INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS
FOR TEACHERS AND TA'S

I. MATERIALS RELATING TO WRITING UP YOUR SYLLABUS
1. Action Period Dates
2. Syllabus Description
3. Credit Given for Course

II. BACKGROUND INFORMATION YOU MAY WISH TO REFER TO
1. Topic for Semester
2. We Are Encouraging Teachers to Use a Password That Allows Their TAs to Access That Teacher's Website
3. Brief Overview Guide Regarding the Community Action Website Project
4. YouTube Videos Teachers Can Use (to ease workload of having to explain key parts of the project)
5. Explaining "Why a Public Anthropology?", the new book, Is About
6. What Happens When (Project Timeline)
7. Frequently Asked Questions

III. MATERIALS WEBMASTER NEEDS AT THE START OF THE SEMESTER
1. The "Old" Way of Collecting Information is Being Replaced by a New, More Efficient Method in Which Critical Information is Collected When Teachers and TAs Register
2. Teachers can Observe the Number of Times a TA Logs in (or, in other words, takes the project seriously)

IV. WHAT YOU SHOULD TELL STUDENTS BEFORE THEY REGISTER
1. Students Should Only Register Approximately Two Weeks Before the Beginning of Their Action Period
2. All Students Should Be Registered Before the Start of the Action Period
3. Use University Email Account When Registering
4. Best if Students Pay On Line
5. Three Step Process for Solving Any and All Technical Problems

V. EXPLAINING DETAILS OF THE DASHBOARD (ON YOUR HOME PAGE)
1. Student Statistics
2. Registration Fee Payment
3. Action Period Statistic
4. Teachers are now able to see the email addresses of all students in a particular category
5. The Last Time Each of Your TAs Logged In:

VI. IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD DISCUSS WITH YOUR TA’S
1. Having Your TA’s Practice Before They Lead The Class
2. How TA’s Divide Up Students So They Only See The Students They Are Responsible For
3. Gift of Appreciation for TA’s Help
4. Teachers Are Able to See Which TAs Are, and Are Not, Taking the Project Seriously
5. We Are Encouraging Teachers to Use a Password That Allows Their TAs to Access That Teacher's Website

VII. INFORMATION FOR DEALING WITH DEADLINES
(IMPORTANT TO KNOW TO AVOID CONFUSION AND COMPLAINTS)
1. The Two Deadline System (Friday and Sunday) for Op-Eds and Evaluations
2. The Two Deadline System Avoids the Problem of Having to Sift Through Student Excuses
3. Why It Is So Important that Students Complete the Evaluations as Well as the Op-Ed
4. Viewing an Individual Student’s Personal Web Page

VIII. IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE NEW EVALUATION PROCESS
AND SEEING WHICH STUDENTS HAVE, AND HAVE NOT, READ
THE WINNING OP-ED PIECES
1.What You Should Know About the New Evaluation Process (and How to Avoid Student Complaints Relating to It)
2.Teachers and TAs Can Now See If Students Actually Read Any of the Winning Op-Eds.

IX. ANSWERING QUESTIONS REGARDING GRADES (HOW THEY ARE CALCULATED, HOW TO SEE THEM AND THE OP-EDS, HOW TO RE-CALIBRATE GRADES, HOW TO PRINT OUT OP-EDS)
1. The Grades are Not Calculated Until Late Monday Morning (Hawaii Time)
2. Looking at the Winning Op-Eds
3. The Grades and Grading
4. Seeing Your Students’ Grades and Op-Eds
5. Printing Out Your Students’ Op-Eds and Grades
6. Dealing With Student Upset With Their Grades
7. What The TA’s Can See and Print

X. ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO READ THE WINNING OP-EDS AND SUPPORT THOSE THEY AGREE WITH
1. Why This is Important
2. Teachers and TAs Can Now See If Students Actually Read Any of the Winning Op-Eds.
3. How to View the Winning Op-Eds (A Reminder)