Getting Started in SLM

Welcome, Cohort 8!
Read this first. These are some facts we didn't have room to put in your Welcome Letter.

By now, you should have received the Acceptance Letter from Graduate School and a Welcome Letter from Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology. Keep both of these. Make sure to do all the things these letters request.
Immunizations are required. You must take care of these before you are allowed to register. Contact the University Health Center for more information.
Our program requires some computer skills that sometimes surprise new students. Building websites (at a basic level) is one of these; very soon, you need to be quite confident in creating, uploading, and maintaining a website. If you don't feel confident, please talk with your advisor about how to gain these skills. Many of our current students have had success using Google Page Creator and other similar tools to create their websites. We encourage you to explore and experiment with these tools as you prepare to begin your coursework.
Many of our assignments and projects require a school setting to accomplish the work. If you don't have a relationship with a school right now, explore ways of finding one. Many schools would be happy to have volunteers -- this is an excellent way to begin.
Soon, we will assign a Mentor for you -- this will be a second-year student or recent graduate of the program who can help answer some of your questions, having lived through the same challenges earlier. We will let you know how to contact your mentor.
It is very important that you have a reliable, reasonably modern computer and a fast Internet connection. (Dial-up connections will only frustrate you.) Most classes require Microsoft Office software. You should also have a webpage editor (Google Page Creator and the free Mozilla Suite are two that we have found to be useful to students). Here is a good self-inventory, suggested by experienced students, that lists the computer skills you will need. If you are lacking one or more, you could take some time to learn some of these things on your own, or discuss coursework-related possibilities with your advisor.
SLM-L is very important! We will automatically sign you up for it within a few weeks. You will receive all or most important announcements over this listserv, including places, times, changes, etc.
Dates for the fall are in the process of being finalized. We will announce them on this website and elsewhere as soon as they become available. If you have questions about when you begin classes, contact your advisor.
Apply for your MyID. See instructions below.
No one may ever tell you this, but UGA expects you to check your UGAMail account. Occasionally, email announcements will be sent only to that address; these are sometimes vitally important. Make some arrangement to check this account regularly, or make it your primary email address while you're a student.

Frequently Asked Questions for all UGA SLM Students
Fitzgerald's School Library Page -- look here first for all sorts of UGA SLM information.

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