c. Find the classroom you want and click "Join" next to it. (If you don't see it, you're probably too early. Just wait and click your browser's refresh button in a minute or two.)

d. Type in your own first and last name and email address and use the password you're given by your tutor. (Use your regular email address, the one you most commonly check.)

Make sure the "Send To" drop-down box is set to "All Participants" and not "All Attendees".

To offer a brief comment or question in the chat box, you don't need to ask permission; just type it in, and the tutor will watch the chat box and respond if necessary. If your tutor asks a general question of everyone, type a short answer in the chat box.

b. Audio

Mute your mic when the "Volume" window opens, which it will do shortly after you join class. Do this by putting a check in the mic box (not the speaker box) in the Volume window.

1. HEARING: You should hear your tutor speaking within a minute or two of logging on (don't panic if you don't hear it right away even though the others do).

2. TALKING: If you wish to ask a question or make a comment using your microphone, click the "raise hand" button below the participant list. (Some tutors may not have you use the "raise hand" button.) The tutor will "pass the mic" to you at the next opportunity. The button will say "Lower hand" now and you can click it again to stop raising your hand. You will only be able to use your microphone if the tutor "passes the mic" to you.
 

Mr. Hinrichs' recommendations:

For headsets, I make the following recommendations.  If you need to be insolated from background noise during class, I recommend the Plantronics audio 360.  For an inexpensive more comfortable headset, try the Plantronics audio 310.  For maximum comfort and clarity, try the Plantronics H251N with Plantronics 28959-01 connector.   All these models can easily be purchased through EBAY.

If you use a desktop (not a laptop), your audio will also be improved by using a Creative Audigy sound card rather than the sound card built into your motherboard.

For video cameras, I recommend the cameras at www.logitech.com that have the 2 megapixel sensor.
 

You can pause and restart the recording, and you can stop the recording when you're done, using the buttons on the small recording window.

You can also simply save chat. Click File | Save As | Chat,  then name and save it wherever you want.

If you have the Meeting Manager loaded on your computer (which you do if you've been participating in classes) you already have the WebEx Player. File the file you recorded in your directory, double-click it, and it will open and play. (But if you need the Player, you'll find it here. Scroll down to WebEx Player.)
 
 

2. When the tutor begins class, stop any unnecessary chatting, and during class limit your chatting to relevant remarks so that the chat box does not become a distraction. Be responsive to your tutor's expectations about the amount of chat allowed.

3. Don't type every thought that comes into your head--many of those thoughts may be interesting to you, but not all that valuable to the class.  Be thrifty with your use of the chat box.  Remember that the verses in Proverbs about many words also apply to typing!
 

4. Be careful of the temptation to think you are anonymous. Think before you type. If you blunder in what you say (it happens!), a quick apology can prevent or soothe many an offense. If someone else blunders, have charity--don't be hard on them.

5. If a real problem in conduct arises (it's very, very rare), all tutors follow the in loco parentis principle: we operate under your parents' authority as far as you are concerned, and will immediately report any problem to them which we cannot resolve in class, so that they can take care of it as they think best. We always assume that our students will conduct themselves with Christian charity, courtesy, kindness, and respect, and they almost always surpass our expectations.

2.  Make sure you have both a firewall and antivirus software running. The built-in firewall in Windows XP is satisfactory and the one in Vista is even better.

3. Have and regularly use antispyware software. Here are two recommended free programs: Spybot Search and Destroy, and Windows Defender. Run both.

 

2. If you change email addresses, it is very important that you send your tutor your new address immediately.

3. If a parent, rather than the student, receives emails about the students' classes, be sure to forward them to your child's email address (or tell your child the information). It's amazing how often parents who want to be informed don't keep their children informed!

4. If the tutor has a mailing list to which you must subscribe, make sure you subscribe with an email address you regularly check.

5. If you use an email service that has inbox limits, be very sure not to let it fill up or you will lose important emails.
 

1. Highlight the text you want to copy: drag your cursor over the text (hold down the left mouse button and while holding it down, drag it along the text until everything you want is highlighted, then release the mouse button).

2. Copy the text: hold down the Control key and click the C button (Ctrl + C). Now the text is on your computer's clipboard.

3. Paste it anywhere you like: clicking the left mouse button where you want to put the text, then hold down the Control key and click the V button (Ctrl + V).