 Introduction to FirstClassFirstClassｮ for Education (FirstClass) is an interactive environment that makes online learning both student and teacher friendly.
FirstClass removes time and distance barriers, allowing students to explore concepts at their own speed and use resources that might not be available in a traditional school setting. Students can experience one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many instruction through personal email, instant messaging, and conferences.
Users can connect to FirstClass through a local network, modem, or the Internet using the FirstClass client software or a web browser. The ease with which users can log in and begin working is one of the major assets of this collaborative software.
FirstClass allows you to deliver instruction in a variety of formats. It supports text, graphics, and sound files across platforms.
 Note Depending on your school policies and how your FirstClass administrator has set up your user profile, you may not be able to use all of the FirstClass features. For example, you may not be able to create conferences, or you may be able to browse certain conferences, but not contribute messages.
 Who should read this conferenceDeveloping projects is intended mainly for educators who use FirstClass in their classrooms. School principals, vice-principals, and other school staff may also find this information useful for similar educational purposes.
What you will find in this conferenceThis conference outlines some of the ways you can use FirstClass to accomplish the various stages of project development.
Throughout this conference, we provide various examples from the fictional school, Avalon Academy. We've designed these examples to show you how each section's discussion can be applied.
This conference does not document how to use FirstClass features. For that information, see the online help material or consider taking a FirstClass training course.
What you should already knowThis conference is intended for people using the FirstClass client or a web browser such as Netscapeｮ Communicator or Microsoftｮ Internet Explorer to work with FirstClass.
We assume that you are familiar with:
� your operating system (Windowsｮ or Mac� OS or Mac� OS X)
� basic web browser use (if you are using a web browser).
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