7/18/2003CEnotes / Maxwell1 CE Notes Student User’s Guide Version-2; Module 00-A Revised: 1/6/2003

7/18/2003CEnotes / Maxwell2 Points to Cover Why – What is the purpose? What – What does CE Notes do? How – What makes CE Notes work? Where – what is the URL? cenotes.tamu.edu cenotes.tamu.edu

7/18/2003CEnotes / Maxwell3 Purpose The main purpose is to enhance (add value to) the exchange of information between Instructor and Student without creating extra work for ourselves – i.e., HTML maintenance. Make possible a number of enhancements (add more value): capturing addresses, distributing individual grades, etc. without creating extra work – i.e., make course administration more routine.

7/18/2003CEnotes / Maxwell4 How it Works -- Basic Concept Students may retrieve, print, view any file in the server’s folder/file structure from any browser. (This is the easiest way to administer files.) Students may retrieve, print, view and files on the server by week. (85-95% of the 349 and 111 students asked for this feature.) This is what adds the value to what we are already doing.

7/18/2003CEnotes / Maxwell5 Basic concept … … Properly registered Students may retrieve their grades by . There are plans to develop collaboration modules this semester. There are plans to develop interactive graded exercises this semester.

7/18/2003CEnotes / Maxwell6 Hands On Examples Follow How to Access CE Notes How to Log On How to Browse Material By Folder\File By Week How to Get Your Grade

Access the CE Notes Home Page; Then, click on desired course link.

Click on “Users Please Log In.”

Log On Using Proper Credentials

A Successful Log On.

“Clicked” New Users Please Register

7/18/2003CEnotes / Maxwell12 Registration Hints It is important that everyone understand that doing this correctly and thoughtfully is key to future success. Remembering 5-digit SID, and UserID, and password is essential to accessing Grade reports, graded exercises, and the like. A guest UserID and Password is “students” and “study” may be available at the Instructor’s option.

7/18/2003CEnotes / Maxwell13 What the Student Sees! Public Folders and Files Public Files Organized By Week Access to Their Grades in Your Class

Click-on the Student Menu and you can: Browse Folders and Files Browse Weeks, and Have your Grades ed to your account.

Access to Public Folders and Files

Access Material by Week.

Grade Request Form

7/18/2003CEnotes / Maxwell18 Other Functionality Assignments may appear on the Announcements Link. Assignments may appear on the Assignments Link.

7/18/2003CEnotes / Maxwell19 Answers to FAQ’s? URL? – cenotes.tamu.edu Netscape display looks “funny?” Use IE5. Yes, you can see thru the TAMU Firewall. Why can’t I get my grades. You have to have registered with the correct SID for this to work. Sometimes grade s with the “tamu.edu” tag are treated as “spam” by YAHOO and HOTMAIL Make sure your mailbox has enough space to receive messages. Bad luck, life is not always fair.