<table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #1f497d; width: 6.65in; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat;" colspan="2" valign="top" width="638"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: white;">Discussion Threads</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <img src="collaborate.jpg" alt="" width="313" height="210" title="" /></td> <td style="padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The discussion Threads are a vital part of our classroom community.<span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span>When assigned, you should create responses that are thoughtful and thorough. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You should always have <strong>one original post</strong> to answer the prompt or question and respond to at least 2-3 classmates for full credit. You will need to write in full sentences and proper English. "I agree" is not enough ... remember to always say "I agree because ...."</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>