On the class discussion board I have provided a place where you can post your paper. To find this location, look at the first page of the class discussion ... there will be a thread named Hand In Papers Here. Inside that thread there will be a thread for each paper topic. Simply post your paper to the proper thread.
The discussion board uses special formatting commands for bold, italics, and so on. It is up to you to use the correct formatting commands in your paper. You can find the formatting commands listed under the Help/Information link that appears at the bottom of every page on the Discussion Board. If you cannot find these commands, email me and I will send you the link.
I will copy your posted text, convert it to a PDF file, grade it, and return it to you via email.
Everyone in the class can read the posted papers, but only you will see your graded paper.
As an option, you can submit your paper as a PDF (Portable Document Format) attachment to an email message. Adobe's PDF works on all major computer operating systems and is probably the most widely used worldwide. PDF files can be easily read on both major computer platforms (Mac OS and Windows).
I will copy your PDF paper and post it to the discussion board so the everyone can read it. Then I will grade and return it to you in the same way that I do all of the other papers.
If you have a Macintosh with OS X, you can save directly from Word in PDF format. To do this you need to PRINT your document. When the Print Dialog Box comes up, look down at the bottom left and you'll see a PDF menu. Click on that and choose "Save as PDF…". This will let you save your document as a standard PDF file.
I don't use Windows, so I don't have personal experience with this, but most of my students have always been able to save in PDF. The ones who couldn't had a very old version of Windows. The first thing you need to do is bring up the Save dialog and see if it gives you a PDF option. If it doesn't, then you need to download a software driver to let you do what you want. These drivers are free, they download fast, and they are easy to install. The one my students like the most is PDF995 which you can find at the PDF995 website.
A second choice for Windows users is to go to Adobe's web site and use their online PDF conversion utility. You can sign up for a free trial that will let you convert 5 documents.
IMPORTANT: The first time you create a PDF you should load it into Adobe Reader and test it out to make sure that it all worked OK. It is up to you to make sure that your papers work properly before you send them to me.