Author: Kate Poirier

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.

Add yourself to our OpenLab course

1. If you haven’t already, sign up for an OpenLab account using your CityTech email address. You do not have to use your real name as your username.
2. After you’ve logged in, add yourself to our MAT 2580 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.
2. You must be a member of the course and logged in 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.
3. Title your post “Introducing [the name you’d like us to call you].” (You do not have to use your real name; you may use just your initials if you like.)
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 this one (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!!!
5. Your post will not be published without a category. On the menu at the right of the screen, click on “Post,” then scroll to “Categories,” and select Introduce yourself.
6. Remember that this post will be available publicly on the internet and may be online for several years. Don’t include any private information or anything you’re not comfortable with sharing publicly. (For example, don’t include your phone number or any answers to security questions!)
7. 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.)
8. 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.