Good Luck on the First Test!

I want to wish everyone good luck on the first lecture test! Here are a few words of advice for you.....

Don't wait until Monday to start studying ;)

Be sure to get a good night of sleep the night before the test.

Eat something before you take the test! Remember how your brain needs that glucose to fuction well.

Take your time when taking the test. It's not a race. I advise going through the test & marking your answers before you bubble in the scan-tron sheet.


I would LOVE to know how you do on the test so that I know that my materials are actually doing some good. When you find out your score, would you please send me a quick email at wrightidea@msn.com? You can just put "test 1 score" in the subject line & your score in the email. You don't even have to sign your name to it, but you can include feedback if you want. I promise to keep your information anonymous.

S.I. Sessions This Week

Just a reminder.....

There will be S.I. on Tuesday 2/1 at the regular time & place. I will not have any new handouts for this session since it is right before the test. I will reserve this time to answer any questions that you may have. If nobody has any questions, I can use the time to quiz you from the word list.

There will NOT be S.I. on Thursday 2/3 because there will not be any new lecture material to cover. I realize that there may be some students in the Friday night class who have not taken the test yet, but I will still not hold S.I. on Thursday. This is at the request of Professor Shannon.

How to Open the Word List File

1. Click on the link to the file
2. Click on the download button on the bottom right (it looks like a down arrow)
3. Save the file in a folder of your choice on your computer
4. Open that folder on your computer
5. Open the file (it should be saved as an excel document)


IF the file saves to your computer as a generic file type or a .txt file, try these steps....

1. Double-click on the file
2. It will ask, "Do you want to open this file?" Click on the "open" button.
3. It will ask, "Choose the program you want to use to open this file." Choose "Microsoft Office Excel" (you may have to "browse" to find the program) & click on the "Ok" button.
4. It will ask again, "Do you want to open this file?" Click on the "open" button again.
5. You may get a message that says, "The file you are trying to open is a different format....(blah, blah, blah)....Do you want to open the file now?" Click the "yes" button.
6. It should then open in excel.

If you have tried both of these & are still having problems opening it, email me at wrightidea@msn.com so that I can email the file to you.

Another Resource for Test 1

I developed the attached spreadsheet when I was studying for this class. It helped me keep the digestive system secretions straight. I did not double check to make sure all of the information matches this year's lecture, so you might want to do that if you decide to use it. You may also want to revise it to include more (or less?) information.



P.S. I color coded the ones that were found in multiple places.

Something to Keep In Mind

I've said this in SI many times, but I thought I'd say it once more for all of you who can't attend the SI sessions on campus.

My word lists contain a lot, but this is NOT all that you have to know for the test. Just because I don't include it doesn't mean you don't have to know it. You are responsible for everything in the lecture notes.

Last Blank Word List for Test 1

Here is the final word list for the first test. I was going to wait until after tomorrow's lecture to complete it, but I decided to look at my notes from last year to finish it up. So this is it. I will not be adding anything else to this word list.

We will go over pages 9-11 in SI tomorrow (Thursday). We will also go over page 23 in the notes in more detail. If there is time, I can also cover anything from the practice test.

A Note About Printing the Word List

In order to print the word list in the same format I provide in S.I., you'll want to download the file & save it. Then you can open the file & print it or type in your answers.

If you try printing it without saving the file first, it will look funky.

Hope this helps!

Updated Word List as of Jan. 24th

Here is the updated word list with last Thursday's lecture information. We will go over pages 6-8 in S.I. on Tuesday, January 25th.

I hope to see you there!

Updated Word List as of 01/19/11

Here is the most recent word list updated with Tuesday's lecture material. You should be able to download & save this as an excel file. The most recent pages are 4 & 5. We will go over these two pages in S.I. tomorrow at 3:00. Hope to see you there!

Test 1: Word List #1

Here is the first, blank word list. This covers the material from last week's two lectures. All of the answers can be found in your notes. We will cover these in S.I. tomorrow (Tues. Jan. 18th).

Maria's S.I. days & times

BIOL-204 Supplemental Instruction
Tuesdays 12:00-12:50 p.m. in room SB 304
Thursdays 3:00-3:50 p.m. in room SB G65

Days & Times I will be in Open Lab
Mondays & Wednesdays 11:00-11:50 a.m. in room SB 369
Fridays 2:00-2:50 p.m. in room SB 369

Please know there are other open lab times. These are just the times I will be there. All open lab times are posted on Professor Shannon's website.

I hope to see you guys in my S.I. sessions! I realize that these days and times won't work for everyone, but if you can come it will help you stay on top of the material. For those of you who cannot attend, be sure to check back here often.

Hip Hip Hooray!

Thanks to those who helped me test the previously posted links. From what I've heard, the links are now downloadable & printable. I will plan to post the updated word lists on this blog instead of emailing them.

Another Test

Still trying...Can anyone open this one?

The Start of a New Semester

Happy start-of-a-new-semester, everybody!

Today is the day before the spring 2011 semester starts at IPFW.  I am excited to be a supplemental instruction leader again this semester.  As many of you know, last semester I picked up the BIOL-203 S.I. in the middle of the semester.  It took a little while for me to get in the swing of things, but I think we eventually got into a pretty good groove.  This semester I will be leading the BIOL-204 supplemental instruction that goes along with Professor Shannon's class.  I will be doing things in much the same way, but I am going to try utilizing this blog instead of emailing everybody.  I believe it will be a more efficient way for me to communicate with you, with a few added bonuses.

I am exploring all the possibilities on doing things this way, so bear with me.  My first test is to make sure I can add a link to the documents I want to have available for you.  So let's give this a shot.  Can you guys open these files.....
BIOL-203 Word List for Test 3
BIOL-203 Word List for Test 4

If that works ok (which I hope it will!) then I think this will be a great way for me to get the information for my supplemental instruction sessions to you, and you will be able to check here for the latest information.  Please let me know of any thoughts or suggestions that you may have regarding this.

I hope that everyone had a nice break and is rested and ready to go for this new semester.  I have to admit that my break was relatively peaceful and lazy.  I am taking 13 credit hours this semester as well as attending Professor Shannon's BIOL-204 class (the 1:30-2:45 p.m. Tues./Thurs. lecture) and leading the supplemental instruction sessions that go along with it.  I am still awaiting my finalized days and times for S.I.  As soon as I get those, I will post them here, and I will also have Professor Shannon post them on her website.  From what I understand, they will begin the week of January 17th.  I am looking forward to helping you all do the best that you can in this class, and I hope to see many of you attending the S.I. sessions!