Getting+Started

Dear participants,

Welcome to our TESOL EVOnline session "Exploring the Big Apple, Byte by Byte," a virtual tour of New York City.

Joining the session
In order to enroll in our session, you first need to join our [|Yahoo Group] where all the interaction through e-mail and file sharing will take place. If you don´t have a Yahoo ID (an account), you will be prompted to do so. Follow the instructions given (it is free). Once you are registered in the group, you will receive a //welcome message// with further instructions in your email. If you join before January 14, you will receive a second message introducing the first week's activities.

Communication modes[[image:BigApple.gif width="199" height="199" align="right"]]
There are two main communication modes throughout this workshop: asynchronous and synchronous Asynchronous:
 * [|Yahoo Group (YG)] This will be our communication center to be in contact with all members through its email feature (distribution list).
 * [|Discussion Forum] We will be using a forum to discuss weekly topics and projects
 * Wikis: Each group will post its project on a wiki (collaborative web page)

Synchronous - live session(s) We will at least one live session which will take place at a fixed date and time. The session(s) will be announced in advance.

The time for the sessions will be given in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) which is the standard time we have adopted, so please refer to [|The World Clock] site to situate yourself in your time for each synchronous event. As we are an international group with very different and distant time zones, the time may not always be the most suitable for everyone. We know from experience that consensus is difficult to achieve. However, if you are unable to join our chat events, a transcript/log or recordings of the sessions will always be uploaded to our wiki for you to read!