Technology Requirements
Educator is the system we use to support online courses. You must login using your user ID (first seven letters of your last name followed by the first seven letters of your first name and your middle initial). Your password is your Social Security number, no spaces or dashes (it is recommended that you change this and record your new password so you do not forget). You will see a screen with your classes. MTH140(DL FL 2007) is Math 140 Precalculus Online. The Educator course site holds some of the class material for Math 140 Precalculus Online. I will be using my personal website for most of the class material for this course. Your first assignment is to simply become familiar with the Educator environment and begin your reading and assignments as outlined in the syllabus. All questions and technical problems related to Educator can be solved by visiting the Distance Learning web site (www.jccmi.edu/Distance Learning/ ) or calling the campus office (796-8604). Be sure to monitor the “Announcements” on a regular basis.
In order to take this course, you are responsible for providing me, the instructor, with a working email account. It is through email that most of our conversations will take place.
To get in touch with me through email, use the following email address: BaarsonMonaG@jccmi.edu
Note about e-mail:
You can e-mail me a question any time.
I try to return e-mail within 48 hours, with the exception of weekends; if you e-mail after 3 pm on a Friday, you may not hear back from me until the following Monday.
If you have a personal question, e-mail me directly at BaarsonMonaG@jccmi.edu
When you e-mail, put MTH140 Online in the subject line followed by your name.
So, the e-mail will come to me as: Subject: MTH140 Online Your Name.
If you need an immediate answer put: Subject: MTH140 Online Your Name URGENT
MyMathLab:
We will be using MyMathLab/CourseCompass for all of our homework assignments, all of
our quizzes, and all of our unit exams. (We will only do a Midterm Exam, a Final Exam, and
two writing assignments in a paper and pencil format.)
It is extremely important that you get registered with MyMathLab/CourseCompass as soon
as possible so that you can begin to do the homework and take the quizzes and the unit exams.
It is extremely important that you get registered with MyMathLab/CourseCompass as soon
as possible so that you can begin to do the homework and take the quizzes and the unit exams.
The instructions for registering for the course in MyMathLab are as follows:
1. After getting on the internet, type in the address: www.mymathlab.com
2. Click on Register.
3. On the next page, in the student section, click on "Go to www.coursecompass.com"
4. On the next page, you will see what you need before you start the registration process.
You will need the following three items of information:
1. A Valid Email Address
2. Course ID #: baarson64299
3. Student Access Card:
Your textbook, if purchased at the Jackson Community College Bookstore,
was bundled with several resources, including MyMathLab.
In the MyMathLab package, you will find a Student Access Card.
Please Note: If you did not purchase your textbook at the Jackson Community
College Bookstore, you will need to purchase MyMathLab separately. You can do this
online using a credit card or the bookstore will order it for you.
5. Follow the online registration instructions. There are four steps to registering for
MyMathLab/CourseCompass.
1. Access Information
2. Course ID
3. Account Information
4. Confirmation and Summary