Monthly Archives: November 2014

$199 HP Stream: 11 inch netbook

Dear Students, I recently found out about a newly released netbook computer from HP that is currently priced at $199 and I thought you might be interested in this, particularly since it is integrated with Office 365, which, as far as … Continue reading

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Understanding and Recognizing Complete Sentences in SWE

Dear Students,   In reviewing the sentences that were submitted with the reverse outline of the midterm exam, I noticed that there continued to be some confusion regarding what a clause is, what an incomplete sentence is, what a compound sentence … Continue reading

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Extra Credit WJ Assignment: xkcd on “The Simple Answers to the Questions That Get Asked About Every New Technology”

Dear Students, For anyone interested in doing a bit of extra credit or in learning more about a fairly famous webcomic, please click the following link: https://sites.google.com/site/citytechcollegewriting/simple-answers-readingwriting-questions If you are interested in completing the EXTRA CREDIT WJ assignment, please choose … Continue reading

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NYTimes.com Pass for CUNY Students

The New York Times online edition is now available to all CUNY students, faculty and staff FREE OF CHARGE! The CUNY account now entitles all people with a cuny.edu email domain to acquire a subscription to the digital NYTimes. Once … Continue reading

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GA11: One Paragraph Post Comparing and Contrasting Your Three Sources

The purpose of this  is two-fold:  First, you will introduce your sources to your audience (title, author, source).  Second, you will compare and contrast the purpose, tone and style of the three sources. Here is one sample from Nicole Waite, … Continue reading

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Link to “Communicating in the Information Age” Article from today’s library session

Ursula C. Schwerin Library – New York City College of Technology Record: 1 Title: Communicating in the Information Age. Authors: Anderson, Rebecca J. Source: Applied Clinical Trials. Apr2002, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p66. 5p. 3 Color Photographs. Document Type: Article … Continue reading

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Our Next Class and Locating 3-5 Reliable Sources for RWA10

Our class tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 18, will be meeting at the library, which is in the Atrium on the 4th floor.  We will meet just outside the library doors and the librarian will then take us into the library and … Continue reading

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Open Lab Blogger/Photoblogger Opportunity: Get Paid to Document What’s Happening at City Tech!

Apply to become an OpenLab student blogger or photoblogger! Why should you join the Student Blogging Team? Share your experiences and ideas with the City Tech community | Collaborate with a team of students | Publish your work on the … Continue reading

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GA10: MLA and APA Bibliographic Guidelines

Please post your GA assignment as a reply to the Week 10 Assignments post.  You can access that here: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/whatiswritingfall2014/assignmentsclass-schedule/week-10-assignments-hybrid-fall-2014/

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LIBRARY SESSION FOR TOMORROW, 11/11 IS POSTPONED; CLASS WILL MEET IN OUR REGULAR CLASSROOM ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF NAMM

Dear Students, Our library session that was scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, 11/11 at 11:30 am, has been rescheduled for the following Tuesday, 11/18.  As a result, we will not be meeting in the library tomorrow, but rather in the classroom … Continue reading

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