Sheduling appointments with students to discuss papers can be a frustrating process.  The two time-honored methods -- passing around a sheet during class or posting a sheet on the door -- have obvious problems.  Some students aren't in class the day the sheet goes around and, anyway, the students who sit in the front of the room get the best times.

Here is another area where classroom management software can be a huge help.  Most packages have an area for wikis (texts that multiple people can edit). So one easy method is to create a simple word file with all of the available times and then post it as a wiki. Students can enter the wiki and fill in their own time and, if things change, can go back and change their times.  They can't, however, bump another student since wikis allow you to track the history of who made what changes.  You can notify the students by e-mail that the wiki is available and then it is first-come, first served.  A sample sign up sheet could look like this.

Appointment times to discuss thesis statement.  All appointments are in rm 212 Hume Hall.  Bring two copies of your thesis statement and the book you will be writing about.
Monday, September 9 1:30 p.m.
1:40
1:50
2:00
2:10