These are the GoogleEarth tutorials I did for another class. They tell you how to do a lot more than I’m requiring for this Independence project. But after watching them all you should have the information you need to do a series of placemarks.
This is Tutorial #1
Tutorial 2
Tutorial 3
Rather than use our classroom, which is locked at 9am, I’ve reserved room 417 in the library from 9am to 10am Wed. 10-21 and Fri. 10-23. I also put the DVD on reserve at the library too.
When you go on Wednesday morning, tell them you’re from Dr. Garrigus’s class and that you need to take over the reservation in your name. They just need your UTA ID in order to give you the room key. Then ask them for the DVD which should be at the reserve desk. You can come back at any time and watch the DVD there on your own.
Please email me if you have any questions!
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The test question [due Monday Oct. 12 by 5pm] is the one from our sheet that begins … “why are some myths so sticky”. Don’t forget to paste in the grading grid from last time and pay special attention to the areas that needed work. For this question [like all of them] you need to combine specific historical details [on the myths] with an overarching thesis. Be sure the thesis is in the first paragraph or page! Good luck!
If you enjoyed the selections from Prescott’s History of the Conquest of Mexico that we read today in class, here’s a link to the full text at the University of Virginia.
If you’d rather have the 1844 version I used in class, you can get it here at Google Books.
The pages we read in class were [These are Prescott's pages in the 1844 edition] 3-16, 72-79, 83-90, 131-137, 241-246, 378-385 and 396-402.
If you missed class today, you should read the 1520 letter Cortés sent to the King of Spain, Charles V. Here’s the link.
The PowerPoint on Restall, Chapter 4, is up on WebCT.
Be sure to do the Google Earth quizzes before the Friday [10-2] deadline!
This Monday we’ll go back to our old lecture-quiz format. We will do at least one more Google Earth assignment, however!
Here are three of the screen-cast tutorials I made for GoogleEarth for a previous class. I post them here in case you’re considering GoogleEarth for either the technology project or the independence project and wanted to get some ideas about what the program can do. If you’re interested, I’d suggest using it for both projects so you can take advantage of your increased knowledge of the software for the second assignment.
Here’s the tutorial I’d like you to watch in class. The rest of the material will be on WebCT, however.
In a world where papers are submitted electronically (even under your own log-in) it’s always a good idea to put your last name in the name of your file. After doing this for 10 years it still seems weird to me to name a file on MY computer “Garrigus_Mann.doc” But when I send it to someone else, it makes a lot of sense on his or her computer.
It’s also a good idea to get out of the habit of putting blanks in a file name. On the web those blanks turn into “%20″ as in “Garrigus%20Mann”. Confusing!
So let’s use this easy file-naming protocol for papers from here on out: “YourLastName_LastNameOfAuthor”. Example: “Brown_Mann.doc” That’ll help me keep track of your work. WebCT puts each of your papers in a separate directory named with your initials, and then zips the whole thing for me to download. You’ll save me a few minutes if you can name your files this way!
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It was great to meet everyone in class today! I’m looking forward to working with you and getting to know you this semester.
I’ve finished the sample on-line lecture and quiz on WebCT. Please do it by Friday, so we can troubleshoot any difficulties before next Monday.
Here’s a reminder of the homework:
1. Read Mann, Preface and Chasteen, Introduction [I have pdfs I can send you if you ask]
2. Send me an email telling me about yourself.
3. Look at the lecture and take the quiz.
I know that some of you would like to know if you should take advantage of my offer to skip the final test/paper! Here’s how to figure it out:
Get out the syllabus and look at the grid marked “major assignments” The final paper on Erauso is worth 13% of the total semester grade. So to calculate what you would have if you removed that from your grade, figure that all your grades will add up to 87% instead of 100%.
Put the grades you received in each of the boxes next to the percentage weight for that assignment. You should have numbers for everything but the Erauso and presentation projects. For class participation, average the two numbers that I’ve already reported (I will assign one more CP grade but it will average in with the other two). Read the rest of this entry »
