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Online Student Resources

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Online Student Resources

MLA Style Guide

Practice with Grammar (and Diction)

Grammar Bytes - the best site for grammar and English language exercises that I have seen so far!

Comma Chameleon is a great game for understanding punctuation in English. If you are having trouble with run-ons (or any punctuation issues), I may assign you this activity.

Diagramming Sentences is a great interactive tool for understanding English syntax (word-order) and subject/verb agreement.

Diagram It! also teaches you how to diagram a sentence (understand English word-order).

You can also find online quizzes to for grammar practice at these sites:

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm
Cenage Grammar Quizzes: http://www.cengage.com/devenglish/discipline_content/grammarquizzes.html

Editing

Critical Thinking and Analysis

What is critical thinking?
List of literary rhetorical devices: http://literary.edublogs.org
The Critical Thinking Community

Visual Thinking and Analysis

Other Resources for formal analysis:

"Understanding Formal Analysis" The Ghetty
Educational Art Websites (DIA): http://www.dia.org/learn/resources.aspx
MET Timelines of Art: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
Web Art Academy

Online Writing Techniques

Online Posting

Wordpress - set of a free blog
Weebly - free website
PBWorks - create a free wiki
Screencast-O-Matic - free site for creating Youtube presentation videos (to post online)

Miscellany

Literary Fiction.docx - A psychology essay about why reading and writing matter.
Student Examples from previous classes
American Experience - Summary of (stereotypical) life in the 1950s (in the US).
"Primary vs Secondary Sources" - discussion of the difference between primary and secondary sources.
Sports Articles:

"Kicking and Hugging" Dave Barry

Smarthinking Student Handbook

Smarthinking_Student_Handbook (2).pdf

As the semester begins I wanted to inform you of our FREE online tutoring services. This service is available to you 24/7. I have included a Smarthinking Student Handbook andSmarthinking Video Tutorial Links for you in case you have any questions about navigating the site. You can easily access this service by logging in your MyBC account and following the directions below:

1. Login into your MyBC Account

2. On the left hand side of the screen under “Quick Links” click on “ACE”

3. On the left hand side of the screen click “FREE Online Tutoring”

4. Under “Smarthinking” click on “Click here to connect to Smarthinking”

5. A system check message may appear but you can scroll down and click on “Click here to continue”

If you have any questions about navigating the system, please refer to the attached Smarthinking Student Handbook. This is also located on your MyBC account under “FREE Online Tutoring”.

Tutoring

Bluefield College provides online tutoring in different subject areas for our online students through Smarthinking. Smarthinking is an online tutoring service designed for students who are taking core academic courses. A detailed list of subjects and topics covered can be found at Smarthinking.com under Services and Subjects/Subjects.

Writing Center –

Students can submit essays, across the curriculum, and receive a thorough critique from a Smarthinking tutor, usually within 24 hours. Students retrieve their returned essays from their Archives within their Smarthinking account.

Drop-In Tutoring

Students can work live with a Smarthinking tutor simply by selecting their subject. The schedule of live tutoring is on our website. Math subjects are available for live tutoring 24/7.

Scheduled Tutoring

Students can also make appointments to meet with a tutor. Sessions with audio can be scheduled within this area.

Offline Questions

Instead of working with a tutor live, students can submit questions offline and receive a response from a tutor usually within 24 hours.

Academic Resources

Within this area of student accounts, Smarthinking provides access to 1500 mathematics tutorials, other math resources, an accounting study guide, and a Writer’s Handbook.