Hey there all! I’ve been asked by a few groups to post a list of the Wikipedia projects from last time, so you can get an idea as to what your page needs to cover.  I will post all of them…you should be able to tell the good ones from the bad. I suggest looking at the talk pages for each of these articles, just to get an idea as to what type of comments you’ll be getting.

Keep in mind that you may be able to link to your page from these, and link to these from your page. Keep your page from being an orphan!

Also, pay close attention to the banners on some of these pages–these are the types of things that you may encounter. If you know about them, you can avoid them.

Enjoy!

Bedbugs

Calliphora vicina

Chrysomya rufifacies

Cochliomyia

Decomposition

Dermestidae

Entomological Evidence Collection

Entomology and the Law

Entomotoxicology

Environmental Effects on Forensic Entomology

Entomological Decomposition

Forensic Entomologist

Home Stored Products Entomology

Insect Development During Storage

Insect Indicators of Abuse or Neglect

List of Schools and Organizations Related to Forensic Entomology

Lucilia illustris

Megaselia scalaris

Patient and Mortuary Neglect

Phormia regina

Trogidae

Use of DNA in Forensic Entomology

University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility

Hello all! This is just a quick reminder that I’m out of town (as are Micah, Stacy, and Jen) for the next week. Make sure you get your stuff done for the Wikipedia project. If you have any questions, I’ll be available by email all week, so just send me a message. See you next week!

–Adrienne

Hey there all! Class was canceled today, Feb. 9, due to a power outage in the building. We will do today’s lecture on Wednesday, and shift everything by a day from there. I’ve updated the course schedule, so make sure you check it! See you Wednesday,

–Adrienne

Hello all! Here are the keys you need to use for lab. Please print them out and take them with you to your lab session. Your TAs will go over the keys with you. You will be able to use your keys on the exam, so write all over them. Enjoy!

Diptera Adult Key

Diptera Adult Key supplemental

Diptera Larvae Key

–Adrienne

Hello all! Remember that we have our very first quiz today. You will need the large, gray scantrons that say “Texas A&M” on the top, and a #2 pencil. Yes, you must use a #2 pencil. No, pens won’t work. Yes, that’s happened before.

The quiz is on what we did last Friday, and I’ve been going over quiz questions all week, so you should be very prepared. The test is 10 questions, 2 points each. Good luck! If you have any questions, contact me.

–Adrienne

Here are a few keys that you may use to identify insects down to order. Ask your TA which key he or she wishes you to use. The PDF is from a 4H club, so just ignore the lab assignment attached to it–just use the key.

If you have lab on Mondays, print out the key below:

Key for Monday’s and Tuesday’s Lab

Here are some extra keys, just in case you want to try some other ones:

Insect Order Key PDF

Or you can use one of these websites (yes, just print them out):

Insect Order Key with drawings

Another Key

And still antoher Key

NPR posted an article about mosquito love songs. Interesting stuff!

–Adrienne

I’ve noticed some errors in the lecture schedule on the power point I gave you yesterday, so to clear up any possible problems, I’ve added a new Lecture Schedule page. This will be the most up-to-date lecture schedule, so if you have any questions about dates, just check there. I’ll make any changes to the schedule there as well (instead of to the syllabus PDF) just to make things easier. Have a great day!

–Adrienne

This semester, I have decided to incorporate Twitter into the classroom. Why? Because I like it, that’s why. Let me explain.

Twitter is a way to send short (140 characters, 20 less than a text message), frequent messages to people who follow your twitter feed.  It’s a fast and simple way to get bits of information to a large group of people. For more information on the wonders of Twitter, visit Twitter’s help page.

Twitter is free–all you need is to sign up for an account. You then find who you want to follow (the class’s twitter page is www.twitter.com/foren6 ) and click the “follow” button. Every time that person leaves a message, it will show up on your home twitter page.

You can also set up your cell phone with Twitter. That way, you can update your tweets via text message, and get a text whenever someone you’re following posts a new message. It’s all in the help section.

FYI–you can also link your Twitter feed with your Facebook status updates, so everytime you update Twitter, Facebook is updated as well.

So there we go! I’ll be using the class’s Twitter feed to give you quick updates about things I’m doing for you, updates to the website, reminders about exams and quizzes, and general information. Just another way to keep you in the loop! I hope you join.

–Adrienne

P.S.: There’s also a group of celebrities who update Twitter. I personally follow Stephen Fry, John Cleese, Jonathan Coulton, and Wil Wheaton. There are so many to choose from! (Here’s another good list. This one includes Tina Fey).

So I found what the problem was, and I have fixed it. Yay me! You should now be able to download the lectures. Sorry for the problem!

–Adrienne