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WEBX DISCUSSION FORUM Directions Log in using your internet (email) id as your name [e.g., mine is "pcannan"] and the password you've selected; if you're new to the Forum, your password is "webx." If you've never used WebX and need instructions: 1. Go to the
WebX Home Page. 2. Select "A Guided Tour of Web Crossing" for instructions about using the program. This tutorial takes from 5-10 minutes, depending on how much you play with options and practice items along the way. 3. Using the "Preference" button, change your password to something uniquely yours. (For the sake of simplicity, you can use your email password. Whatever PW you select, be sure to write it down and put it somewhere safe so you don't forget it. If you should happen to lose it, hit the "Lost Password" button at the log-in screen and tell the Sysop that you need a new one.) 4. Log on again to the forum for English 5533. 5. If you have your own computer, bookmark this last URL. Otherwise, save the email you received and click on the address when you want to read or post messages to the Forum. 6. At the opening screen, click the "Subscribe" button at the bottom. (This will allow you to keep track of new messages simply by hitting "Check Messages.") 7. Read the first message ("Welcome/Netiquette"), then click on the folder and discussion that interest you or initiate a new discussion of your own. To add to an existing discussion, move down the page to the box and type in your response; then click "Post My Message," or click on "Reply" to respond directly to a classmate's posting. To start a new discussion topic, click on the appropriate folder, then click on "Add Discussion." In the first box, give your discussion a title: one clear enough that people will have a fairly good idea about what it entails. Then go to the next box and type in what you have to say; when you're finished, hit "Post My Message."
It's that easy. Explore the various buttons within the Discussion Forum for additional information and more sophisticated things that you can do with the program. Click on "Preference" to customize the program in various ways. Please contact me with any questions or problems. I'll be happy to sit down with you at my office computer and take you through all the steps of this nifty program. Some odds and ends: If you want to include your picture with your messages, go to "Preference" and read the instructions. Scanners are available in campus Web Labs. WebX will automatically log you out if you have not entered a keystroke for 60 minutes. (If you wish, you can change this default by going to "Preference.") Be careful, then, not to leave a message too long without editing or posting it; you will lose all your work. To return to the WebX Forum from another Web site (e.g., if you click on a hyperlink contained in a posting to the Forum), hit the "Back" button of your browser or hold down the "Alt" key and press the left arrow key. To keep track of your postings, hit "Search" and type in your name or e-mail address as it appears in the heading of your messages. This will bring up everything you've posted. As you participate in the WebX Discussion Forum and use the course alias (batch e-mail address), be sure to abide by the rules of "netiquette" (see the "Welcome/Netiquette" message). If you missed the introduction to e-mail and the Web (part of UMD orientation) and are unsure about how to use a computer for UMD Internet work, please see a consultant in the Kirby Plaza 165 basic access lab. The consultant will show you how to set up your e-mail account and use an Internet browser to reach the WebX Discussion Forum.
These directions were reproduced with the kind permission of Steve Adams. |