
- Go over participant orientation: http://www.brainshark.com/blackboardinc/vu?pi=zGLzYw5XBz35Sgz0
- Make sure to log in to Blackboard Collaborate before your speaking sessions start to test the computer.
- Another way to enter your coach virtual classroom is to go to "Communications" button on navigation, then to "Blackboard Collaborate" and find your coach's classroom.
What do you need to be working on the rest of Week 2 (8/31-9/4)?
What assignments are for THIS week 2 (8/31-9/4)?
1· ____ Download BBIM (graded assignment)
2· ____ Respond to your teacher’s “Welcome Email” by clicking on Messages tab in the navigation bar (graded assignment)
3· ____ Getting Acquainted (Discussion Board)
4· ____ How do you learn ( LinguaFolio – graded assignment))
5· ____ Academic Integrity Quiz (graded assignment)
Past Due Assignments from Week 1
(Orientation- START HERE) tab
1. ____ Save and print the “Due Date Calendar”
2.____ “Orientation- Start Here” tab on the navigation bar: carefully read all information
3· ____ Language Coaching sign up form and Survey