1. Explain how I created a virtual community for my students
2. Discuss easily available and affordable resources used in the process
3. Encourage other teachers to create such virtual communities

1. Establish an Internet presence for class
2. Set up bulletin board software
3. Develop the human aspect of community

1. How I got started
2. Some forms of conferencing software
3. Pitfalls of electronic communication

1. Setting up O'Reilly WebBoard
2. Participants and where they came from
3. Flaming and free speech issues

1. Class-related
2. Personal life-related
3. Issue-related