ABOUT INTERNET COURSES

ONLINE COURSES

• General Information

SUCCESS WITH ONLINE COURSES

• Are Online Courses Right for You?
• Being Successful Online
• Online Success Survey
• Explanation of Online Success Factors
• The Importance of Communication
• Getting Comfortable With Online Learning

USING THE INTERNET

• Using Search Engines
• Downloading Steps
• Zipping Files
• Browser Plugins

USING WEBCT

• Using the Course Software
• Using the Course Tools

REFERENCES

• Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
• Code of Conduct
• Appendix A - Net Etiquette
• Appendix B - Terminology
• Appendix C - Common File Extensions

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Online classes at GWC are delivered through a course management software called Blackboard.

After you follow the procedure listed on page 1, Step 2; you come to a page called "My Blackboard". This is a central location that allows you to access all of your online courses from one location without reentering your username and password. My Blackboard also contains numerous other features, including:

• Announcements from the course administrator
• Links to college resources, such as bookstore and library
• Campus Announcements
• Calendar Information

To enter a specific course just click on its title on your My Blackboard page. That will take you to the course Home Page. It contains a course menu at left, and many icons (pictures), which represent the many tools within the course.

Each instructor selects the appropriate tools to be used in a particular course so that not all courses contain all the tools listed below.