How to use this site

I suspect that most of you will be able to figure out how to use the resources on this site by yourself, but if you get stuck here are some brief descriptions of what is included here.

You will notice that on almost all pages there is a standardized menu on the left-hand side of the page. (If you are using an old or text-only browser, that menu will appear at the top of the page instead.) Clicking on the map will always bring you back to the main or front page of this site. Clicking on the first menu option (How to use this site) will bring you to this page. The other important options are as follows:

Syllabus: This is the syllabus that I handed out to you on the first day of class. This is a static document and will not change. Updates and changes to the class schedule will appear under the following menu choices.

Class Schedule: This is perhaps the most important page on this site. This is where you will find updates to the class schedule as well as links to lecture outlines, lists of terms from the textbook, assignment instructions, study guides, and lists of other relevant web pages and Internet resources. For your convenience, you will also be able to access the current lecture outline and current assignment instructions directly from the main page of this site. Many of these items will be placed here without graphics or special formating so that you can more easily print them out if you wish and use them for study guides.

Assignments: This page will provide you with a convenient listing of the assignments which you are expected to complete for this class, as well as links to further instructions, guides, and aids for these assignments.

Grades: If you have given me permission to post your grades, check here for your current progress in this class.

Netforum discussions: This Netforum class discussion list is for your use. Use it to ask questions, continue class discussions, study for the exams, share ideas, etc. Its primary purpose is to be a tool and aid for you, the students, to utilize. I will regularly post questions to this list to encourage fruitful discussions. Remember, active participation in this forum will improve your performance as well as grade in this class.

Resources: This is a collection of resources which hopefully will prove useful for this course, including Internet links, a chronology, terms and definitions, and a guide to writing history papers.

This web site is designed as a service to you, the students. If you have suggestions for improving it, please let me know. You may write to me, Marc Becker, at mbecker@ilstu.edu.