From reading quiz 5, the deadline will be strictly applied in the following sense. If no answers are given in the answering box in the upper right corner by the beginning of the class time, then you will not get credit for the reading quiz. If you provide a long answer on the forum after the beginning of the class time, then you will not get any credit from them, even if I mark them as the best answer. These mechanisms will be applied by checking time stamps of the database of my web site. However, I am not necessarily discouraging you to have a late discussion on line or to submit a late report, especially if you had a good reason for not doing the quiz before class begins. On the contrary, I encourage it, in general. It is just that how much you might get credit for late work, if at all, depends very strongly on the quality of your work. In any case, the true benefit of doing work, even if it is a little late, should be viewed as your knowledge and understanding gained, which should help you in the exams.—10:14AM, Jan 22, 2015