I am trying to create a combination of "in house class" and online class. This is my first attempt at it and I am flying by the seat of my pants. Many of my students' which are predominately freshman and a smattering of sophomores have not been exposed to learning mathematics via the Internet. Some seem excited, some skeptical, but all need help in how to use a discussion board, search the Internet and use a Wikispace. Spelling and punctuation on the discussion board is emphasized. Students are advised to use the spell check at the bottom of the page before posting on the board. Two weeks into the semester, but this being the third week, is a full week and hopefully most of the administrative tasks of assigning numbers and codes is almost complete. This week will be the first of truly testing the online operations in place.

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