Spam is a curse to anyone online. One way to manage it is by using filters to move suspected spam into your trash without bothering you with it. You can also use filters to organize incoming messages. Its really a great tool but its under-used. It too bad too because it could make working with email easier and quicker.
CSC460 is designed for students to use self-initiative to master JavaScript. Mount Marty College students are typically first-generation college students from small communities in the rural western United States. They come from small town schools with small student populations. Their rural backgrounds are shared by their K-12 teachers. A larger than normal percentage of them are home-schooled. They are good people who know more about cattle ranches than business offices so they typically have more ground to cover their peers. I need to get them fired up about mastering the subject.
Motivation can be problematic for these students in high-tech courses. So I am beginning the new semester with a brief talk by Tony Robbins. Robbins has been a highly successful motivational speaker for decades.
Motivation may be even more important this fall as I am considering inviting them to work on a service learning project with high visibility.
Gmail is quickly becoming the standard email software for power users. Since my students are enrolled in computer science courses they might as well start using it now. Besides its full of benefits and features from the folks at Google.
