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Take photos of your classroom. I was online for nearly all of my time in MAFLT so I had very few. You’ll need these photos for your portfolio.

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Check your MSU email! Mostly we use Teams with you, but we use email when we need something in writing from you to process things like enrollment or sharing external messages about professional development and employment opportunities.

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Notifications = check your notifications in D2L and in Teams each semester - in D2L, the same settings will apply globally to all courses, and you may or may not want to use the Pulse app; in Teams, you can change settings globally or for one Team or for one channel in a Team.

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Using the library - often it helps to go to lib.msu.edu and click Sign in, then click the link to open whatever you need in the same browser - and it also helps to go ahead and set up your account for ProQuest Ebook Central and maybe Mendeley. That will save you some headaches when you are looking for resources.

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Plan ahead for your EM - often you can expand on something you have done in a course.

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You don't need to read every single word. Create strategies to get the main ideas from  texts, take notes, and write summaries to make it easier to go back to texts later and complete your assignments.

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Get a study buddy! Chatting with a friend about the readings, or sharing resources for some of your bigger projects can make all the difference!

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Where can you find lists of important dates and deadlines? From MAFLT Students Sharepoint (https://michiganstate.sharepoint.com/sites/MAFLT), click on "Semester Updates" link and the MSU Academic Calendar link.

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There are a lot of things you can do for yourself in the new SIS, but it can be tricky to navigate, so it's okay to ask for help. Monique checks the MAFLT inbox daily during the week and tries to respond within 24 hrs. When in doubt, email maflt@cal.msu.edu

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Save feedback from professors and classmates for help on future drafts and editing your best material

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Save feedback from professors and classmates for help on future drafts and editing your best material

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Keep your work stored in an easy to access place. Much of what you write/create can be used for inspiration in other parts the course/program.

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If you have a question, it's likely that other people have a similar question. When you ask it in the Teams channels the answers can be shared to all of your classmates.

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Utilize Teams to message classmates when you have questions/need a buddy!

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From Tracie in the Teams chat: Always save your best work in a special google drive folder....