FIRST TIME USERS Step 1: JOINING THE WIKISPACE Go to www.wiki.educ.msu.edu/ , type in a Username & Password (both your choice) and your email address. Click the “Join” button.

Step 2: FINDING THE JDSDE AUTHOR’S CORNER Click on the “JDSDE: Author’s Corner” option in the left hand menu bar. You will now be on the “Home Page” (http://jdsde-author-corner.wiki.educ.msu.edu/). Note: Please “bookmark” this page to facilitate future use.

Step 3: FIND THE CURRENT TOPICAL DISCUSSION Click on the “Current” topical discussion option in the left hand menu bar.

Step 4: PARTICIPATE IN THE CURRENT TOPICAL DISCUSSION Click on the hyperlink for the current discussion.

Step 5: READ CURRENT RESEARCH & DISCUSSION Read the current research “Content,” and then click on the “discussion” tab.

Step 6: POSTING A COMMENT OR QUESTION Enter your question and/or comment, then “click” on the “post” button. (Note: This feature is always found under the “discussion” tab.)

Step 7: Optional – AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION OF NEW POST Click on the “notify me” tab.

Click on the “Monitor this page” button and an email message will be sent to you every time a new post has been made to this discussion.

Please contact Sherry Ernsberger at sernsber@kent.edu with any questions or errors in accessing the wikispace.