How this site works

Basic

This is a website, with User accounts and 'roles'. What a person can see and do depends on whether they have an account and what role they have.

Role 1: 'public'

A member of the public does not need an account. This what they can do

run Public Role quicktime movie (you need broadband for this). [A movie like this can take several minutes to download and launch. And some browsers (eg Internet Explorer) do not give you a good indication that you are waiting. Use Firefox and/or be prepared to wait.]

[Public Role above is a Quicktime movie, which you should be able to see and play straight off. If you cannot, your browser should detect what it is and tell you what you have to do to see it (to download a plug-in, or whatever). If you have a really old browser, or one somewhat out of the mainstream, none of the above might happen. In which case you need to go to Quicktime or Quicktime download and equip your machine for viewing Quicktime. The help files are in Quicktime, so you will need this capability.]

Role 2: 'student'

A student does need an account, and they need to log in, then they can do everything 'public' can do, and more. (I won't explain the 'public' material a second time, check the section above).

This is what they can do

• run Student Role 1 Basic quicktime movie (you need broadband for this).
• run Student Role 1 Reflections quicktime movie (you need broadband for this). [A movie like this can take several minutes to download and launch. And some browsers (eg Internet Explorer) do not give you a good indication that you are waiting. Use Firefox and/or be prepared to wait.]

[Role 3: 'new student'

A new student is a slightly watered down version of a student, in particular new students cannot blog (they can only reflect). The thought here is just that the whole system should be as simple as possible for complete newcomers. Once a new student is comfortable with the environment, their account and their role will be converted to that of 'student'.]

Role 4: 'evaluator'

An evaluator also needs an account, and to log in, then they can do everything 'student' and 'public' can do, and more. (I won't explain the 'public' and 'student' material a second time, check the sections above).

This is what evaluators can do

• run Evaluator Role quicktime movie (you need broadband for this). [A movie like this can take several minutes to download and launch. And some browsers (eg Internet Explorer) do not give you a good indication that you are waiting. Use Firefox and/or be prepared to wait.]