CEO Help
CEO (Colorado Education Online) is communications software created by FirstClass. UCD’s School of Education, and various schools and educational institutions throughout the state use CEO to collaborate via the internet.
Colorado Education Online is a state-of-the-art communciations, conferencing and bulletin board computer network linking education professionals, students, parents, and all others involved in education in Colorado. CEO provides powerful but user-friendly e-mail, conferencing, file transfer, and even special features like FAX transmission. CEO relies on an attractive graphical user interface, with on-line help, menus and manuals. Once a user obtains a User ID and Password for the system, login is simple, and there are no usage time limits. Since its inception, CEO has grown into a community of over 10000 active users. If you are interested in learning more about CEO for yourself or your organization (including how to sign up), contact us at:
As a student in the ILT program, you automatically receive a free account on CEO (Colorado Education Online) that allows you to:
- Send and receive e-mails
- Participate in online class discussions
- Post and download documents from the CEO server.
Following are mini-lessons to get you started using CEO.
Installing CEO and getting help
Your account name and e-mail address
Sending and replying to an e-mail
Attaching and detaching files
Posting messages to a conference
View options
Changing preferences and other tips
Go to the CEO website at http://ceo.cudenver.edu/ to download the newest version of the software. You can also get copies of the program on diskette from the lab assistants in North Classroom, room 5032. Follow the instructions provided online, or with the disks. If you run into problems, contact Leo LaDell at _______.
Start CEO
Double-click on the “Launch CEO” icon in your Program menu to get the Login screen.
Type in your User ID (Your first initial and your entire last name. All lowercase with no spaces. If you have a common last name, try adding a number to the end of your name, e.g. jsmith1). Type in your initial password: UCD. Click on the Login button.
Send an email
1. From the desktop or your Mail Box, select Message, then New Message
2. Type in the subject of your message
3. Type in the name of the person you want to send an e-mail to (if they are on CEO) or their full e-mail address
4. Type your message 5. Click on the envelope to send
Start the collaboration process by sending an e-mail to your advisor. In the body of the message, include a sentence or two on the work you are doing now and what you hope to be doing when you finish the program. You might want to include your reflection from Part I of the orientation.
