COMMUNICATIONS CENTER The Communications Center is in St. John's Central. It houses Homepage, News, Photos, Links, Files, Message Board, Calendar, E-mail, Chat, and Members. To access the Communications Center, you need a St. John's Student ID Card. Select one... Login Information Message Board Discussion Rules Chat Room Etiquette Login Information User Name = your NEW SJU e-mail name (john.doeXX), where john.doe is your first and last name and XX is the last 2 digits of your year of entry to SJU. To verify your NEW e-mail address, go to SJUSIS (St. John's website), Personal Menu, choose View e-mail. Password = 8-digit number on SJU Student ID Card       Once you have accessed the Communications Center, you may change your password. Just remember that User Name and Password are case-sensitive. Message Board Discussion Rules The Message Board is a place for answering and discussing weekly discussion questions. Each week, you will have an assignment or assignments that involve reading certain materials and visiting certain websites. You are then directed to write a 450-500-word essay on a topic that covers the materials. You answer these questions by replying to Dr. Furfero's message. Do NOT start a new thread! Each essay is worth a maximum number of 5 points. If you fail to answer a discussion question, you get a 0. If you answer a discussion, but it is late, your grade is reduced 10% for each late day. In addition, you are required to interact with other students. You MUST post a minimum number of 5 different substantive messages responding to a minimum number of 5 different student essays and a minimum number of 5 different substantive messages responding to other student responses to essays (a minimum total of 10 messages in addition to your initial essay answering the discussion question). A substantive message incorporates and builds upon the ideas of the other students. It digs deeper into the assignment question and shows value as a seed of reflection for other students' comments. Each substative response is worth a maximum of 1 point. Answers like "I agree," "Right on," and "Yeah, the same thing happened to me" do not count. Dr. Furfero also makes comments on the Message Board. Read them! If Dr. Furfero asks a question about one of your rmessages, you are obligated to respond. Chat Room Etiquette Read ALL materials for the week prior to the chat session. When you enter the Chat Room, say, "Hello," and identify yourself by first name. The Chat Room is NOT a lecture hall. It is a synchronous discussion forum. Answer questions and comment on other people's comments. Participate in the discussion at all costs. When called on to answer a question, respond as soon as possible, even if it is, "Yeah, doc, I'm still here." Remember that a Chat Room is for chatting. So chat!