In order to most effectively contribute, GLF Members should be familiar with the following general principles and procedures to use the GLF website and collaboration tools.

Getting started:

• Simplicity is paramount. In the face of all this power, we strive to simplify and follow the structure of the site categories. Information should never get lost or 'orphaned'.
• This website requires a login to make postings or view private content. Logging in is easy. Click on the 'Login/Register link on the top of the right sidebar.
• You should have received an email with your username, and password. For
  Board members your username is the first part of your official globalliteracy email.
• Enter your username and password and remember to solve the math question at the bottom of the content 'block'. This is to foil the automated spam bots that prey on login screens and mailforms everywhere. These 'CAPTCHA' elements will pop up from time to time on the site, but you should only have to answer once per 'session'.
• After your login, you are directed to your 'Account' page. Of note are the 'Notification settings'. You can turn these on to receive email notifications when new content is posted to the GLF website. You can always get back to this page by clicking on your username link displayed in the 'Who's online' block on the right 'sidebar'. You can also get to it using the 'My account' link under the main 'Navigation' block.

Collaboration tools:

• Besides the website, GLF has standardized on 'Google apps' for document collaboration and calendering. You can reach our Google apps area by logging in to your globalliteracy.org email account at mail.globalliteracy.org.