Professor Kate Poirier | D046 | Fall 2023

OpenLab assignment: introduce yourself!

Due by 11:59pm on Monday, September 4.

Your first assignment is to add yourself to our OpenLab course and to submit a post according to the instructions below. Your post will count toward your participation grade.

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Add yourself to our OpenLab course

You may be added automatically to our OpenLab course, but if you are not, follow these directions:

  1. If you haven’t already, sign up for an OpenLab account using your CityTech email address.
  2. After you’ve logged in, add yourself to our MAT 1275 course by clicking “join group.” (This is the course profile page; we won’t be using it again for the rest of the semester. Instead we’ll be using the course site.)

Submit a post introducing yourself

  1. From the class OpenLab site you can create a new post by clicking the symbol that looks like a + sign inside a circle at the top of the screen.
    • You must be a member of the course in order to see the + sign at the top of the screen. If you don’t see it, head back to the course profile to add yourself to the group.
  2. Title your post “Introducing [your first name] [your last name].” (You may use just initials if you like, as long as there’s enough information for me to locate you on my official roster.)
  3. From the categories on the right-hand side of the screen, make sure to select “Introduce yourself” so that the rest of us can locate your post later.
  4. Tell us anything you’d like us to know about you! Write one paragraph with at least five sentences. Some suggestions are…
    • Your pronouns (examples: she/her/hers or he/him/his or they/them/theirs
    • Your major and how you became interested in your major
    • Which math classes you’ll take after MAT 2680 (if you don’t know, you can check your program requirements in the college catalog here)
    • What you hope to do after you graduate from CityTech; short-term goals, long-term goals, whatever…Other interests/hobbies you have
    • Something you’re good at
    • Something you’re bad at (you’re not allowed to say math!)
    • An interesting fact about yourself
    • A boring fact about yourself
    • Your favorite book
    • Your favorite animal
    • If you feel comfortable, add a picture of yourself…. OR YOUR PETS!!!
    • Your favorite book
    • Your favorite animal
    • Which math classes you’ll take after MAT 1575 (if you don’t know, you can check your program requirements in the college catalog here)
    • Only if you feel comfortable sharing, you may also let us know how the pandemic has affected you. What aspects of it have been difficult? What aspects of it have been surprising? Have you learned anything new? Has anything good happened that might not have otherwise? Do not share anything personal if you don’t want to.
    • You may include pictures if you like!
  5. Remember that this post will be available publicly on the internet. Don’t include any private information or anything you’re not comfortable with sharing publicly. (Don’t include your phone number or any answers to security questions!)
  6. Read and comment on at least one your classmates’ posts. (Note: the administrator may have to approve your comments, so don’t worry if your comments don’t appear right away.)
  7. If you have anything private that you’d like to share with me but not with the whole class (for example, if you are to receive a testing accommodation through Student Support Services), please include this information when you complete the first-day survey.

Need more help getting started on the OpenLab help? Here is the guide for students.

9 Comments

  1. Kwanee Dubois

    Hi, My name is Kwanee Dubois. I’m majoring in Computer Systems. I enjoy playing sports and watching movies.

  2. Rebeca Philias

    HI, my name is Rebeca Philias. i am majoring in dental hygiene. I love playing sports

  3. Pavlo

    Hi my name is Pavlo Havryshko. My major is architecture I chose architecture because I like to design things and also love building. The sport that I like to play is soccer

  4. Gelber

    Hi, my name is Gelber Garcia. My major is civil engineer I chose this major because I like the field and the work that and engineer do, in my free time I spend time with my family and friends. and I like play soccer.

  5. Gelber

    Hi, my name is gelber, my major is civil engineering, and something that I like is work in group and also I love play soccer .

  6. Nathaly

    Hi my name is Nathaly Romero my pronous is She/Her/hers. My major is Dental Hygiene I got interested in this major because last year I used to have classes in the academy builing and I used to see people practicing. I wont take more math classes after this. After graduating City Tech I would like to start practicing my major and work at a hospital. Something that I’m good at is painting nails. Something interesting about me is that I like doing acrylic nail’s.

  7. Gelber

    hi, my name is Gelber Garcia. My major is civil engineering I chose this carer because is something that I spire since I was. child. I like play soccer in my free time and also I dream to be a part of a team of footboll.

  8. Scott Chique

    Hello, My name is Scott Chique and my major is electrical engineering. I chose this major because it caught my eye and the more I researched about it the more I liked it. I like to play soccer whenever I can, I also like to travel long distances.

  9. Kkhen4

    Hi, my name is Kobe Chen, and my major is electrical engineering. I chose this major because as a kid I’ve always had an interest in engineering and electrical seemed like an interesting sub-genre for it. I go out with my friends during my spare time and I like to exercise.

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