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Resource Potential: The NSCTA Website TutorialPresented by: Chris BegemanNorfolk High School, Norfolk, NEemail: cbegeman@npsne.org or chris@mail.chrisbegeman.comThe current NSCTA website uses a contentdriven engine to create a simple (hopefully)method to post and disseminate information.The website, however, will not create content;this requires you (the NSCTA member) tohelp us out. As I've discovered, not everyoneis used to or comfortable with postinginformation on the web.So...In a nutshell, here are the basics.1. Create an account! The first thing I would recommend doing is creating a user account. Theaccount is not an NSCTA Membership account; rather, it is an account to access portions of thewebsite. As the site grows and evolves, your account has the potential to be used for forum posting,instant messaging and more. This account also allows you to post information, have access to all ofthe information on the site. (PLEASE NOTE: forums and private messages are currently disabled.)2. The home page. This page contains a menu on the left, content in the middle and the calendaron the right. The engine that drives the website allows the look and feel of the site to maintain aconstant, home page style for most of pages displaying content. The bulk of this tutorial addressesposting and using content from the website.The Site Menu stays on the top left corner for all just about all of the pages. It'sserves as the basic menu for the website ...