Lab 5, TA Notes, CALS 085, Fall 2011 Sept 29
For labs Oct 3-7, Anti-Virus Strategies, Resume Construction

BEFORE LAB:
•    Log in to Blackboard and check, reply, and record the entries for your lab
•    Meet with your lab partner to go over the lab
•    Bring to lab name tent materials, pens, your lab notebook, graded Lab 2 to hand back, and class list.
THE LAB:
1.    Go Early, Pass out name tents and have students make name tents if they don’t have one (may dispense with this if you know everyone).  
2.    Take Attendance.  Hand back graded Lab 2 assignments.  Students who have assignments returned to them on time have one week to fix and re-submit the assignment.  Remind late penalty: Labs are due at the beginning of lab, if late -10%, if two weeks late -20%, any later no credit.
3.    Explain where you are in grading the email lab assignment from last week (Lab 3).
4.    Make sure students get out paper and pen and take notes.
5.    LAB: Show students Antivirus website from Sophos: http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/ explore the search box (example: “doom”) and the hoaxes by alphabetical listing (left side nav bar).
6.    WORD: Show students Right Tab, Center Tab, Decimal Tab.
7.    Create the beginning 1/3 of the resume through an EDUCATION entry.  Use right tab for the addresses on top, and use hanging indent for the tabs with in each major section.
8.    Tell students to email you the resume draft as an attachment within 48 hours of the lab so you can make suggestions for the final paper version.
9.    Read assignment out loud to the students.
10.    Ask students “How many understand the assignment?  Any Questions?”
11.    Make sure students know they may contact you and meet with you outside of lab if necessary to get extra help with the lab.
12.    Collect Name Tents at end of lab (so you can hand them out at the beginning of next lab).

AFTER THE LAB:
•    Record absences and comments on spreadsheet template
•    Meet with your TA partner and record grades in spreadsheet.
•    Both TAs should save the spreadsheet in two places on your PC, data stick, and upload to your zoo accounts.
•    Contact Dr. L if students are missing or having trouble with Blackboard (in wrong lab, can’t log in, etc.)