Welcome to A Brand New World

Hello to you all and Welcome to online learning! My apologies for not being here at the beginning of the semester but a Mother's duties has to come first and on top of that I'm sick. I am looking forward to a great year with you. Even though I am in the room with you, we will communicate mostly through the computer. We will use Blogger, GTalk, Wiki, and email. You will need to have a Gmail email address to communicate with me. This class is also mixed with many other classes. AP Government and AP English and more. We must be considered to each other and work together. Some things you need to know:

·         My emails are  allena@nw.halifax.k12.nc.us  aprildanyell@gmail.com

·         My wiki is http://adallen.pbworks.com

·         When submitting work, make sure you send it to yourself as well as to me. That will be proof that you did it.

·         You will need a Gmail email address. We can use that to communicate through Google Talk. Email me TODAY from your Gmail.  It counts for a grade.

·         My phone number is 252-586-7916(Classroom)

·         You can access the website from anywhere, so no excuses about not doing your work.

·         I’m very easy to get along with, but can get very mean and hateful if pushed.

·         I will work with you as long I see you trying.

·         Don’t be afraid to ask question. I’m here to help.

·         Technology is a beautiful thing. Be prepared for mishaps. It can be there one second and gone the next.

·         When saving work, do not save it to the computer. It’s best to email it to yourself as an attachment or save it to a flash drive. (If you do not know how to do it, let me know and I will be glad to show you.)

·         This is not a hang out for your friends; so do not be inviting them to stop by like you are at home.

·         Speak when walking through the door. I didn't sleep with you last night and didn't get up with you this morning; therefore “Good Morning”, “Good Afternoon”, “Hello”, or “Hi Everybody” will be expected.

·         You will take responsibility for ALL your actions. You are responsible for your work being turned in on time and letting me know if you run into some problems. I don’t know if you don’t tell.

·         CHECK YOUR COURSE EVERYDAY!  You are responsible for your due dates.

·         COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY!

·         Please clean up behind yourself!

·         I dismiss class! NOT THE BELL!

A Note from the Teacher:

            This is a new year and a lot of things have changed. Be the best that you can be and put your best foot forward. Start the year out right and do what you are suppose to do and be where you are supposed to be at all times. No Excuses for why you didn't do anything. “Excuses are tools of incompetence which build monuments of nothingness. Those who specialize in this seldom accomplish anything.”  Keep high expectation for yourself and you will live up to the expectations that I have for you. “Aim for the moon! For if you miss you will land among the stars!”

Ms. April D. Allen