Icebreaker

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Visit the website and take the fun test to determine what Disney animated character you are. After taking the test, post the results by Wednesday on our discussion board. Add your reaction to the results. What attributes did the test say you had that matched your character? How accurate do you think it was? Read your cohort’s posts and post three responses before midnight Sunday. Try to respond to members of your cohort who have no or few replies.

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I took the Disney animated character test and these are my results:

“Mickey Mouse is one of Walt Disney's first creations!  He is lovable and very sensitive!  He enjoys colors and rarely gets mad.  He can take a joke and is very curious.  He is friendly and enjoyable.  Mickey would love to be friends with anyone and would make anybody feel better.”

 

Oh my gosh! I would say it was very accurate. I do consider others' feelings very important. Being an art specialist, I do like color. It takes a lot to get me mad. I enjoy jokes, even if the joke is on me, and I am very curious, friendly and I care about people.

 

I will talk about the friendly and caring about people part of the test results. At the end of my senior year of high school, we had a yearbook. One of the parts of our yearbook was a prediction of where we would be found 15 years in the future. My peers wrote that they would find me painting a smile on the Statue of Liberty so that people would feel welcome as they came to the United States. 

 

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Welcome e-mail

 

According to the 70/30 rule, the instructor needs to spend a lot of time preparing before the course begins. During this time students, expressly students new to the online environment will feel apprehensive.  It is very important to reassure students by sending them a brief pre-course email. Get your student roster from the school, make sure it includes their e-mail addresses. In this email the instructor needs to welcome the student to the course, introduce themselves to the student, and give instructions as to how to prepare for the course. It is crucial that the instructor makes the student know that they are available for any questions they may have. Have students reply to your e-mail to make sure that they have received your e-mail. The subject area should include the course and start date to alert the student that this is important information about their course. 

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This is my example of my welcome e-mail:

 

Image Technology start date January 15, 2017 (placed in the subject area)

 

Dear Carol Salminen,

Welcome to Image Technology! I am very excited about meeting and working with you this semester. I am Judith Peterson, your instructor for your course Image Technology that will be starting in only a few days.

I have worked for Milwaukee Public Schools for 21 years. I have taught in a K4- 8 school of the arts for ten years, and then transferred to my current high school for the past 11 years. I have recently put my Image Technology course online to provide students with the flexibility of an online course, and to provide an alternative to the traditional face-to-face classroom. I think you will enjoy it.

Before class begins you will need to do some preparation to make sure you are getting my e-mai, and test your browser to ensure your computer is able to read the applications I will be using for this course. I need to provide you with the information needed to contact me if you have any questions. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. I want to make sure you feel comfortable and are able to enjoy this fun course. My e-mail address is petersjm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Complete your course orientation by going to this page. Reply to this e-mail by typing your name and ID# in the subject area of your e-mail. Use this method each time you send me an e-mail. An example:

Carol Salminen, ID# 8954559, Reply to welcome e-mail.

 

Looking forward to your reply,

Mrs. Judith Peterson, MA, MEIT

Art Specialist

1 (414) 328-0297