1. MYTCC ONLINE ORIENTATION
Reading Techniques I
RDNG 0361
Instructor: Leslie Johnson

2. Learning your way around myTCC:
Begin with the Course Menu

3. ICR and Course Calendar
Begin by printing the
course calendar and
Class Syllabus/ ICR.
These include all of
the important class
guidelines, my contact
information, and due
dates.
Make sure to mark
your calendar with the
important dates, like
quizzes and finals.

4. District Syllabus
You can find the District Syllabus
in the same menu as the Course
ICR and Calendar.
The District Syllabus outlines the
course objectives for this course.
These objectives are the same
across the district although each
campus and instructor teaches
these objectives differently.
By the end of the course, you
should be able to master all of the
objectives of the district syllabus.

5. Course Requirements
• Required Textbooks
• Vocabulary Workshop, Level F (ISBN – 13: 978-0821580110)
• MyReadingLab Access Code (purchased through MyReadingLab.com
or in the bookstore)
• Select one of the following novels: purchased through any bookstore or
checked out from the library.
o The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
o Same Kind of Different As Me, by Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Lynn Vincent
• Required Technology
• Access to the Internet and a printer
• word processing program (Microsoft Word 2010/Mac Pages) that can
open files saved as .doc.
• presentation software program (Microsoft PowerPoint/Mac Keynote)
that can open up files saved as .ppt
• Speakers (a headset with a microphone is always a great investment)

6. Getting Started: Lessons
To get started,
click on
GO TO LESSONS

7. Weekly Lessons
Weekly lessons
are in Modules.
After referring to
your Course
Calendar, click on
the lesson
(module)
assigned for that
week.

8. Opening the module…
A. Notice the overview
(including the objectives),
the instructions, and the
actual activities.
Clicking on each section
will open that activity.
Assignments will be
labeled with an “A”.
Test and Quizzes will be
labeled with a “Q”.
B. To go to the Lesson
click on the link with the
notebook icon.
The next few slides will
show examples.

9. Opening the lesson content…
• Once you have opened the lesson content, you will be able
to read the lesson and access any PowerPoint presentations
or videos associated with the lesson.
• Click on the arrows (A) to navigate through the lesson
content.
• When you are finished, you can exit out of the lesson and it
will take you back to the main lesson page with all the
assignments.

10. Bread crumbs…..
Just like Hansel and Gretel, myTCC has left you bread crumbs to find
your way back out of the forest. (Hey, does that make me the evil
witch?!)
By clicking on the bread crumbs, you can dig yourself back out if you
find you have fallen in too deep.
Bread crumbs: These are links ……..

11. Assignments
Here is an example
from Lesson 2.
Read the instructions.
When you are ready to
submit the assignment,
you will click on it.

12. 2..2..
2. Click here to upload your
document here…
3. … or click here to open a textbox and
type your answer here.
1.1.
1. You can check out the rubric before
submitting your assignment to make
sure you are on the right track.
4..4..
4. Don’t forget
to hit submit
when you are
finished!
3.

13. Quizzes
Remember, Quizzes will be labeled with a “Q”.
Vocabulary Quizzes are limited to 30 minutes. Time will shut
off at 30 minutes.
Also, you many NOT make up or submit a late Vocabulary
Quiz.

14. Discussion Board
• The Discussion Board allows you to interact with your
classmates and your instructor.
• We will be using the Discussion Board feature in 3 ways
during this course.
 Introductions in the first week of class
 Book Club: Novel Discussions
 Ask the Class
• I will be explaining each of these components on the next
several slides.

15. Discussion Board: Introductions
• In the first week of class, one of your first assignments will
be to create a post in our Discussion Board introducing
yourself.
• You will click on the link in the course and it will take you
directly to the Discussion Board.

16. Creating a New Thread
Next, click on CREATE THREAD.

17. Forum Description
You will see a description of the forum. Read this to make sure you are posting the
correct information.

18. Discussion Board: Writing a Response
3. Run Spell Check
before submitting.
1.1. 1. Your name
2.2.2. Your response
3.3.
4.4.
4. Hit submit.

19. Book Club: My Groups
Once you decide which novel you are picking, you will be assigned to a group. In this
group, you will be required to interact with your classmates through the Group
Discussion Board.
After each reading assignment you will participate in written conversations.
Here is an example of what the assignment will look like:

20. My Groups: Novel Post
• Once you click on My Groups, you will see your
assignment.
• Below it will be the link to your Group. Click on the novel
you chose.

21. My Groups: Discussion Board
• When you click on your novel, it will take you to your main
My Groups page. Click on Group Discussion Board.

22. Discussion/My Group Posts
Choose the correct prompt.
Double check the reading assignment because the prompts are divided by
chapters.

23. Creating a New Thread
Next, click on CREATE THREAD.

24. Writing a My Groups Response
3. Run Spell Check
before submitting.
1.1. 1. Your name
2.2.2. Your response
3.3.
4.4.
4. Hit submit.

25. Ask the Class
• The purpose of this forum is to allow
you to work together with your
classmates to answer any questions
that may arise about the course. I
(your instructor) will be monitoring this
forum, but will only jump in if the
answer is not already provided
somewhere in the course.
• Remember, keep the topics to course
content related questions and answers.

26. MyReadingLab
Click on Go to
MyReadingLab to take
you to our course in
MyReadingLab.

27. My Grades
To review your grades, click on MY GRADES.

28. Announcements
Your announcements will be posted on the welcome page.

29. What’s New

30. myTCC Help Center

31. If you have any further questions,
please do not hesitate to contact me:
leslie.johnson441@my.tccd.edu
This power point was intended to be a
brief overview of our course in
myTCC.
I encourage you to explore the site on
your own to familiarize yourself with
the layout.