Ask Your Colleagues to Join the LINCS Program Management Group

Hello Program Management Community Member,

Do you have colleagues who could benefit from being part of the LINCS Program Management Community? Consider copying and pasting the invitation below into an email and sending it to them now, or as soon as possible, so they won't miss another day of discussion, information, and useful resources. 

David J. Rosen

Hello

I am writing as a member of the LINCS Program Management group to invite you to join our online community. We are nearly 1100 adult educators who are interested in well-managed adult basic skills programs. We're a friendly community, with discussions that you can read or, we hope, join in on! We are adult basic skills (including ESOL/ESL) program administrators, curriculum developers, state administrators, researchers, professional developers, and others. We are in all kinds of programs, schools and organizations: community-based programs, volunteer programs, library literacy programs, public schools, corrections institutions, post-secondary institutions, state agencies, federal agencies, and more.

We would love to have you join us, and here's how:

Registering for the LINCS Community

• To create a new account, go to the LINCS Community: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/ and select "Log In / Register" at the top of the page (on the far right in the blue menu ribbon). Then select “Register for a new account”.
• Complete the "Create An Account" screen (passwords need at least one number, at least one capital letter, and at least one special character). Check the box indicating that you agree to the Terms and Conditions, then click "Submit" at the bottom. An automated email will be sent to the email address you entered, with a link to verify that you're the same person. Be sure to check your Spam / Junk Mail box if you don't see it! Until you've clicked the link in that email, your account doesn't exist. Once your email has been verified, you should get a "verification successful" email message.
• A LINCS staff member reviews every new account to prevent spammers or anyone else untrustworthy from accessing the Community pages, so before you can use this account it'll need to be approved. If the account is created during business hours, this will usually happen within an hour or two; but it should never take more than two days. They will email you once your account's been approved.
• From then on, you can always login from the LINCS Community page (https://community.lincs.ed.gov/). Once again, select "Log In / Register" at the top of the page. Enter your email address and password, and click "Log In."
• Enter a User Name that you'd like others to see in your LINCS Community activities, then select the Send button to save your changes.

Joining a Group

• Once you are logged in, click the  “Join Groups” button, or “Groups” tab in the blue horizontal navigation bar. You will be directed to a list of groups you can join. Chose the one(s) that interest you and, for each, select “join” to become a member. You may want to start with only one or two groups, and add others later if you wish.
• When you choose a group, you will be redirected to that group’s home page. On the right, you have the option to set your Email Subscription.
• Select “Immediate” from the drop down menu. You can always change this to another setting later, to  “12-hour digest” or “24-hour digest”. Then you will get LINCS email less frequently, and with batched messages.
• Click Submit. Each time someone posts a message, you will receive it in your email.

These steps may make it look complicated but it’s relatively easy. If you have any difficulty, a LINCS staffer can help you if you contact them at https://community.lincs.ed.gov/Contact

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