2. How to navigate this blog

Before you begin, you will need to take the Is Online Learning For You? questionnaire. Click on the bold, green words. If you are satisfied that online learning is for you, please continue. If you think that taking an online course will be too difficult, please contact your local literacy organization and sign up for an onsite training.

As you progress through this course, you will find most of the answers to your questions about navigating through this course in this Blogger Help link. We'll place this link on the right under "Important Links," so that you can find it at any time.

Here are some quick tips for navigating this course

• Always click on the colored bold words. They are live links and lead to other websites and pages.


• You can either scroll down from page to page using your mouse or the scroll bar to the right (place your cursor on the bar - see circle), or click in the archived links under "Units" in the side bar.

• You can also toggle between pages by using the arrows in your tool bar. These arrows will help you navigate between pages. See the illustration below, where the arrows are encircled.
  

• Live links that do not have "Optional" written in front of them are required. Sometimes a link will say, look here for an example. Such a link is required and you will be expected to click on it. (Note: the above link leads to Thinkfinity: You may have to install the current version of Adobe flash player to view it.)
  

• Optional links describe a topic further. Although they are not required, they are still worth visiting.
  

• Click on "comments" at the lower left corner of a post to write your own comments for discussion, or to read others' comments. This is the only way your trainer or mentor will know if you've completed a section. You will be able to see the number of comments that sit in a page.

If you are unable to proceed, please contact your trainer or mentor at your local program, or call

The Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center
www.valrc.org
800-237-0178.
Ask for Victoire Sanborn, the Literacy Support Director.
Email her at vjsanbor@vcu.edu

We'll gladly guide you through the process!