Tips and Tricks to be Successful in Biology

CHECKING WEBMAILS

Check your WebMail daily. To access all your webmails, click on the mailbox icon. This is our main form of communication. It’s like coming to class every day. Create a webmail folder for science and save all important webmails I send to you here. (Once you delete a webmail, there is no way to recover it!)

How do I make a science folder in my webmail? o Access your webmail using the Mailbox icon. On the left side, you’ll see My Webmail

Folders. Find the “Create New”icon. o The window shown below will open.

o Type in New folder name area: “Biology.” With the drop down menu under “Nest new folder under,” select “Inbox,” click on “Create.”

o The Biology folder will then appear under the inbox area of your webmail folders.

CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK check student gradebook Check your gradebook regularly. Click on the gradebook icon. Now click on the course you want to see.Your earned score is a link that will open the graded assignment. Why is this helpful?

Some of the questions used on quick checks and quizzes will also appear on a unit test. Great for reviewing!

On all assessments, it shows you which questions you missed as well as what the correct answer was. If the answer was wrong, look at the point value in parentheses to locate the correct answer. Essay questions may include comments from the teacher.

A portfolio score will link you to a comment box. Below that will be a response file I’ve uploaded with my comments on your assignment.

How do I send an attachment with a webmail?

Click on the mailbox icon next to my name to send a webmail. Compose your message. At the top, under the Subject line, you will see “Add Attachments” Click on the “Add Attachments.”

You will see “Select attachments” There are two ways you can attach the files/documents:

1. You can drag and drop files into this area, (easier way).2. Or click on “Select attachments” and then find the files/documents on your computer, which

will then open a window for you to search your files for what you want to attach, select the file name and click “open,” and the file will attach to the webmail.

Sample webmail showing what it looks like if you attached the files/document correctly.

How do I make a file folder on my desktop?o Right click on a blank spot on your desktop. Select New-Folder.o Type in the name of your course Biology, and then press enter. Save all the science work you

create in this folder. It’s the best way to find assignments when you need to upload them to the dropbox or find them again if they need to be revised. It is also a good place to save the documents I provide to help you in the course.

How do I name a file (saving an assignment)? o When you save an assignment, you need to give it a proper name. Click on the program icon

in the upper left corner of your word document. Select Save As. Name your file. For the type of file, select Word Document. Scroll through and find the science folder you made earlier on your desktop. Save it here.