Course Tech

Email

I will use email throughout the course to send Announcements, and if needed, to touch base individually with students. You will need access to the email connected to your University account, and if you have a different email you would like to use for other class communications, please include it on the course contact form in Week 1.

Using the CUNY Academic Commons

Step 1: Registering & Setting up an Account

You must sign-up and register for the Commons to join your course group or site. You must use your CUNY email to join but this can be changed in your profile later (see below). To join the CUNY Academic Commons:

  1. Head to the CUNY Academic Commons: https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/
  2. Click “Register” in the top right corner.
  3. Create a Username that is suitable for your course. A good username might be your first name and last initial.
  4. Use your CUNY email address to register.
  5. Enter your full name. You can make this private later.
  6. Please choose your CUNY College so we know which CUNY campuses are using the Commons!
  7. Agree to the Terms of Service (Don’t worry, we don’t collect data on you and anything you add or create on the CUNY Commons is yours.)

You’re done! Now that you have registered for the CUNY Academic Commons, you can edit your profile and go join groups and sites for your classes.

Step 2: Editing your Commons Profile

You can change, hide, and add information to your Commons Profile. You will need to get emails from the commons to receive information from your professor about class. To make sure you get Commons emails, you may want to change your email address to a non-CUNY email if you check your personal email more often. To edit a Commons profile:

  1. Sign in to the Commons with your newly created username and password.
  2. Click the arrow in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
  3. Select “My Profile.” This takes you to your public profile.
  4. Use the “Edit Profile” button to make changes.
  5. Change your email, picture, and other information here.

Step 3: Joining the Course Site

You will receive an invitation to join our course site (similar to the one below) to your CUNY email address. Click the links in the email to register for the commons (if you haven’t already), and accept the invitation. You will then be able to complete quizzes, add posts, and receive emails from me regarding the class.