Lab 1: Prep for CS3410
Objectives
By the end of this lab, you will be able to:
- Locate and access the tools for synchronous teaching in the course (BBUltra).
- Locate and access for asynchronous teaching in the course (Piazza).
- Locate and access the prep reading/exercise framework (ZyBooks).
- Locate and access the framework for electronics exercises (TinkerCad).
- Locate and access the Terminal in your computer.
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Setup the computer:
Before Starting
- Make sure you have access to Blackboard for the course: CSCI-3410.
- Check if you have received an email through Blackbord with a bunch of links to get started.
- If you have not, reach out to me over email (see Contact under "Students in a class")
Your first Email from me (from Blackboard)
If you are properly registered for the course, you should have received this email. if you did not, contact me ASAP (see above).
The first email I sent to you all should contain the following information:
- The link to the class website
- The information of where Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (BBUltra) is located.
- The link and instructions of how to join Piazza.
- The link and instructions of how to join ZyBooks.
- The link and instructions of how to join TinkerCad.
Reading the Website Schedule
For example, the following figure shows an avarage course week with four highlighted activities (while this is for the CS1111 class, the structure applies here as well):
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In Red... The Lab Prep Exercises: These are to be completed before the Lab time and they will prepare you for the lab activity. These are Open assignments.
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In Green... The Lab Itself: You will *attempt* to completed these during the Lab time, but you'll be allowed to submit them later in the week (see the Due column). These are Collectible assignments.
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In Light Blue... The Module Prep: These are to be completed before the Lecture time and they will prepare you for the lecture activities. These are Open assignments.
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In Purple... The Homework: These are to be completed by the stated Due Date. These are Collectible assignments
Using Piazza
We will use Piazza as our main communication hub.
Please join Piazza and read the following Piazza Turorial: PiazzaTutorial-cs1111-f20.pdf.
Using BBUltra
We will use BBUltra to give the online version of the class, and to record it for asynchronous use.
Please open and read this tutorial: tutorialBBUltra.pdf.
