How do I enter a Course Conference?

Click on the Conference button at the bottom of the navigation bar. This will open up a new window, which you can leave open while navigating the course or the Internet. When done with the conference, just close the window.

Another way to access a course conference is to click Enter Course Conference on the main screen of your class.

How do I navigate and create threads using the Course Conference?

Navigation:

The New Messages button allows you to see if any new messages were posted since your session began.	The Search button allows you to find old threaded discussions messages.	The Options button contains a number of preferences you can change.
The New Thread button creates a threaded discussion topic and message.	The Refresh button a quick way to reload the page to view any recent posts.

To review a message, simply click on the Threaded Discussion Topic. All related messages will be shown.

New Threads:

The new thread button (shown above) lets you create a new message under a brand new topic. In order for this to work, you need to enter the topic for the thread. Then click OK.

In the next window, you will be able to write the body of your message. When you are finished, click the Post button.

Attachments:
You can also attach files to your post. Scroll to the bottom of the Post Message screen (shown above) and click on the Attachments button.

A new window will open. Click on the Browse button to search your computer for the file you want to attach to you message. After selecting the file, click on the Add button. The file will appear under the Currently attached section. When finished adding files, click the OK button to return to the Post Message window (shown above).

*WARNING*

• Attached files cannot contain spaces or special characters in their names. These will prevent the files from displaying properly.
• Also, if your document contains a virus, it will be deleted from the server automatically. This may cause the attachment link in your message to fail.

Existing Threads

To add a message to an existing thread, select the threaded discussion topic that you want, and then click on the Post new message in this thread link. The Post Message window will open (shown above). Follow the steps above to enter a new message.

Reply to Existing Messages

To reply to an existing message in a threaded discussion topic, simply select the thread and message and then click the Reply button.

If you have any questions or problems with the Course Conference, please contact Technical Support at support@ctdlc.org or call 860-832-3887