Free Web-Based E-mail

Yahoo!
To establish your own Yahoo! address and send a message to your instructor:

Go to http://www.yahoo.com
On the left-hand side of the screen, near the top, click on Yahoo! Mail.
Click on "Sign me up!"
Choose an e-mail name and password, then provide the requested information.
Write down your user name, password, and the answer to your secret question.
At the bottom of the page, make sure your review the terms of service.  If you agree, then click on "Submit."
Once you sign on to Yahoo!, click "Compose."
Write a brief message stating your name, your course and section number, and anything else you would like your instructor to know about you.
Click "Send."

Hotmail
To establish your own Hotmail address and send a message to your instructor:

Go to http://www.hotmail.com
Click on "Sign up now!"
Scroll down through all of the terms and click "I Accept."
Answer all of the questions.
Write down your user name, password, and the answer to your secret question.
Once you sign on to Hotmail, click "Compose."
Write a brief message stating your name, your course and section number, and anything else you would like your instructor to know about you.
Click "Send."