• Be sure to map the N drive (My Computer -- w drive -- Information services and Technology -- Web Pages -- Laguna_webmap.bat)
• Start Netscape Composer.
• Choose open, use the drop-down to go to: pages on svrchestnut -- teachers -- your name.
• Start messin'...

• Double-click on the Inspiration icon.
• Go to File -- open Template, and check out the templates they have.
• Below are some links to pages about using Inspiration in math and science.

III. Discussion Boards through Blackboard

• Go to the etcportal, and log in.
• Click the My Blackboard tab, and log in again using the same username and password.
• If you like what you see today, click the link that says Blackboard Course Request Form. They will create a course for you by the next day, and then we can set up your discussion boards.
• BE SURE TO PUT YOUR NAME AS PART OF THE NAME OF THE COURSE. It makes it easier for the kids to enroll later.
• Once your course is set up, here are a few basics:
• The control panel is where you control the settings for your class and boards.
• Under Course Options, choose Settings to set:
• Course availability: When you're ready to go live, check Yes.
• Enrollment options: To make it so the kids can enroll themselves, check the self-enrollment option. Here are the instructions I give the kids for enrolling.
• Guest Access: If you want others to see, but not participate, check the appropriate box.
• When you add a forum (which is a main topic of dicussion or question), click add forum, and put what the forum is about in the description box. Also, if you have any instructions you want them to keep in mind, they would go here too. I would also uncheck the boxes for Allow anonymous posts, and Allow file attachments, but I let them start new threads.