Gerontology 130 WebBoard

WEBBOARD

Click on the WebBoard button and get yourself enrolled as a new user.

Click on New User and create an account for yourself, giving yourself a logon that you should remember. A password will be e-mailed to you immediately.

Once you receive the e-mail with your password go back to the WebBoard and log in.

If, for whatever reason, you cannot enter the WebBoard through the course link, you can use the following URL to access it from the Internet: http://cvc3.ccc.cccd.edu:82/~gero130mil/.

Once you have access to the WebBoard you will see a split screen. On the right it will tell you how many messages you have and how to open the conferences. On the left you see a list of conferences. Think of these as you would a real conference. In each different "room" you address a different topic. When you click on a conference topic or the +- signs you will see the messages left on that topic. Click on individual messages to view them.

The WebBoard has tool bars or tabs. Above these two areas is a tool bar that looks like this:

This is where you go to add messages to a conference. Be sure you have opened the conference you are interested in (Welcome, Unit 1, etc.) and then you click on Post to add your ideas and comments or to post assignments to that week's conference. Let's try it now. Go to the Welcome conference, open it, and post a short introduction there so we all can get to know one other. In the Title, write Bio, your last name and first initial, for example, Bio Waller, E. This way all the introductions will show up in the same place and in alphabetical order so we all can easily scan them and find the information we want.

Here is an explanation for each link you'll find on the WebBoard:

Search allows you to find items in the conferences by users, key words or most recent messages to the WebBoard.

Chat allows you to talk in real time with other members of the class. If you discover you have a placement that is like another student's and you would like to have a discussion about it, e-mail them and set a time when you both can access the Chat room. Then you can meet and discuss what you like.

Page allows you to contact individual members of the class.

More... is just that, more options. The ones you would be the most interested in are:

Mailing Lists Many of the conferences will allow you to subscribe to a mailing list and any new information regarding that topic will be e-mailed to you during the semester. In this class you will want to subscribe to all mailing lists that are allowed for the conferences.
Today's Messages lets you quickly scan the most recent additions to the conferences and the latest messages.
Conference Profiles tells you in more detail what each conference is about and any key information you need to know about that conference is included here.

Help offers details on how to use the major WebBoard functions.

Logoff closes your session on the WebBoard.