NOTE: This assignment assumes that you are somewhat familiar with navigating around and communicating in the MOO. If you are not, ask your instructor for a copy of the document "Basic MOO Commands."

1. Create a note with the Xpress Objects Editor. A note is an object, like everything else in the MOO. The Xpress Objects Editor can be opened by selecting "objects" from the MOO menu bar.

2. Select Create New Object->Basic Objects->generic note. Name your object with the title of your paper and then hit create.

3. Select "Edit Note Text" and then paste your thesis paragraph into the text editing box. Click the "Save Changes" button.

Now your MOO character will be carrying a note that contains the text of your thesis paragraph.

4. Go to the assigned room for your group. These rooms should be equipped with a recorder. Type 'help $recorder' for operating instructions.

5. Drop your note in the assigned room using the Xpress Inventory Manager, which is activated by selecting "my stuff" from the MOO menu bar. When your character's icon appears in the assigned room, click on the symbol of the red down arrow to drop your note object.

6. Now click "look" in the MOO menu bar to refresh the web area. You should see icons corresponding to the characters in your group as well as to the dropped notes and the recorder.

7. Begin with the topmost note icon. Clicking on it, you will see the note text. When you have finished reading the text, use the talk area to say that you are done. When the last character in the group is finished, that character should start the recorder. A message like the following should appear in the talk area:

>> A red light on the Recorder flashes to indicate that it has been turned on and is now recording everything that is being said in General Use Classrooms.<<

8. Begin entering and reading rebuttal arguments. The author of the thesis paragraph should attempt to rebut these rebuttals.

9. When you are finished discussing the note, move on to the next note. Do not stop the recorder.

10. When your group is finished with all the notes, stop the recorder. A message like the following should appear in the text area.

>> The red light on the Recorder goes out. The recorder in General Use Classrooms has been turned off. <<

The character who started the recorder and named the log now owns a note containing that log. That character will receive a prompt like the following:

PS! You can get an HTML formatted version of Olin's Log by pointing your web browser to http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu:9000/8277 and saving it as HTML source
to your machine. Would you like me to send the log 'Olin's Log' to your registered email address? [Enter `yes' or `no']

That character should enter yes. The other characters should navigate to the note text and then use the mailme command to have a copy sent to them. For example, if the object number of the note is 8277, type: mailme #8277. Alternatively, they can copy and paste the text into a word document or save the page as HTML.