Signing Up for a Class

Before you sign up for a class, please read the class FAQ.

The class FAQ will answer many of the questions you have about how the class works, what software you need, and many other questions you will have. Please read the FAQ before you sign up for the class. It will make things much easier for you.

Class FAQ

There are 2 ways to sign up for a class:

• Sign up by email.
• Sign up by creating a Google Account and then join the group on the class group website. This option gives you more control over your membership, such as how you receive emails. Or you can even turn off receiving emails and do all of your work, including reading and submitting posts, through the class website. Also the posts can be read as threads easier.

This is the easiest way to sign up. However, there have been a number of problems with people signing up through mail. Sometimes when trying to post questions, they get a message that 'You must be a member of the group to post,' even though they are actually a member. While this is a small percentage of people, beware that problems occasionally occur.

To signup through email, just send a blank email to the following addresses. Put subscribe in the Subject line, or just click on the links below to send an email through your email client.

Subscribing email addresses

Unsubscribing email addresses - dropping class

If you want to unsbsubscribe, or stop taking the course, just send another email to the class. The address is almost the same except instead of 'subscribe', part of the email address is 'unsubscribe.' Here are the addresses:

Posting Problems

If you have any problems posting after you signup using email, please read this FAQ.

Google signup has a few advantages, as mentioned above, such as This option gives you more control over your membership, such as how you receive emails. Also the posts can be read as threads easier since Google makes good use of Web 2.0 technology, which groups related emails together, making things easier to read. You can also check in on the class even if your email is not available.

Here's how to create a google account and then join the classes:

There are two ways to show you how to join the class. The long way if you are not familiar with google, and the short way if you know how to get around google using your browser.
Here is the long howto if you don't know google very well:

• Howto signup using Google long version
  
  

Here is the short howto if you already know alot about google and how to get around using your browser:

1. First go to Google here. (this will create a new window so you can have this howto open and still signin)
2. Enter your information to create your account. Make sure to remember your login ID and password!
3. Next you can go to the class website and 'Join the Group.' Below is the group home page.

The groups website addresses

A Group can be joined by going to the group home page. On the right had side of the group website, you will see a link which says 'Join Group.' Click it and you will then be a member of the group. Here is the group home page:

Once you have joined a group, you can change account settings such as how you receive your email. To change your membership options just click on the right hand side of the class website link 'Edit my membership.'