To go directly to your class conference, click here: Go To Discussion.

For instructions on using the Agora conferencing system, continue reading below:

If your class is using web-based conferencing to discuss topics outside of class, you will need to learn how to read submissions to your class conference and how to submit your own posting.

The following is a brief set of instructions on how to use your class conference.

Once you click on the Go To Discussion link above, a new window will open. You will be asked to log on. You should log on using the SAME username and password that you use to access your email using Outlook. The log on screen looks like this:

When you've logged on, you will see the home page for your forum which includes the name of your course's conference and some navigational buttons. Note that when you move your cursor over one of the buttons, its function is displayed in the popup text box.

1.Click on the 'List' button to see all of the topics in your forum. 

2. In the next window, click on the topic that you'd like to read.

You will then see all of the postings for that particular topic. Each posting contains the following information:

The icon enables you to send an email directly to the poster. This email is private and will not be seen by the rest of the class. The icon is for editing a posting, if you have the appropriate privileges in the conference to edit a posting. Finally, and most importantly, the icon is the one to click on when you want to reply to the posting.

3. Click on the icon, and the following screen will appear:

4. Type in your response, and click on the button. You will then see an acknowledgement from the system that your message has been successfully posted. 

5. You can include a file with your posting. Click on the Browse button, and specify the file you'd like to attach to your posting.