Instructions for Journals and Drop Box
I have attempted to make
these as specific and detailed as possible.
Even if you have used Drop Box before, read them.
Journal Content: Each week's journal should be
at least one page in length; a full screen, single spaced in 10 or 12 font
size, will constitute one page. The
journal can discuss any aspect of the class material for the week. Do not merely feed back what was said in
class.
Write it in Microsoft
Word. If you write it in Word Perfect or
Microsoft Works, use the "Save As" option to convert it to Word (a
.doc suffix) or rich text format (a .rtf format). Drop box will only accept three types of
files: .doc (Microsoft Word), .rtf (rich
text format), or .txt (text).
Save your journal (to your
hard drive, a floppy, a flash drive, anything).
It would be smart to create a folder in which to save all your journals,
just in case there's any discrepancy between the number you think you submitted
and the number I indicate I've received. If you do, you will need to number each
differently so this week's doesn't replace last week's. (Journal 8/30, for
example).
Each week, after you have
written your journal and saved it, click on the "Drop Box" link on
the course web page. Drop Box will then
ask you to enter you "User ID" and "Password." Your "User ID" is the part of your
Southeast e-mail address to the left of the @ sign (hehecht1s, for example) and
your "Password" is the password which you selected when you activated
your Southeast e-mail address. The link
for the week's drop box will appear. (It
will be available from
If Drop Box does not open,
remember that the password is case sensitive and try again to be certain you
entered all the information correctly.
If it still will not open, send an e-mail message from your Southeast
e-mail address to: support@cstl.semo.edu
and they are supposed to fix
the problem.
Each week you will be limited
to one upload.
Use the "Browse"
button to find your saved journal file (wherever you saved it) and double click
on it.
In the "Title" box,
enter your last name
There's no need to enter
anything in the information box. Click
on "Upload" and you're done.
I have set up a Practice Drop
Box for those of you who have not used the system before or would like a
refresher (You may upload as many as ten practices here).
If you have any problems, let
me know; do not wait until you've missed half the journals.
Harvey Hecht