Masters Program

I actually made it through Libr 203! Now I can register for my first class at SJSU~SLIS, provided I have enough money!! I am an out of state student in Special Session. So it will cost almost $50,000 for the degree.
In Libr 203 there were 10 Lessons. The first lesson was to log on and learn your way around ANGEL the learning management system, like BlackBoard if you are familiar with that one. Lesson 2 was about social networking at SLISLife, blogs and discussions. Lesson 3 was just to make sure we knew how to use a computer. Lesson 4 was Web conferencing using Elluminate. I enjoyed that lesson. Lesson 5 was a Second Life quest! I failed miserably at that and took a quiz instead, which I passed with only 3 points to spare. Lesson 6 was about discussion lists, RSS feeds, and LISTSERV subscriptions. Lesson 7 was about my page on PeopleSoft. They wanted to be sure I knew where to look for grades, how to add and drop classes, and knew how to pay my bill of course! Lesson 8 was a library tour and a linguistic test. Of course I passes with a pretty good score there. Lesson 9 was accessing a restricted reading from the library and writing a short blog about the article. And lesson 10 was a blog entry about what we thought our personal skills were and if we were ready to be online student.
The Second Life lesson was interesting. I actually have an avatar, her name is Libby65 and she has clothes and cool hair. She is "resting" somewhere on orientation island. I know how to walk and fly and get around. But it takes me so long to figure things out. I don't even know how to get off the island and onto another island. The lesson said, take the red pill and go on a quest, OR take the blue pill and a quiz. I tried to make a go of the first option but I couldn't get off the island....maybe I will go back later just to see if I can find the reference desk!!
More later..........