The purpose of this portion of this web site is to provide students and faculty with tutorials for some of the most common tasks used in online learning. It provides guidelines on how to work with both Windows and Macintosh computers, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat PDF, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, Blackboard and WebCT. It also provides a tutorial on how to trouble shoot problems that might occur. The tutorials do not cover every aspect of each of these areas, but they address the most commonly used functions in online learning. Our hope is that you will use these tutorials in your classroom and recommend that students use them as they are working on their computer both in and outside the classroom. Since they are accessible via the web, it would be helpful for students to have a window open to this site while they are working on their computer. That will allow them access to the tutorials at any time. The tutorials have been designed using step-by-step instructions along with pictures similar to what your students will see on their computer. The tutorials were designed using the most common versions of software. However, software versions change frequently. Therefore, the student's version of the software may be different than the one's pictured in the tutorials. If this is the case, tell your students not to fret, in most cases the tutorials will still provide them with the needed guidance to help them out.