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Congratulations on beginning your adventure in Visual Arts Online. Online learning can be quite a challenge for some while others find it suits their needs perfectly. I will try to assist you in any way that I can along your journey. If at any point along the way you are feeling overwhelmed, lost, or just need a bit of help, please let me know and I will do everything I can to support you in your success in this course.

We will be following the Visual Art 20 Curriculum requirements for Saskatchewan.

The Units that we will be covering are:
 * ==Unit 1: Popular Culture and Mass Media==
 * ==Unit 2: Ideas and Inspiration==
 * ==Unit 3: Cultural Communities of Canada==

We will cover other units as time and interest permit.

**Student Blogs**

 * If you haven't done so yet, click on the link above an create your course blog .** Once you have created your course blog you are to e-mail me with the link to access your blog.

**Weekly Discussion Board Posts**
Your weekly discussion boards will only be open for one week and you will need to post your original response to the discussion board by Wednesday of each week and then reply to at least two other students posts during the week. The discussion boards will only be open for one week so once the week is over the discussion board will be closed and there will not be another opportunity to earn marks for the week.

Materials Needed
You will need to have access to at least three different types of materials to work with throughout the course. You should be asking your support person for the materials that you need. If you need me to send out some art supplies because you and your school do not have access to them I can send some out to you and then I will bill your school for the materials. I want to emphasis that your large **art projects should not be done with markers, wax crayons, or pencil crayons (unless you have a specific reason why).** You need to challenge yourself with the materials that you use throughout the course. Below is a list of possible materials that you could use for the course. You should try to use a material that is readily available as well as materials that you have not worked with before. Possible Materials:
 * Acrylic Paint
 * Water Color
 * Clay
 * Plaster
 * Wire
 * Photography
 * Collages
 * Charcoal
 * Pastels
 * Recycled Material
 * Gimp (online program)
 * Inkscape (online program)

**Due Dates**
It will be important in this class to pay attention to detail and due dates. There are some items that are flexible in terms of due dates and others that are firm.
 * Each week I will post a video that will explain the weekly assignments.
 * When you complete the assignments throughout the week is flexible but keeping up with weekly due dated is firm.
 * If you know that you will not be able to make a due date that has been assigned then you will need to contact me and let me know that you would like an extension and give me your proposed new due date for the assignment.

**Attention to Detail**
I cannot stress enough how as an online learner you will need to pay attention to detail. You will need to watch the weekly instructional videos that will be posted because they will give you direction as to what you should be working on during the week. Along with the weekly videos, you will also need to read each of the assignments carefully. All of the assignments are explained in detail and include a marking rubric. I cannot tell you how many times students only skim through the assignments and then miss handing in or completing key parts of the assignment. I am sure that won't happen to you as I am sure that you always pay attention to detail but I thought I would mention it anyway.