TAcommunities.org LRE Part B Community

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TAcommunities.orgLRE Part B Community

• Judy Shanley
• Diana Autin
• Vicki Hornus
• Deidre Magee

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Benefits of an Interactive Web Platform

• Find people and make connections
• Share ideas and strategies
• Access current resources
• Build support for issues you care about

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Community Participants

• Members State local educators,
  administrators, families, service providers and
  others interested in improving outcomes for
  children and students with disabilities.
• Facilitators A team of professionals assigned
  to each community who represent centers funded by
  OSEP.
  
• Chief Editors The behind the scenes team of
  professionals who maintain the technical aspects
  of the web community.
  

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Participating in the Community

• Logging In
• Updating the Member Profile
• Joining and Participating in Discussions
• Adding Content
• Subscribing to Topics
• Email

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Logging In

• Enter the username and password you received from
  the Chief Editor in the login boxes on the left
  column of the homepage.
  
• Your username and password are case sensitive.
  Enter them exactly as they appear in the email
  from the chief editor.

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Importance of Logging In

• As a member, you cannot fully participate in the
  community without logging in.
  
• Activities such as posting content and
  participating in discussions require you to log
  in.
  

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Updating your Member Profile

• Login.
• Click on My Member Profile in the Me Box.
• Click on the edit button on the toolbar.
• Fill in the fields you would like to edit.
• Click finish at the bottom of the screen.

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Participating in a DiscussionCreate a new
discussion thread

• Login to your community.
• Scroll down to the Conversation box.
• Click on the Contribute Content button beside
  the name of the existing conversation.
  
• Fill in the required fields. Click submit.

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Participating in a DiscussionReply to a
Discussion Post

• Identify the post you want to reply to.
• Click on the subject of the post.
• On the pop up screen, click on reply.
• Fill in your reply.
• Click on submit.

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Contributing Content

• Login.
• Click on Contribute Content in the Participate
  box on the right side of the homepage.
  
• Select the type of information. Click add.
• A pop up window will appear like the one on the
  right. Fill in all required fields and attach
  your file.
  
• Click finish.
• Your content will be reviewed by the facilitator
  of the community and, if approved, posted within
  two days.

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Subscribing

• Login.
• Go to the community to which you want to
  subscribe.
  
• Click on Subscribe to this Page in the
  Participate box.
  
• Fill in your preferences on the pop up screen.
• Click submit.

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Email Groups

• Login.
• Under the People box, click on email groups.
• On the pop up, highlight the group you would like
  to email.
  
• Type your message.
• Click submit one time only.
• You can only email to a community that you are a
  member of.

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Email This Page

• Login
• Under the Participate box, click Email this
  Page.
  
• Click the check box next to the person or persons
  to whom you wish to send the page to and click
  Add to List
  
• Once all the names are included that you want to
  send the e-mail to click Next
  
• You will then be given the opportunity to add
  additional emails and type your personal message.
  
  
• Click Submit only once. It may take several
  minutes, but do not hit Submit again.

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Help and Support

• Member Manual available via www.tacommunities.org
  
• Help and Support Materials
• Facilitator Team
• Technical Support