Conference 2002 update

New FCEA Discussion Board

A WebBoard Discussion has been set up to encourage discussion among FCEA members about literature, writing, teaching, the use of technology, Floridiana and FCEA itself.

The login address is: http://webboard.mccfl.edu/~ERL

1. To join the FCEA WebBoard Discussion Group, go to the above address, click on New User, fill in the required information and click CREATE. You should then automatically be brought to the WebBoard Conference page where you will see the Florida College English Association in the left-hand column. Click on Florida College English Association to access and post messages.

2. You may use the WebBoard to post messages, send listserve messages to all who belong to the conference and set up a chat session with any member(s).

3. The first thing you need to do is edit your profile. Click on the MORE button on the black bar at the top of the page. Click on EDIT YOUR PROFILE. Fill in the information -- you will probably want to include your first and last name in the signature box so everyone will know whose message is whose. You may also change your password if you so desire.

4. Choose your viewing preferences -- frames or not, full topic view or not, and how you want to be notified in your e-mail of postings to the Conference. Non-digest means you will be notified as each message comes in; Digest means you will be notified once a day of messages, Digest zipped means that your messages will arrive in a zipped file that needs to be unzipped to be read. Click on SAVE.

5. To subscribe to the Mailing List, go to MORE, click on MAILING LISTS, and check the box next to Florida College English Association. Click on SAVE and you're ready to go. You will now receive all messages posted to the Conference in your e-mail.

6. Click the HELP button to read about the topics you're interested in. It's not very technical and will give you an idea about the many capabilities of the WebBoard.