HIST 104DCE News

We start Unit 3 tomorrow. When you are ready, you will find Quiz 3 at
http://www.plainsfolk.com/webquiz/quizzes/104quiz3.asp

Thomas Jefferson said the strength of the United States was in Yeomen farmers, independent, self-sufficient individuals. He was opposed to industrialization and cities. Study the Lecture 3 Episode, read TQ, and think about this: Did industrialization do more good or harm to democracy? What does TQ say? Does Dr. Isern give any indication of his interpretation in the lecture?

On another topic, I plan to be in the Virtual Office on Tuesday night at around 7 p.m. CST. The Virtual Office is a real-time chat room dedicated to HIST 104 DCE and HIST 103 DCE courses. If you would like to chat, stop by. Please follow the instructions when logging on, especially about using first and last name. We have numerous students who share a name, and I would like to know who I am chatting with.

We are working on Lecture 2 this week, and getting into a sort of routine. I know some of you are waiting for CDs...they are on the way! If you are still trying to get a book, remember that there is an on-line version available from this page. Go to Democracy in America and look for the link on that page.

I will be posting quizzes at the beginning of the week so that you can take them when you are ready. The link for Quiz 2 is http://www.plainsfolk.com/webquiz/quizzes/104quiz2.asp

Don't forget to send your comments and questions on TQ to the Gap, and you should be working on soft-points as you go along.

As promised, here is the link for Quiz 1, http://www.plainsfolk.com/webquiz/quizzes/104quiz1.asp
Remember to Right-Click and select "Open in New Window." Be careful logging on...you can only do so once. (This does not apply if you do not get a score. In that case, you can log back on to complete the quiz, but remember my comments in the e-mail.)

As I write this, the semester is only a couple of hours away! I look forward to working with each of you! By the time this is posted, you should have recieved a message from me through the Cumberland Gap discussion groups. If you didn't, contact me at cummings@plainsfolk.com so I can check the problem.

Some of you owe me a mailing address. You can't get the CDs (legally, at least) if I don't get your address, and I won't provide a username and password for the quizzes until I know we have provided you with the CDs.

If you have any questions, contact me at the e-mail address above. I do all work for this course from home because the policies on my work computer block some necessary functions for this course. That means that sometimes I can not get back to you until after 3 p.m. C.S.T., but I will get back to you. If you have a problem, technological, academic, or personal, let me know before it becomes critical to this course and I will work to help you as far as I can. (I don't need details on personal problems, just let me know something is going on.) My job is to help you succeed in this course.

More explanations will be forthcoming by e-mail. Please respond to my requests in a timely manner, and I will do the same for you!