Attention
Teachers!
Join the
CALIPSO/CloudSat/GLOBE Web Forum (Oct. 17-21)
Now is your chance to have your students participate in a
web forum with mission scientists from CALIPSO and CloudSat! Currently, we are counting down to our
launch date of October 26th and as part of the pre-launch activities
we’ve arranged to have a web forum for teachers and students. Of course we want ALL of our CCAG teachers
and students to participate. The forum
will be asynchronous so you can post your questions at any time. The web forum will be hosted by GLOBE from Oct.
17th through 21st, so you have FIVE days to
participate. An abundance of materials
will be available at the website to assist you with better understanding the
missions. So, it’s time to get those thinking caps on and come up with some
interesting questions about the missions, weather, clouds, aerosols, and
climate change.
How to participate
in the CALIPSO / CloudSat / GLOBE web forum:
1) First - You may enter the forum at: http://chat.globe.gov/ccag/signon.cgi
Any teacher or student may participate. You don’t have to be a GLOBE or CCAG teacher
to chat.
2) Second - Once you log on to the forum chat area you will
need to enter the name of your school or organization.
3) Third - Enter your name as first initial and last
name. Example: Daniel Matthews should be entered as D.
Matthews. (Optional)
4) Fourth - Choose your country from the pull-down
list.
5) Finally, click on "ENTER GLOBE FORUM" to enter
the forum where you will be able to post your question. Once inside the forum, you post your question
by typing it into the large white box and then clicking on the "Click Here
to Send Your Message" button. Below
are some helpful hints for participating in the chat.
Helpful hints for participating
in the forum:
The following
instructions will make it easier for you to participate in the web forum.
Identify Yourself:
· You should always begin a forum by identifying
yourself! Enter the forum through the link above to do so.
· To save: hit the "Click Here to Send Your
Message" button.
To See New Messages:
· Hit the "Click Here to See New Messages" button.
· Do
NOT hit the "Reload" or "Refresh" button to try and see new
messages.
Chatting:
· Chat Window: To send a message to the rest of
the group, type it into the large white window.
· "Click Here to Send Your Message" Button: Once
you have completed your message hit the "Click Here to Send Your
Message" to send your message out to the other participants.
To See Previous Messages:
· "Scroll back" Box: To see previous
messages enter the number of previous messages that you would like to see then
hit the "Click Here to See New Messages " button.
· "Show at least" Box: The number in
this box represents the number of previous and new messages that will be shown
when you refresh your screen. To show fewer messages enter a lower number and
then hit the "Click Here to See New Messages" button.
