Two of our web authors want to help teachers new to MOOs become acquainted and secure enough to use these environments for their classes and in their research. In "So You Wanna MOO," West Texas A & M University Assistant Professor of English Jane Lasarenko offers beginners to MOO some advice on how to MOO, and how to prepare syllabi and assignments.

Finally, in "Wading Through the MUD -- the Process of Becoming M** Literate," Pennsylvania State University Lecturer of English Claudine Keenan tells us what "newbies" need to know about using MUDs and MOOs for writing classes.